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About the Role
Provide enterprise-level medical subject matter expertise to safeguard scientific rigor, non-promotional standards, and regulatory alignment across medical content produced within the vendor ecosystem
Key Responsibilities
Medical content oversight: Oversee the end-to-end medical content development process for all channels, ensuring alignment with strategic input from Medical Affairs
Partner management: Manage and collaborate with medical content agency partners across creation, adaptation, and derivative asset production, ensuring adherence to quality standards, compliance requirements, and process efficiency
Medical review and compliance oversight: Ensure clear review pathways, predictable timelines, and accountability for the approval and dissemination of medical content
Agile delivery and workflow management: Project manage sprint planning and execution; resolve blockers to ensure timely delivery of medical content within pod-based teams
Data management: Establish expectations and maintain oversight for medical content tagging, content management, performance measurement / tracking readiness, ensuring medical content is organized and accessible for future use
Medical leadership engagement: Participate in Medical Affairs strategy sessions and leadership team discussions to align medical content priorities, plans, and performance with broader organizational objectives
Qualifications and essential experience, attributes, skills, and knowledge
Bachelor’s degree required, Preferred Advanced degree (MBA, MS, PharmD, or related).
5–8+ years' experience in medical affairs, medical communications, or scientific strategy in the pharma or healthcare sector
Experience supporting congresses, MSL materials, and scientific exchange
Strong scientific rigor and integrity
Detail-oriented and compliance-focused mindset
Collaborative and enterprise-minded, comfortable influencing without direct authority
Skilled at navigating Medical and Commercial priorities
Excellent communication skills, capable of ensuring clarity and understanding of complex medical topics
Science-backed perspective, incl. ability to validate scientific data, conduct medical content review, and advise on compliance
Risk identification and mitigation
Deep understanding of FDA/EMA medical communication guidelines and compliance frameworks
Understanding of procurement processes and vendor management operations
Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
For Location:
Lexington, MAU.S. Base Salary Range:
$151,100.00 - $237,490.00
The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
EEO Statement
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Job Exempt
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