Head of Global Access Scientific Communications

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Glattbrugg; On-site; CHF 223,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda, based in Zurich, seeks a Senior Director for Access Scientific Communications to shape global strategies for RWE/HEOR and Market Access. You will lead communications translating complex evidence into value narratives across medical, access, and commercial teams.

You will leverage AI, analytics, and digital tools to optimize planning, content development, and measurement, ensuring high-impact publications and regulatory-compliant communications worldwide.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required; doctorate preferred.
• 11+ years in pharma/healthcare with science communications/RWE/HEOR exposure.
• Experience leading global publication strategies.
• Ability to translate complex evidence into publishable formats.
• Experience with AI, analytics, data visualization in communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead global publication planning and execution for RWE/HEOR.
• Oversee development of manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations.
• Ensure publication priorities align with asset and evidence objectives.
• Collaborate with authors and internal teams to produce rigorous publications.
• Ensure compliance with GPP, ICMJE, Takeda standards and regulatory requirements.
• Translate evidence into strategic communications for reimbursement, HTA, pricing, and access.

Skills

Scientific communications

RWE/HEOR

Publication planning

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in a relevant scientific or healthcare discipline

Doctorate preferred

Job description

About the Role

The Senior Director, Access Scientific Communications is a strategic scientific communications leader within the Global Data Dissemination organization, responsible for shaping and executing a comprehensive global communications strategy for Real‑World Evidence (RWE) & Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) and Market Access initiatives. This role will translate complex evidence into high‑quality, scientifically rigorous communications that advance understanding of the clinical, economic, humanistic, and real‑world value of the company's medicines.

The role will partner closely within Medical, including Evidence Generation, as well as with stakeholders in Market Access, Clinical Development, Biostatistics, Commercial, and regional/local organizations to ensure evidence is effectively communicated across geographies and stakeholder audiences. The ideal candidate will leverage AI, analytics, automation, and digital technologies to improve planning, content development, data visualization and digital amplification, insight capture, and measurement.

The Senior Director will have global responsibility for the strategic development and oversight of peer‑reviewed publications, congress communications, scientific platforms, evidence narratives, value and access materials, and other scientific content supporting evidence generation and market access objectives.

How You Will Contribute

Global Scientific Communications Strategy
Shape and lead the global Access Scientific Communications strategy across RWE/HEOR and Market Access across therapeutic areas, in collaboration with Medical and Market Access.

Translate evidence generation strategies into integrated scientific communication plans spanning publications, congresses, scientific presentations, evidence narratives, digital channels, and other appropriate communication platforms.

Establish strategic publication and communication priorities aligned with asset, disease area, evidence generation, and global access objectives.

Ensure scientific communications effectively articulate the clinical, economic, humanistic, and real‑world value of innovative medicines.

Identify opportunities to communicate emerging evidence proactively and strategically across the product lifecycle.

Develop frameworks for integrating evidence from clinical trials, RWE/HEOR, comparative effectiveness research, patient‑reported outcomes, burden‑of‑illness studies, and other evidence sources.

Establish metrics and KPIs to assess the quality, reach, engagement, and scientific impact of Access Scientific Communications.

Publications & Congress Communications

Provide strategic leadership for global publication planning and execution for RWE/HEOR, comparative effectiveness, and value/access evidence.

Oversee development of high‑quality manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and supplementary scientific materials.

Ensure publication strategies appropriately reflect the evolving evidence landscape and scientific priorities across products and therapeutic areas.

Partner with authors, investigators, external experts, and internal scientific teams to develop scientifically rigorous and impactful publications.

Ensure adherence to applicable Good Publication Practice, ICMJE, GPP, Takeda’s publication standards, and relevant regulatory/compliance requirements.

Establish standards and best practices for communicating complex economic and real‑world evidence to scientific and healthcare audiences.

Scientific and Access Communications

Partner with key stakeholders (Medical, Biostatistics, Market Access, and Clinical Development) to translate research programs into coherent communication strategies relevant to reimbursement, HTA, pricing, and access discussions.

Proactively develop communication plans and content around prospective and retrospective RWE studies, database analyses, registries, pragmatic studies, comparative effectiveness research, economic models, patient outcomes, and healthcare resource utilization.

Adapt global evidence communications for different healthcare systems, HTA environments, and geographic requirements while maintaining scientific consistency.

Enable appropriate translation of global evidence into locally relevant scientific communications in collaboration with regional and country Market Access teams to support products’ value proposition.

Identify evidence gaps and communication opportunities that can inform future evidence generation strategies.

Leverage AI, analytics, automation, and digital technologies to improve planning, content development, data visualization and digital amplification, insight capture, and measurement.

Cross‑Functional Leadership

Serve as a strategic scientific communications partner and advisor to senior leaders across Medical, including Evidence Generation, as well as across Global and Regional Market Access, Clinical Development, and Commercial organizations.

Establish strong partnerships with regional and country Medical and Market Access teams to understand local evidence needs and communication priorities.

Facilitate cross‑functional alignment around evidence communication strategies and publication priorities.

Bring together diverse scientific perspectives to create a coherent and differentiated evidence narrative.

Represent Scientific Communications on relevant cross‑functional governance committees and asset teams.

Build strong relationships with external investigators, scientific experts, academic institutions, and publication partners.

Qualifications

Master degree in a relevant scientific or healthcare discipline required, Doctorate preferred.

Advanced training in HEOR, health economics, epidemiology, outcomes research, public health, or a related discipline strongly preferred.

11+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, academic, consulting, or healthcare environments, with significant experience in scientific communications, Medical Affairs, RWE/HEOR, or Market Access.

Demonstrated expertise developing and executing global publication and scientific communication strategies.

Strong understanding of RWE/HEOR, epidemiology, health economics, outcomes research, comparative effectiveness research, and evidence generation.

Demonstrated experience with peer‑reviewed publications and major scientific congresses.

Experience communicating complex evidence to diverse audiences, including scientists, clinicians, healthcare professionals, payers, HTA stakeholders, and Market Access professionals.

Experience leveraging AI, advanced analytics, data visualization, or digital technologies to enhance scientific communications.

Experience working in a complex global organization and collaborating across global, regional, and country teams.

Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across highly matrixed organizations.

Scientific & Technical Expertise

Real‑World Evidence and Real‑World Data

Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Comparative effectiveness research

Health technology assessment

Economic modeling and cost‑effectiveness

Patient‑reported outcomes and quality‑of‑life research

Healthcare resource utilization

Epidemiology and observational research

Evidence‑generation strategy

Publication planning and scientific communications

Medical and scientific writing (health econ writing)

Global and local Market Access environments

Evidence requirements across different healthcare systems

Locations

Zurich, Switzerland

Base Salary Range

CHF223,300.00 - CHF307,010.00 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.

Worker Type

Employee Worker Sub‑Type Regular Time Type Full time

Our Values

Takeda is an industry‑leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda‑ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own.

Equal Opportunity

Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.