Head of Global Access Scientific Communications

Takeda; Zürich; On-site; CHF 223,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda in Zurich, Switzerland seeks a Senior Director, Access Scientific Communications to shape global strategy for RWE/HEOR and Market Access, translating complex evidence into compelling scientific communications.

The role leads publications, congress communications, and evidence narratives, partnering with Medical, Market Access, and regional teams to ensure value messaging across geographies while leveraging AI and digital tools for planning, data visualization, and measurement.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in a relevant scientific or healthcare field.
• Experience in RWE/HEOR, Market Access, and scientific communications.
• Proven ability to lead global publication strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead global Access Scientific Communications strategy for RWE/HEOR and Market Access.
• Oversee development of manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and other materials.
• Ensure communications reflect evolving evidence and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to develop rigorous publications.
• Establish standards for communicating economic and real-world evidence.
• Drive metrics to assess reach and impact of communications.

Skills

RWE/HEOR

Market Access

Scientific communications

Cross-functional leadership

Evidence generation

Education

Master's degree in a relevant scientific/healthcare discipline

Doctorate preferred

Tools

AI

Data visualization

Digital technologies

Job description

Locations

Zurich, Switzerland

Job Description

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.

About the Role

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