PDT Corporate and Executive Communications Lead

Job Description

About the role:

As a key member of the Plasma-derived therapies (PDT) communications team, this role will be responsible for designing and implementing multi-pronged corporate and executive communications strategies to promote the PDT vision and enhance its reputation both internally and externally within the broader Takeda corporate narrative. Collaborating closely with the PDT Leadership Team (PDT LT), the PDT communications team and public affairs, this role will develop comprehensive programming to enhance external engagement and thought leadership in the plasma-derived therapies sector and broader healthcare landscape.

This is a hybrid position with an expectation of consistent weekly onsite attendance at our Cambridge, Massachusetts office. Regular in-person collaboration is a key aspect of this role. Fully remote work is not available.

What you'll do:

• Corporate Communication Plan Development and Execution: Lead the formulation and execution of a global corporate communication plan for the PDT BU, laddering up to the PDT BU and Takeda Global Communications and Governance outcomes led priorities.
• Thought Leadership Initiatives: Design and manage dynamic PDT BU Thought Leadership activations in synergy with communications programming across the PDT value chain, as well as PDT Public Affairs and Patient Advocacy initiatives.
• Executive Thought Leadership and Engagement: Develop and maintain a comprehensive executive engagement plan and calendar for speaking opportunities, digital communications and media engagements to elevate executive visibility.
• PDT President Communications: As the key business partner to the President of the PDT BU, develop strategic communication programming to establish and further build his reputation as a thought leader in the global PDT ecosystem.
• Content Creation and Management: Oversee the production of compelling narratives for distribution across social media, corporate websites, investor forums and traditional media outlets, enhancing external awareness of PDT’s leadership role in the healthcare industry. Act as a consultant to cross-functional teams, providing guidance on storytelling and fulfilling ad hoc communication needs.
• Partnerships and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Foster alignment on communications initiatives by collaborating with Global Corporate Communications and Governance and other stakeholders, promoting an integrated approach to storytelling and digital engagement.
• Training and Development: Manage ongoing media and speaker training programs for the PDT Leadership Team to ensure consistent and effective messaging.
• Issues Management: Assist in managing communication strategies for emerging issues, collaborating with PDT Public Affairs, Bio Life and other Takeda partners.
• Performance Measurement: Evaluate communication effectiveness and continuously seek innovative approaches to enhance audience engagement.
• Vendor Relations: Oversee key external vendor relationships, ensuring strategic alignment and value delivery.

DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS

• Comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry
• Extensive experience in internal and external executive communications

Leadership

• Demonstrated ability to work across functions, regions and cultures
• Enterprise level leadership with the ability to inspire, motivate and drive results
• Ability to present complex information clearly and with confidence
• Excellent communicator, able to persuasively convey both ideas and data, verbally and in writing
• Proven skills as an effective team player who can engender credibility and confidence within and outside the company
• Ability to distil complex issues and ideas down to simple comprehensible terms
• Embraces and demonstrates a diversity and inclusion mindset and role models these behaviors for the organization

Decision-making and Autonomy

• Broad decision making responsibilities:
• Ability to make highly complex decisions that impact the enterprise
• Ability to seek diverse input from multiple constituents and stakeholders to drive innovative solutions
• Ability to incorporate feedback and ensure decisions are made swiftly to yield flawless execution
• Accountable for designing and implementing vision and strategy for designated scope

Interaction

• Foster solutions-oriented thinking by fostering a culture of performance, accountability, simplicity, empowerment, external orientation and curiosity.
• Effectively navigates the changing external and internal environment and leads others through change by creating and inspiring and engaging workplace
• Effectively negotiates and collaborates with business partners and demonstrates the ability to resolve conflict in a constructive manner
• Ability to build strong partnerships and drive role clarity with other interfacing Takeda functions, including but not limited to Sales, Marketing, Managed Markets, Finance, IT, Procurement, HR, Legal/Compliance, Medical Affairs, Communications, Public Affairs, external vendors, and others.

Innovation

• Visionary and forward thinking with the ability to…