Associate Director, Global & US Medical Review, Oncology

Overview

Associate Director, Medical Review for Global Medical Affairs Oncology (GMAO) – responsible for ensuring alignment of medical review activities across disease areas and products.

• Provide advanced medical and scientific review of commercial and medical affairs materials (both promotional and non‑promotional) for the US and global market, ensuring accuracy, balance, and compliance with regulatory guidelines.
• Partner with the Head of Medical Review to deliver high‑quality, balanced, and timely medical and scientific information deliverables for assigned products.
• Serve as the subject‑matter expert on Global Medical Strategy Team Oncology (GMSTO) meetings for the relevant products/therapeutic areas.
• Develop and deliver ongoing Medical Review and MLR process training to internal groups and medical affairs teams.
• Ensure content is substantiated by scientific data, verify authenticity of references, and ensure references support product claims.
• Develop content for the medical affairs booth and support product booths at professional scientific meetings and congresses.
• Design and implement internal communication plans to share metrics and lead development/maintenance of departmental SOPs.
• Coach and mentor interns, fellows, students, and Medical Review team members.

• PharmD or Doctorate with ≥5years experience, OR Masters in a scientific discipline with ≥7years experience, OR Bachelor’s with ≥8years experience and commensurate long‑term pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience.
• Minimum 5years healthcare or related experience (managed markets, clinical practice, research or academic) including ≥3years medical review experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced PC skills (MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
• Experience overseeing and managing budgets to ensure performance versus targets.
• Oncology experience strongly preferred.
• Firm understanding of pharmaceutical clinical development and product life cycle management.
• Cross‑functional team participation within the pharmaceutical or related industry.

• Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD or equivalent) in a scientific discipline.
• Oncology experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with ABPI, EFPIA, and EMEA codes (optional but preferred).

• Base Salary Range: $ – $ (Boston, MA).
• U.S. based employees may be eligible for short‑term and/or long‑term incentives.
• Medical, dental, vision insurance; 401(k) plan with company match; short‑term and long‑term disability; basic life insurance; tuition reimbursement; paid volunteer time; company holidays; well‑being benefits.
• Up to 80 hours of sick time per calendar year; up to 120 hours of paid vacation for new hires.

Boston, MA. This position is classified as “Hybrid” in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Full‑time, Exempt.

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