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Job Description Role Objectives: • Lead the Bengaluru GCM Congress capability, delivering scalable operational support across prioritized Global congresses and defined regional and local congress activities • Own GCM execution across KOL mapping, coverage planning, approved booth-content assembly and programming, daily-report production, overnight updates and coordination with the GCM Med Comms & Congress Content Factory Integration Lead • Ensure the approved scientific narrative and messaging are accurately applied to congress content and approach Key Responsibilities: Activitiy & Team Leadership • Manage GCM intake, prioritization, capacity and delivery across the congress portfolio • Translate Global Congress CoE briefs into workplans, staffing requirements, timelines and activity checkpoints • Lead and develop the GCM Sci Comms & Pubs Leads responsible for Congress Communications, Education and Operations Support and coordinate handoffs with Meetings & Events, Business Operations, the GCM Med Comms & Congress Content Factory Integration Lead and approved vendors within agreed accountability boundaries Congress Operations • Oversee AI-enabled KOL mapping, session coverage, attendance analysis and participant-assignment planning • Oversee application of approved scientific narrative and messaging across coverage plans, booth-content packages, and on-site or remote readiness support • Oversee overnight turnaround of daily-reports and implementation of approved panel and programming changes during congresses Post-congress Material Support & Coordination • Oversee preparation of congress-content requirements and source packages for the GCM Med Comms & Congress Content Factory Integration Lead and monitor production status, library maintenance and reuse-led regional or local support through the agreed workflow • Ensure final outputs are appropriately reviewed, source-linked, version-controlled and aligned to approved scientific direction and local-use restrictions • Monitor activity performance levels, quality, turnaround, reuse, capacity and stakeholder satisfaction and drive continuous improvement Qualifications: Experience: More than 10 years in the biopharmaceutical industry with at least 5 years of related experience; More than 5 years in scientific communications, Medical communications, congress operations or data dissemination; experience managing teams preferred or senior individual contributors Technical skills: • Understanding of Medical-congress operations, booth-assembly and dissemination • Experience managing time-sensitive global delivery across teams • Strong digital and AI fluency for stakeholder mapping and rapid synthesis • Knowledge of modular content, content repositories, Medical-review workflows and version control • Strong people leadership, capacity management, vendor coordination and stakeholder-management skills Education: A Medical, scientific, pharmacy, life sciences, public health, Medical communications or related degree is required; an advanced degree is a plus Languages: Fluent English required; additional languages advantageous BENEFITS: It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are: Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus Flexible work environment, including hybrid working Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs Health & Wellness programs including annual health screening, weekly health sessions for employees. Employee Assistance Program 5 days of leave every year for Voluntary Service in additional to Humanitarian Leaves Broad Variety of learning platforms Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone Employee Referral Program Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks), Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 days) Locations IND - Bengaluru Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time 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. Takeda is an equal opportunity employer. For applicants of U.S and Puerto Rico positions: Click here to learn about our commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). If you are limited in the ability to use our job application tool, or otherwise require a reasonable accommodation for a disability please click here.
Takeda
IND - Bengaluru, India
Associate Director, Congress Lead.
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