Overview You lead Takeda's global media and issues strategy to protect and advance corporate reputation. Working with Communications, Public Affairs, Legal and Investor Relations, you shape enterprise media relations, crisis readiness and stakeholder engagement at scale. You build trusted relationships with journalists and thought leaders worldwide and serve as the primary spokesperson on enterprise topics. This role combines strategy, governance and hands-on leadership to elevate Takeda's narrative and resilience across markets.
Responsibilities- Define and lead global enterprise media relations strategy aligned with business priorities and corporate narrative
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to maximize profile at milestones and tell compelling stories about science, brands and values
- Maintain relationships with journalists, editors, influencers and media organizations worldwide
- Act as the primary spokesperson and ensure readiness and training for executives
- Lead global issues and crisis communications capability, governance, frameworks and standards
- Oversee framework implementation, risk assessment, activation, response and post-incident evaluation
- Ensure global readiness through governance, follow-the-sun models, training and simulations
- Establish Centers of Excellence for Media and Issues Communications and define operating model and services
Key requirements- Bachelor in communications, journalism, marketing or a related field
- 11+? years of communications and media relations experience, preferably in biopharma, including leading a team
- Proven enterprise media relations programs and integrated reputation strategies
- Deep media relations with relationships to top-tier media, including healthcare and trade outlets
- Experience leading issues and crisis communications in pharmaceutical industry with proactive planning
- Cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Investor Relations, Public Affairs and executive teams
- Experience leading globally distributed teams and advising senior leaders
- Strong executive presence and ability to influence C-suite stakeholders
- excellent written and verbal communication
- ability to influence without direct authority
- strategic thinking and stakeholder management
- media relations
- issues management
- crisis communications
