Associate Director, Medical Communications – Oncology (Remote)

Role Summary

The Associate Director, Medical Communications – Oncology leads publication planning and the execution of medical communications for Jazz’s oncology programs, manages publication agencies/vendors and budgets, and oversees internal medical writer led projects. Collaboration with the therapeutic area medical communication lead and the Global Medical Affairs Lead is required to develop strategic publication and scientific communication plans, with leadership over timely implementation within budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead publication planning teams in assigned therapeutic area(s) and develop/implement comprehensive publication plans in collaboration with the medical communication lead for the therapeutic area and the GMAL.
• Oversee development of abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and manuscripts from Jazz-sponsored clinical trials and research.
• Build partnerships with internal stakeholders across medical affairs, HEOR, RWE, biostatistics, clinical development, MSLs, medical information, and publications team members.
• Establish relationships with authors and external experts.
• Manage day-to-day interactions with publication agencies and participate in vendor selection.
• Manage all financial and contractual aspects of projects, including external vendors.
• Coordinate publication reviews and integration of reviewer comments.
• Ensure materials are reviewed and signed off per Jazz policies and maintain an archive of approved materials.
• Assist in review of publications for medical accuracy and adherence to good publication practice.
• Ensure publications follow Jazz policies and guidelines (GPP 2022, ICMJE, CONSORT).
• Develop/maintain content for MSL teams as needed.
• Lead medical communication strategy at key medical congresses, including booth materials, meeting summaries, and post-meeting reviews; provide strategic oversight and medical review as needed.
• Support development of scientific communications plans and execute tactics internally and externally.
• Provide scientific/medical input into development of commercial strategies.
• Develop and expand scientific proficiency in assigned therapeutic areas and product knowledge.
• Prepare, analyze, interpret, and summarize data; evaluate study data from tables/listings.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in strategic publication planning and execution of publication plans.
• Strong knowledge of current good publication practices and medical writing guidelines (GPP 2022, IMJE, CONSORT).
• Experience collaborating with authors and external experts; ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience managing budgets across multiple projects; experience managing external agencies preferred.
• Excellent oral, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
• Understanding of clinical trial research, drug development process, and GCP; experience reviewing clinical trial data.
• Prior medical writing experience preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and databases such as PubMed; experience with publication management systems (e.g., PubsHub, Datavision).

Education

• Advanced scientific degree (PhD, PharmD, or MD preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical medical communications/publications or related medical affairs functions; publications leadership experience preferred.
• Prior Oncology experience preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Travel: 10-20% depending on business needs.
• Work schedule may include evenings/weekends to meet demands.