Associate Director, Medical Communications – Oncology (Remote)

Role Summary

The Associate Director, Medical Communications – Oncology is responsible for the development of medical publications, management of publication agencies/vendors and budgets, and oversight of internal medical writer led projects. This role collaborates with the medical communication lead for the therapeutic area and the Global Medical Affairs Lead in the development of strategic publication and scientific communication plans, and leads the timely implementation of these plans within budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead publication planning teams in the assigned therapeutic area and develop/implement a comprehensive publication plan in collaboration with the medical communication lead and the GMAL.
• Oversee development of abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and manuscripts from Jazz-sponsored clinical trials and other Jazz-sponsored research.
• Build partnerships with internal stakeholders across medical affairs, HEOR, RWE, biostatistics, clinical development, MSLs, medical information, and the publications team.
• Establish strong relationships with authors and external experts.
• Manage day-to-day interactions with publication agencies and participate in vendor selection activities.
• Manage financial and contractual aspects of projects, including external vendors.
• Coordinate publication reviews and integration of reviewer comments.
• Ensure materials are reviewed and signed off according to Jazz policies; maintain archive of approved materials in the management system.
• Assist in reviewing publications for medical accuracy, fair balance, and adherence to Jazz policies and good publication practice.
• Ensure publications follow Jazz publication policy and good publication practice (e.g., GPP 2022, ICMJE, CONSORT).
• Develop and maintain content for Medical Science Liaison teams as needed.
• Lead medical communication strategy activities at key medical congresses, including booth materials, meeting summaries, and post-meeting slide reviews; provide strategic oversight and medical review where applicable.
• Support development of scientific communications plans and oversee tactic execution.
• Provide scientific input into the development of commercial strategies.
• Develop scientific proficiency in assigned therapeutic areas and product expertise.
• Prepare, analyze, interpret, and summarize data; evaluate study data from tables and listings.
• The role reports into the Medical Communication Head for the therapeutic area.

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree (PhD, PharmD, or MD preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical medical communications/publications, medical writing, or related medical affairs functions; leadership experience in publications is preferred.
• Prior oncology experience preferred.
• Extensive experience in strategic publication planning and execution of publication plans.
• Strong knowledge of current good publication practices and guidelines (e.g., GPP 2022, ICMJE, CONSORT).
• Experience interacting with authors/external experts and collaborating with internal/external stakeholders.
• Experience managing budgets across multiple projects; experience with external agencies preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal 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 (e.g., PubMed); experience with publication management systems (e.g., PubsHub, Datavision).

Skills

• Strategic thinking and publication planning
• Stakeholder collaboration and relationship building
• Budget and vendor management
• Medical writing and data interpretation
• Regulatory and publication compliance knowledge

Education

• Advanced scientific degree (PhD, PharmD, or MD preferred).

Additional Requirements

• Travel: plan on 10-20% travel.
• Work environment may include unusual hours to meet business demands.