Associate Director, Scientific Communications Lead, Solid Tumors, Global Medical Affairs Oncology

Role Summary

Associate Director, Scientific Communications Lead, Solid Tumors, Global Medical Affairs Oncology—based in Boston, MA. Lead and oversee strategic publications and scientific communications plans for assigned oncology assets, ensuring alignment with medical strategies, data availability, and regulatory standards. Serve as a key liaison with internal and external stakeholders to drive consistent scientific voice across communications and materials, while building and mentoring publications teams and managing budgets and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Proactively develop, manage, and execute global or regionally integrated strategic publication plans and scientific communication plans in coordination with cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with product medical strategies
• Understand prioritized disease areas, landscape, and competition
• Initiate communication with authors; identify necessary data for content development; participate in author meetings to facilitate content development
• Critically review publications (manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations) for accuracy and scientific rigor; manage content review processes with reviewers and authors
• Commit to ethical practices in the preparation and dissemination of publications
• Communicate publication strategy and plan progress to internal partners; work with vendors and technical support to optimize publications systems and reporting metrics
• Manage medical writing agency, including oversight of publications plans and budget, and maintenance of databases such as Datavision
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies for development and dissemination of scientific communications materials
• Manage alliance partnerships
• Evaluate trends in medical publications and drive opportunities for enhanced content and amplification; participate in process development and refinement as needed
• Lead or participate in recruitment of vendors to fill resource gaps
• Provide guidance and training on publication strategy development and tactical execution best practices
• Coordinate, plan, and manage scientific communications budget for assigned programs with GMAO Operations
• Provide medical and scientific review of Global Medical Affairs Oncology materials to support review processes as needed
• Lead or contribute to development of content for Global Medical Affairs projects (e.g., NCCN compendia, training materials, global congress plan, medical resource tools)
• Serve as the Global Scientific Communications representative on relevant Global Medical Strategy Team
• Attend conferences or meetings as assigned and liaise between Global Scientific Communications and external content contributors

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) in a scientific discipline (preferred) or a Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline with substantial industry experience
• 5+ years healthcare or related experience, including 3+ years in development and execution of medical publications within medical affairs or medical communications
• Knowledge of scientific publication planning processes and current standards (GPP3, ICMJE, CONSORT)
• Oncology experience strongly preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to manage multiple projects
• Ability to work independently and under pressure
• Strong capabilities in resource allocation and vendor management
• Ability to synthesize and discuss complex medical and scientific data
• Understanding of pharmaceutical clinical development, product lifecycle, trial design and data reporting requirements
• Experience in medical communications functions (publications, medical information, training)
• Experience with publications management databases such as Datavision
• Experience working in cross-functional and global/local teams within the pharmaceutical or related industry

Skills

• Strategic Approach: Identify opportunities and anticipate changes in the business landscape
• Collaboration: Build relationships across global, regional, and local teams; operate effectively in a matrix, cross-functional environment
• Engage Others: Create a clear, unifying vision to inspire teams
• Drive for Results: Develop strategies and metrics aligned with company objectives
• Creativity and Innovation: Contribute to data analytics and publication planning
• Compliance and Regulatory: Strong understanding of regulatory, compliance, and legal requirements
• Technical Skills: Advanced PC skills including Datavision, MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

Education

• Advanced degree in a scientific discipline (PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) preferred

Additional Requirements

• Travel: Up to 10% domestic and international travel required