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

Role Summary

Associate Director, Scientific Communications Lead, Solid Tumors, Global Medical Affairs Oncology. Role based in Boston, MA. Reports to the Scientific Communications Group Lead, Solid Tumors. Leads strategic publications and scientific communications planning for assigned oncology assets, ensuring scientific rigor, compliance with global standards, and alignment with medical strategies. Builds and mentors cross-functional teams, manages budgets and vendors, and serves as a primary liaison with internal/external stakeholders on publication activities.

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, including landscape and competition
• Initiate communication with authors; identify all necessary data required for content development; participate in author meetings to facilitate content discussion and ensure appropriate content development process is followed
• Critically review publications including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and oral presentations for accuracy and scientific rigor; manage the content review process
• Commit to ethical practices in the preparation and dissemination of publications
• Communicate the publication and scientific communications strategy to internal partners; evaluate and optimize publications systems; report metrics
• Manage medical writing agency, oversight of publications plans and budget, and maintenance of databases such as Datavision
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies for development, internal review, and dissemination of scientific communications materials
• Manage alliance partnerships
• Evaluate trends in medical publications and drive opportunities for enhanced content and amplification
• 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 the scientific communications budget for assigned programs with GMAO Operations
• Provide medical and scientific review of Global Medical Affairs Oncology materials as needed
• Lead or contribute to content development for Global Medical Affairs projects (NCCN compendia, training materials, global congress plan, medical resource tools)
• Represent Global Scientific Communications on relevant Global Medical Strategy Team
• Attend conferences and meetings as assigned, acting as liaison 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 with substantial pharmaceutical/biotech experience
• 5+ years healthcare or related experience, including 3+ years developing and executing medical publications within medical affairs or medical communications
• Knowledge of publication planning processes, GPP3, ICMJE, and CONSORT standards
• Oncology experience strongly preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to manage multiple projects
• Ability to work independently and under pressure; strong project management capabilities
• Experience with resource allocation and vendor management
• Ability to synthesize and discuss complex medical data; understanding of clinical development and data reporting requirements
• Experience in medical communications (publications, medical information, and/or training) and with publications management databases (e.g., Datavision)
• Cross-functional and global/local teamwork experience in pharmaceutical or related industry

Skills

• Strategic publication planning and scientific communications
• Collaboration across global, regional, and local teams
• Leadership and training capabilities within Publications teams
• Budget management and vendor oversight
• Regulatory and compliance acumen for medical communications
• Technical proficiency in Datavision, MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

Education

• Advanced degree in a scientific discipline preferred (PhD, PharmD); or equivalent experience in pharmaceutical/biotech industry

Additional Requirements

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