Director, Global Congress Strategy, Oncology

Role Summary

The Director, Global Congress Strategy in the Global Scientific Communications organization is responsible for driving annual congress planning within a specific therapeutic area (TA): Vaccines, General Medicine/Specialty Care, and/or Oncology. This strategic role will be pivotal in driving the development of TA-level congress plans, sponsorship decisions, and scientific narratives to enable the effective execution of all congress-related deliverables. This role will ensure that all narratives and plans are aligned within the asset and across the TA, partnering closely with Medical and Commercial teams for delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual congress planning process for the assigned therapeutic area, ensuring alignment with the overall medical and commercial strategy.
• Develop and drive TA-level congress plans and decision-making, including sponsorship decisions and the creation of scientific narratives.
• Ensure all congress narratives and plans are aligned within the asset and across the TA, partnering closely with Medical and Commercial teams to deliver cohesive and strategic congress outcomes.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with external vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure delivery of congress plans on strategy.
• Provide strategic insights into the appropriate content needed to articulate the narrative within the context of broader medical and commercial strategies.
• Deliver medical leadership and consistent excellence in congressing through society relationship management and partnership with local markets and cross-functional partners.
• Evaluate and shape congress key performance indicators (KPIs) and share insights with teams to continually refine approaches, priorities, and investments.
• Ensure adherence to all relevant codes and system requirements (e.g. ABPI code of practice, GSK Code), particularly with respect to the communication of promotional versus non-promotional information.
• Gather and share best practices across global congresses to ensure consistency, high standards, and excellence are maintained across the organization.
• Stay updated on advancements in congressing to ensure approaches evolve with the external landscape.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, or a related field.
• 7+ years of Oncology experience in scientific communications and/or congress planning and execution, with extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical congress industry, codes and practices.
• Experience working with Medical and Commercial teams to deliver aligned and impactful outcomes.
• Experience developing and implementing strategic plans and narratives, including innovative technology tools to articulate scientific narratives.
• Strong experience with external stakeholders including physicians, payers and patients within the specific TA.
• Experience working effectively with external vendors and internal stakeholders through excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to share insights to shape strategic approaches and investments.
• Excellent project management skills over multiple projects simultaneously meeting deadlines.
• Experience interpreting, analyzing, organizing, and presenting complex data to a broad range of audiences.

Skills

• Strategic congress planning and narrative development
• Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
• Data analysis and KPI interpretation
• Vendor management and external partnerships
• Regulatory and industry code compliance

Education

• Advanced degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, or related field

Additional Requirements

• Experience with local, regional, or global medical or R&D in Oncology is a plus.