R&D Strategic Scientific Communications Senior Manager

Role Summary

R&D Strategic Scientific Communications Senior Manager

Let’s transform complex science into compelling stories. You will own the end-to-end narrative and presentation materials for external scientific communications, shaping messages across disease areas and products to inform and inspire external audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own the master external scientific deck(s) for assigned disease areas or assets; build, update, and tailor for academic seminars, invited talks, and symposia.
• Architect the narrative arc to align with R&D strategy and portfolio priorities.
• Translate complex preclinical/clinical findings into audience-appropriate messages and slides.
• Provide materials to support senior leadership engagements (e.g., slides, speaking notes, run of show).
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure accuracy, alignment, and appropriate claims.
• Set voice/tone standards for external scientific storytelling; maintain consistency across talks and thought-leadership pieces.
• Gather feedback, track deck adoption and impact, and iterate narratives based on signal.
• Govern content through internal review, upholding scientific integrity and company standards.
• Mentor and upskill collaborators on story-first slide writing and presentation craft.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications:
  • Doctorate degree with 2 years of scientific communications experience
  • Or Master’s degree with 4 years of scientific communications experience
  • Or Bachelor’s degree with 6 years of scientific communications experience
  • Or Associate’s degree with 10 years of scientific communications experience
  • Or High school diploma / GED with 12 years of scientific communications experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Advanced degree in a life-science field (e.g., PhD, PharmD, MD, MS)
  • Experience in biopharma scientific communications, medical/scientific affairs, or related content roles
  • Excellence in storyboarding and executive-level slidewriting for external talks
  • Ability to collaborate with senior scientists and executives and influence content direction
  • Deep understanding of drug discovery and development and scientific accuracy in external communications
  • Strong project/program management; manage multiple decks and deadlines
  • Experience preparing speakers for top-tier academic seminars and meetings
  • Familiarity with internal medical/legal/regulatory review and claims governance

Skills

• Strategic scientific storytelling
• Executive-level slidewriting and presentation craft
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Editorial judgment and voice/tone governance
• Project and workload management
• Audience targeting and message framing

Education

• As specified in qualifications above; advanced degrees encouraged

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work with senior leaders and high-stakes audiences
• Experience with internal review processes and claims governance