Director, Global Scientific Communications - Neurology
Director, Global Scientific Communications - Neurology
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Job Description
This is what you will do:
The Director Scientific Communications Neurology leads the successful development and implementation of global communications strategies publications plans and external medical education initiatives across a designated neurology therapeutic area or areas in alignment with Alexion brand and corporate strategies. The Director will chair the respective neurology TA Global Publications Team as well as engage with crossfunctional partners including but not limited to research clinical development marketing market access medical affairs regulatory affairs and biostats. In this role the Director will develop collaborative and productive relationships with external investigators thought leaders and authors. These efforts will ultimately drive timely execution of publication plans and result in highquality and impactful scientific and clinical abstracts posters oral presentations manuscripts and congress symposia. Analysis and interpretation of scientific and clinical data as well as review of deliverables from crossfunctional publications team members and agencies for content and key messages are central responsibilities of this role. The Director will also be responsible for the identification and supervision of medical communications agencies and may also work/oversee medical writing consultants. This position reports to the Senior Director Global Scientific Communications for the neurology TAs.
You will be responsible for:
Leading the creation of global communications strategies and publication plans for therapeutic areas within the neurology franchise in accordance with the existing global brand strategies
Serving as Chair of the Global Publication Team(s) for assigned products and indication
Leading the timely execution of publication plans to produce high quality accurate and impactful deliverables including abstracts posters oral presentations manuscripts and slide decks
Planning developing and implementing external medical education plans including congress symposia and other scientific programs that communicate important information to the medical and scientific community.
Researching planning leading and communicate scientific coverage of relevant congresses including pre and postcongress summaries of data presented and their impact to the company and brand strategy
Establishing strong collaborative relationships and work in close partnership with other members of Global Medical Communications (Medical Information/Medical Review Training and Med Comms Excellence) Global Medical Affairs (HEOR MSLs) and key stakeholders internally (product teams clinical teams biostats) and externally (e.g. opinion leaders patient advocacy groups professional societies).
Reviewing publications slide presentations and other scientific materials for content and positioning
Developing/updating key strategic documents (Scientific Platforms) with consistent coverage of the competitive and scientific landscape.
Developing and evolve tactical publication plans based on therapeutic area medical objectives.
Managing and supervise internal medical communications team members as well as external medical communications agencies.
Responsible for budget oversight and tracking as well as manage all financial and contractual aspects of assigned projects
Participating in training on as well as ensure compliance with the Alexion Publication Policy and associated processes
You will need to have:
Advanced degree: PhD PharmD or MD
5 years of relevant experience in a pharmaceutical company or Medical Communications agency
Strong experience in strategic publication planning (including scientific platforms) tactical publication planning and implementation and the planning and development of medical educational materials
Demonstrated experience in successfully managing contractual and pharmaceutical industry compliance requirements for external medical education activities including congress symposia
Ability to work independently to develop strategic and tactical publication plans
Ability to rapidly develop expertise and critical knowledge in new therapeutic areas to support pipeline investigational and marketed projects from a strategic and tactical perspective
Ability to interpret and organize highly complex scientific data including experience reviewing preclinical and clinical trial data and output from statistical analysis programs
Must be skilled detailoriented writer with demonstrated ability to critically interpret and contextualize clinical data for translation to physicians patients and payers
Strong success in achieving acceptance of abstracts/manuscripts into the peerreviewed literature
Strong working knowledge of current good publication practices guidelines and ethics.
Demonstrated experience in use and oversight of industrystandard publication management system(s)
Demonstrated experience in having a leadership role in designing scientific communications strategy and programs in alignment with corporate strategies
Understanding of the clinical development process especially clinical study and global health outcomes data.
Ability to lead teams including medical publications agencies to plan write and develop abstracts posters oral presentations manuscripts slide decks and content for scientific and educational programs
Experience in working closely with KOLs and authors
Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to influence without direct authority
Demonstrated experience managing competing priorities and tight deadlines
Ability to travel (US and International) as necessary
The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an officebased role employees must be able with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone video and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and nonlinear thought analysis and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.
We would prefer for you to have:
Advance life sciences degree: PhD PharmD MD in Life Science CMPP certified
710 years of relevant experience in a pharmaceutical company or Medical Communications agency or at least 15 years of independent Scientific Communications / Publications consultancies for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Experience in planning and implementation of formal peertopeer engagements (advisory boards workshops for the planning and development of scientific publications or medical education materials)
Background in rare diseases
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Date Posted
20May2025Closing Date
02Jun2025Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness. The Company will not make decisions about employment training compensation promotion and other terms and conditions of employment based on race color religion creed or lack thereof sex sexual orientation age ancestry national origin ethnicity citizenship status marital status pregnancy (including childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) parental status (including adoption or surrogacy) military status protected veteran status disability medical condition gender identity or expression genetic information mental illness or other characteristics protected by law. Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees. To begin an interactive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation please contact Alexion participates in EVerify.Required Experience:
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Employment Type
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