Associate Director, Global Scientific Communications
Associate Director, Global Scientific Communications
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Job Description
This is what you will do:
The AssociateDirector (AD) of Scientific Communications MeTA is responsible for facilitating the successful development and execution of publications strategies and plans for the MeTA therapeutic area in alignment with Alexion brand and corporate strategies. The AD will collaborate with the Directors of MeTA Scientific Communication and may also function as independent lead for specific therapeutic area programs as assigned by the program head (Sr. Director MeTA Scientific Communications). The successful AD will engage with internal stakeholders including but not limited to Research Clinical Development Commercial Biostatistics and Medical Affairs as well as external authors investigators and publishers to ensure timely execution of the publication plan through high quality writing reviewing editing revising and placing impactful scientific and clinical abstracts posters oral presentations and this role the Associate director will participate in the analysis and interpretation of scientific and clinical data as well as inthe identification of appropriate publication and presentation forums for the data. The Associate Director will also assist in the development of medical education plans congress plans literature summaries and maintain the repository of collateral publication materials including slide decks. The Associate Director will conduct literature searches as well interpret scientific literature and provide assessments of competitor papers posters and other materials. The Associate Director will also participate in the supervision of consultants and medical communication agencies.
You will be responsible for:
- Participate in the development and implementation ofstrategic publication plans for the assigned products and disease indications
- Ensure timely execution of the publications to produce high quality accurate and impactful deliverables including abstracts posters oral presentations manuscripts and slide decks
- Participate in the planning development and implementation of the medical educational plan and other scientific programs that communicate important information to the medical and scientific to include collaboration and involvement in scientific symposia.
- Manage and track the publication plan to ensure its timely execution
- Work with external authors investigators and thought leaders on abstracts posters oral presentations manuscripts review articles and slide decks
- Participate in the analysis and interpretation of scientific and clinical data as well as the in the identification ofappropriate publication and presentation forums for the data
- Conduct routine literature searches and interpret scientific literature for internal stakeholders including competitor assessments
- Ensure compliance with Alexions Publication Policy
You will need to have:
- Advanced degree: PhD PharmD or MD
- 5-7 years of relevant experience in a pharmaceutical company or Medical Communications agency
- Experience in strategic publication planning (including scientific platforms)tactical publication planning and implementation and the planning and development of medical educational materials
- Ability to interpret and organize highly complex scientific data including experience reviewing clinical trial data and output from statistical analysis programs
- Must be skilled writer with demonstrated ability to write / review / edit / place scientific articles abstracts posters
- Strong working knowledge of current good publication practices and guidelines
- Understanding ofthe clinical development process especially clinical study and global health outcomes data.
- Ability to collaborate with 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 thought leaders and authors
- Demonstrated ability to work independently
- 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 office-based 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 non-linear thought analysis and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.
We would prefer for you to have:
- Background or prior experience in neurologic metabolic and/or rare diseases
- Experience in the planning and implementation of symposia and in the development of medical education materials
- Experience with publication management software (e.g. Datavision)
- CMPP /AMWA certification highly desired
Date Posted
15-Sept-2025Closing Date
29-Sept-2025Alexion 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 lackthereof sex sexualorientation age ancestry national origin ethnicity citizenship status marital statuspregnancy (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 aninteractive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation please contact . Alexion participates in E-Verify.
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
