Senior Manager, Global Scientific Communications

Location Barcelona - Spain (3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home)

This is what you will do:

The Senior Manager Scientific Communications provides support to the Director/Senior Director for the development and execution of the global communications strategy and publications plan for the assigned franchise and product(s). The Sr Manager is responsible for the communication of scientific and clinical findings to external audiences. Engages with internal stakeholders that include research medical marketing biostats and medical affairs as well as external authors investigators publishers and medical communications agencies. The Senior Manager drives the timely execution of the publication plan by writing reviewing editing revising and placing high quality and impactful scientific and clinical abstracts posters oral presentations and manuscripts. Analyzes interprets and summarizes scientific and clinical data and identifies appropriate publication and presentation forums for the data. Develops and maintains global slide decks. Supports and implements the medical education plan within the disease area. Conducts literature searches and interprets scientific literature and provides assessment of competitor papers posters and other materials.

You will be responsible for:

• Assisting the Associate Director/Director/Senior Director of Scientific Communications in the development of a comprehensive strategic publication plan and help ensure implementation for the assigned franchise and product(s)

• Analyzing interpreting and summarizing scientific and clinical data; identify appropriate publication and presentation forums for the data

• Conducting literature searches and interpret scientific literature for internal stakeholders including competitor assessments

• Supporting the planning producing writing revising and placing of abstracts posters manuscripts from Alexion sponsored clinical trials Develop high-quality scientific content by means of all necessary research scientific writing editing and fact checking to meet deadlines while working within project scope and objectives

• Managing and tracking the publication plan to ensure its timely execution

• Assisting Director/Senior Director in the development coordination and execution of medical education strategies such as symposia and CME activities including agenda development review of content slide review and speaker management

• Providing oversight of agency maintenance of documents in publication planning software ensuring database accuracy and integrity

• Ensuring compliance with Alexion Publication Policy

You will need to have:

• 1-3 years of relevant experience in a pharmaceutical company or Medical Communications agency

• Experience in strategic and tactical publication implementation and the 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

• Working knowledge of current good publication practices and guidelines

• Ability to work with teams including medical publications agencies to plan write and develop abstracts posters oral presentations manuscripts slide decks and content for scientific and educational programs

• Ability to travel 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:

• PharmD PhD or MD

• Understanding of the clinical development process including global health outcome data

• Experience in strategic and tactical publication planning

• Experience in working closely with KOLs and authors

• Experience in planning and implementation of symposia and development medical education materials

• Experience with publication management software (e.g. Datavision)

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