Senior Scientific Engagement & Program Manager

Dublin - Ireland

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Job Description Summary

The Senior Scientific Engagement & Program Manager part of the IMACE Scientific Operations team reporting to the Scientific Engagement Lead is responsible for planning coordinating and executing high quality medical and scientific engagement activities across assigned programs brands and therapeutic areas (Oncology Cardiovascular Disease Renal Neuroscience and Immunology).

Working closely with IMA (TAs IMACE) and cross functional partners the role translates engagement strategy into clear operational plans and ensures seamless delivery of advisory boards congress activities standalone meetings and medical education programs. This position plays a key role in enhancing ways of working improving processes and tools and fostering collaboration accountability and continuous improvement in how scientific engagements are executed.

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Key Responsibilities:

Scientific Engagement Planning & Execution

Coordinate and execute medical and scientific engagement activities including advisory boards congress activities (e.g. symposia) external expert engagements (EEEs) standalone meetings and medical education programs ensuring highquality delivery aligned with engagement objectives.
Translate engagement strategies into detailed operational plans timelines and deliverables across assigned programs projects brands and therapeutic areas.
Lead daytoday project planning by managing milestones logistics materials and overall readiness for scientific events.

CrossFunctional Collaboration

Partner closely with IMA (TAs IMACE) and crossfunctional stakeholders to clarify objectives align expectations and drive coordinated execution.
Maintain strong communication channels with internal teams and external partners to share updates flag risks resolve issues and ensure smooth handoffs.

Operational Excellence & Standardization

Apply and reinforce standardized ways of working - including processes templates tools documentation practices and governance frameworks - across scientific engagements.
Ensure compliant auditready execution of activities by following SOPs guidance documents and established approval pathways.

Vendor & Logistics Coordination

Manage relationships with external vendors agencies and logistics partners overseeing deliverables timelines budgets and the overall quality of execution.

Risk Issue & Quality Management

Identify risks issues or delays affecting timelines or quality escalating or resolving them in collaboration with project teams to maintain momentum and compliance.

Tracking Reporting & Continuous Improvement

Track program progress outputs and performance metrics supporting reporting needs and contributing to continuous improvement of tools templates processes and operational efficiency.

Essential Requirements:

Education: BSc or equivalent. MSc PhD PharmD or MD are desirable.
5 years experience in pharmaceutical healthcare or life sciences with a strong focus on scientific engagement delivery and program/project management. Experience coordinating medical or scientific engagement activities such as advisory boards medical congresses (including symposia) standalone medical meetings external expert engagements (EEEs) or medical education programs.
Experience working in one or more of the following therapeutic areas Oncology Cardiovascular Renal Neuroscience or Immunology is an advantage.
Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects with strong organizational skills and the ability to deliver against timelines in a fast-paced environment.
Background in operational planning and execution including managing logistics vendors materials and event related deliverables.
Experience working in a matrixed cross functional setting collaborating with teams such as IMA Scientific Operations Medical Affairs or similar scientific/medical functions.
Familiarity with compliance SOPs and approval processes within medical or scientific environments ensuring activities are delivered to quality and audit ready standards.
Experience maintaining documentation tracking progress and supporting project reporting ideally using standard project management tools or systems. Exposure to process improvement activities including contributing ideas to streamline workflows enhance documentation or improve engagement execution.
Fluent oral and written English; additional languages desirable.

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Job Description SummaryThe Senior Scientific Engagement & Program Manager part of the IMACE Scientific Operations team reporting to the Scientific Engagement Lead is responsible for planning coordinating and executing high quality medical and scientific engagement activities across assigned programs...