Description

Associate Director, Scientific Communications

What You’ll Do

The Associate Director, Scientific Communications will generate content and oversee projects by coordinating and tracking project plans, resources, and timelines. You will provide input into project schedules, facilitate documentation of client and team meetings, and work to ensure timely and cost-effective achievement of project milestones. You play a critical role in managing client satisfaction and relationships, planning and implementing processes, mentoring the scientific communications team and monitoring the quality of content, and other aspects of project leadership. In addition, you are responsible for supporting business development and improvement in alignment with our goals.

A Day in the Life

Deliverables

• Edit and develop high-quality content for an array of projects, including publications
  (eg, abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts), advisory boards, scientific platforms, gap analyses, literature summaries, slide sets, training materials, and other scientific communications deliverables
• Coordinate writing activities of internal writing team

Client Responsibilities

• Assess project issues and challenges; identify and implement solutions to meet productivity, quality, and client goals, as well as compliance standards
• Respond promptly to client needs and requests for service and assistance, and provide guidance to our scientific communications team

Management and Internal Responsibilities

• Understand and communicate client requirements to appropriate team members, and manage all requirements accordingly
• Conduct regular status meetings with client project team, internal teams, and external contractors to ensure effective communication, work quality, project flow and process, and timeline development
• Provide mentorship to internal writing team on deliverables, as needed, to ensure quality and alignment with client scientific communication statements while maintaining compliance standards
• Manage and develop direct reports

Business Development

• Build strong partnerships with client teams to foster organic growth of business
• Assist with the development of projects, ensuring strategic planning, implementation, and alignment with client objectives

Other duties may be assigned to help drive deliverables within this role.

What You Must Have

Education and Experience

• PhD in life sciences or MD or PharmD
• A minimum of 3 years of work experience in an agency, the pharmaceutical industry, or a related scientific or medical writing position
• Working knowledge of digital marketing

Skills and Competencies

• Good working knowledge of pharmaceutical and biotech industries and scientific communications
• Ability to take initiative, communicate clearly, and work collaboratively in a dynamic, virtual environment
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
• Active listener
• Demonstrated leadership skills with ability to prioritize and plan work activities, use time efficiently, plan for additional resources, set goals and objectives, and set goals and objectives, manage direct reports, and delegate tasks as needed
• Solutions oriented with excellent problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze information skillfully, develop alternative solutions, and work well in group problem-solving solutions
• Ability and willingness to meet tight deadlines, work within high-pressure situations, and help others do the same
• Ability to innovate/brainstorm new ideas to solve clients’ challenges
• Strong attention to detail
• Leadership in upholding and fostering integrity and excellence in scientific communications
• Commitment to compliant and transparent data dissemination
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills and ability to synthesize complex or diverse information
• Highly proficient with the following computer programs and systems: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe, WebEx (or other similar systems), cloud-based file servers, calendars, messaging systems, and work management tools

What You Might Have, but Isn’t Required

• At least 1 year of recent experience as an oncology/hematology medical writer and scientific communications professional
• Led or managed a team of at least 2 direct reports
• Strong understanding of a variety of scientific communications deliverables
• Familiarity with EndNote or other reference management software and publication database (ie, DataVision)

Travel Requirements

• Travel within the US and internationally, as necessary, based on project, sponsor, and organizational needs (<30% travel expected)

The Team You’ll Work Closest With

You will work closely with the Scientific Communications department as well as collaborate with Client Services, Editorial, and Creative to plan, prioritize, and manage project timelines.