Associate Director, Medical Communications

As the Associate Director (AD), Medical Communications, you will drive the development and alignment of the scientific communications plan with the Global Medical Affairs asset or therapeutic area focusing on specific medical communications strategy in partnership with the Medical Affairs Franchise Directors. The primary responsibilities are to develop global scientific communications platforms and lexicons, and the execution of comprehensive scientific communication plans. This may include evaluating and ensuring the value, quality, and impact of all deliverables, and the alignment of medical communications with internal and external partners.You will work within a multifunctional, matrix organization, collaborating with colleagues within the Medical Affairs group (including franchise medical directors, field medical, medical information, multichannel and omnichannel communications, medical operations, medical education, HEOR, publications, and medical review committees). Additionally, you will manage vendor interactions, ensure the scientific quality of the deliverables, and ascertain that goals are met in a timely manner.A typical day in the life of an Associate Director, Medical Communications may include the following:Identifying and prioritizing scientific educational opportunities to reach targeted partners in an impactful manner.Working closely with the Scientific Communications Lead and Franchise Medical Affairs Director(s) to drive the quality control and endorsement of:

LexiconScientific PlatformProgram SlidesDisease-State Education materialsData/Publication updatesField Medical Training materialsCongress materialsDigital assets for various Medical Channels (i.e.: MA Portal, social media, third party)

Adhering to clear Scientific Communications goals and ensuring compliant execution.Participating in cross-functional discussions to align on congress deliverables.Collaborating to:

develop medical content for congresses and lead some of the activities.help assess internal and external medical education needs and develop educational activities.Create and drive innovative ways to educate that includes digital scientific assets.Enable the broad use and application of materials in different channel engagements.

Leading projects through medical review committees for approval of materials.Ensuring medical and scientific integrity and accuracy of all assets, ensuring materials have a fair and balanced representation.Developing centralized, organized, and searchable resource repositories for internal teams.Working with Project Managers to supervise that all materials are delivered within the allocated budget, and tracks budget spend in a systematic manner.Adhering to the highest ethical and compliance standards and a high bar personal ethics with a “patient first” value system.This job may be for you if you have the following:A PhD, MD, or PharmD degree with a minimum of 6 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including at least 4+ years of experience in Scientific Communications and/or Medical Affairs with a strong background in General Medicines and Oncology.Able to work effectively in a fast paced, constantly evolving and expanding organization.Highly self-motivated, inquisitive, and with a can-do spirit and hands-on execution mentality.

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