Associate Director Scientific Communications

The Associate Director functions as a key member of the Scientific Communications team ensuring high quality scientific outputs with appropriate utilization of resources. The Associate Director will work with the Director of Scientific Communications to develop and implement scientific communication strategy, manage the scientific communication plan for assigned product and therapeutic areas, and oversee scientific messaging for marketed and clinical products. This is a 12-month contract; hybrid schedule.

Responsibilities:

Publication Strategy and Planning

• Develop and ensure timely execution of the scientific communication plan.
• Contribute to development and implementation of scientific messaging and maintain the Scientific Communication Platform.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment of messaging and strategies to address gaps.
• Develop expert knowledge of product- and disease-specific literature and oversee literature and gap analyses to support scientific message development and publication strategy.
• Organize and implement expert meetings necessary for publication strategy development; collaborate with colleagues and external experts to develop agenda and content, manage vendors, and attend and present as needed.
• Support scientific congress activities including development of content for symposia.
• Facilitate the external/independent development of treatment and management guidelines.

Publication Content Creation

• Research, draft, and edit scientific and medical manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations.
• Manage agency, contract medical writers, graphic designers as needed.
• Ensure all scientific communications outputs meet the highest standards of medical/scientific integrity.
• Ensure activities adhere to authorship and publication guidelines as stipulated by ICMJE and GPP 2022
• Assist with maintenance and reconciliation activities within publication development database.

Other

• Respond to internal and external questions about any scientific communications for the product area.
• Participate in cross-functional team meetings to share scientific communication planning status and issues and maintain awareness of overall scientific communication plan.
• Provide support for management of the Scientific Communications budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in scientific discipline.
• 2 years of Quality Control Analytical Testing experience (e.g., ELISA, Flow Cytometry, PCR) of patient samples, stability samples, controls, and reagent qualification in a GMP environment.
• Working knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office software.

Salary

• $134,014-$167,523

Why Choose R&D Partners?

As an employee, you have access to a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical insurance – PPO, HMO & HSA
• Dental & Vision insurance
• 401k plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Long-term disability
• Weekly payroll
• Expense reimbursement
• Online timecard approval

R&D Partners is a global functional service provider and strategic staffing resource specializing in scientific, clinical research & engineering. We provide job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.

R&D Partners is an equal-opportunity employer.