This is what you will do:
The Director, Scientific Communications, metabolic leads the successful development and implementation of global communications strategies, publications plans and external medical education initiatives across metabolic therapeutic areas in alignment with Alexion brand and corporate strategies.
The Director will chair the respective metabolic TA Global Publications Team as well as engage with cross-functional partners including but not limited to research, clinical development, marketing, market access, medical affairs, regulatory affairs and biostats.
In this role, the Director will develop collaborative and productive relationships with external investigators, thought leaders and authors.
These efforts will ultimately drive timely execution of publication plans and result in high-quality and impactful scientific and clinical abstracts, posters, oral presentations, manuscripts, and congress symposia.
Analysis and interpretation of scientific and clinical data as well as review of deliverables from cross-functional publications team members and agencies for content and key messages are central responsibilities of this role.
The Director will also be responsible for the identification and supervision of medical communications agencies and may also work/oversee medical writing consultants.
This position reports to the Senior Director, Global Scientific Communications for the metabolic TAs.
You will be responsible for:
* Lead the creation of global communications strategies and publication plans for therapeutic areas within the metabolic franchise in accordance with the existing global brand strategies.
* Serve as Chair of the Global Publication Team(s) for assigned products and indication.
* Lead the timely execution of publication plans to produce high quality, accurate and impactful deliverables including abstracts, posters, oral presentations, manuscripts, and slide decks.
* Plan, develop and implement external medical education plans including congress symposia, and other scientific programs that communicate important information to the medical and scientific community.
* Research, plan, lead and communicate scientific coverage of relevant congresses, including pre- and post-congress summaries of data presented and their impact to the company and brand strategy.
* Establish strong collaborative relationships and work in close partnership with other members of Global Medical Communications (Medical Information/Medical Review, Training, and Med Comms Excellence), Global Medical Affairs (HEOR, MSLs) and key stakeholders internally (product teams, clinical teams, biostats) and externally (e.g., opinion leaders, patient advocacy groups, professional societies).
* Review publications, slide presentations and other scientific materials for content and positioning.
* Develop/update key strategic documents (Scientific Platforms), with consistent coverage of the competitive and scientific landscape.
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