Director, Global Medical Publications

CSL•King of Prussia, PA

About The Position

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives. CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries. To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/. At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

Requirements

Advanced degree in life sciences or medical discipline (PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent).
Valid ISMPP CMPP credential preferred
12+ years of experience in medical publications or scientific communications within the biotech/pharma industry or a medical communications agency.
Ability to think strategically in addition to experience in operationalizing scientific publication and communication strategies
Experience of working in a matrix global organization required
Demonstrated expertise in global publication planning, compliance, and governance.
Strong knowledge of publication standards (ICMJE, GPP, CONSORT, AMA) and publication tools (e.g., PubsHub/Pubs strat).
Experience with altmetrics, share of voice dashboards, and publication impact analytics including executive medical communications dashboards preferred.
Proficiency with MS Office suite (including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Excellent leadership, project management, vendor management, and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence across functions and geographies.
Strategic, collaborative, and solutions-oriented, with a proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, global environment.
Executive presence with ability to communicate complex data persuasively and relate study results and knowledge of therapeutic area to industry-specific applications
Prior experience with change management is a strong plus

Responsibilities

Partners with cross-functional teams to develop the pub plans, as needed and accountable for ensuring execution of all publication plans across all TAs
Accountable for publication management system activities across all TAs
Lead a publications team and hold accountability for smooth and compliant execution of pubs across all TAs
Accountable for all training activities for all of MA with respect to publication process
Accountable for the audits and governance of all publications.
Liaise with legal and compliance, as needed
Accountable for all metrics and analytics for pubs for senior leadership
Accountable to represent Global publications in all strategic meetings across all TAs
Accountable for vendor management of all publications across all TAs ensuring tracking of budget for all pubs and ensuring preferred vendor utilization for all pubs activities
Follow and stay abreast of updates to publication-related guidelines including but not limited to International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME), Good Publication Practice (GPP), CONSORT Guidelines, American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style, and Council of Biology Editors.
Represent the organization at appropriate publication forums to elevate enterprise profile
Proactively identify operational challenges and suggest opportunities and solutions for improving operational efficiency