Executive Director, Global Scientific Communications Lead, Hematology

MENARINI Group•New York, NY

3d•$260,000 - $362,000

About The Position

The Executive Director, Global Scientific Communications Lead for Hematology is the global lead for scientific communications across Stemline’s hematology pipeline and product portfolio. This strategic, hands-on role leads the planning and execution of scientific communications and publication plans for pipeline and marketed products, including publication planning and development, literature surveillance, internal training materials, and external scientific tools. The role works with internal and external stakeholders to ensure communications are scientifically accurate, consistent with asset-specific messaging, and compliant with applicable standards and guidelines. The position also leads congress competitive intelligence and literature surveillance, develops educational and MSL training materials, manages vendors and the scientific communications budget, and provides leadership and mentorship to the Senior Manager, Publication Operations. It collaborates with the broader Medical Affairs organization and attends scientific conferences to support accurate presentation of Stemline’s evidence and Medical Affairs deliverables. This is classified as a corporate office position. New York state income taxes will be withheld for all corporate office employees under the New York employer convenience rule, whether they work in New York or remotely.

Requirements

Doctorate-level degree (PharmD, MD, or PhD) and at least 10 years of related experience.
Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
Significant experience developing, writing, and managing medical publications.
Experience executing strategic and tactical work successfully with cross-functional, dynamic teams.
Experience with clinical trial design, scientific data interpretation, and communication through clinical and Medical Affairs channels.
Understanding of the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, particularly medical publishing, and demonstrated adherence to relevant regulations, guidelines, standards, and practices, including GPP and ICMJE.
Familiarity with healthcare compliance principles.
Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives, manage projects, and work cross-functionally.
Skilled medical writer.
Self-motivated, organized, collaborative, solution-oriented, and able to solve problems.
Ability to work independently and demonstrate strong leadership, including effective management of direct reports, cross-functional teams, and multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while adapting to changing needs and competing demands.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to translate complex medical and scientific data for varied audiences.

Nice To Haves

Oncology or hematology experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate cross-functionally to build consensus and align on global publication strategy and tactical publication plans.
Lead the development of abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and manuscripts, working with internal and external stakeholders to meet milestones.
Critically review, revise, and improve draft publications for scientific quality, alignment with asset-specific messaging, and consistency with established lexicons.
Recommend target journals and congresses based on industry experience and knowledge of the hematology publication landscape.
Evaluate clinical trial data and published literature to ensure materials communicate scientific evidence accurately, ethically, and transparently.
Develop data analysis plans to support secondary publications.
Follow corporate SOPs and promote working standards consistent with Good Publication Practice (GPP) guidelines.
Maintain knowledge of the publication landscape through engagement with professional societies such as ISMPP.
Lead real-time competitive intelligence around key hematology congresses, including search criteria and abstract selection alignment, vendor drafting, and review of pre-, during-, and post-congress summaries and insights.
Lead monthly literature surveillance, including development of data summaries and integration of insights.
Review and improve literature summaries and insights for scientific quality, asset-specific messaging, and consistency with established lexicons.
Lead monthly literature-based educational sessions for the Medical team.
Lead development of internal MSL certification training materials, direct vendor execution, and drive content completion through updates and critical review.
Lead development of literature-based, external-facing scientific tools for MSL use, including vendor management and final scientific review.
Provide leadership, mentorship, and professional development to the Senior Manager, Publication Operations, overseeing publication logistics, tracking systems, and operational workflows.
Manage publication, scientific communication, and writing vendors as needed, and manage the publication and scientific communication budget.
Collaborate with other Medical Affairs team members in support of their functional deliverables.
Attend scientific conferences to support accurate and appropriate presentation of Stemline’s scientific evidence, enhance therapeutic knowledge, and contribute to Medical Affairs conference deliverables.
Support process improvement initiatives.