Global Medical Communications Lead Marketed Products
About The Position
In this Associate Director-level role, the Global Medical Communications Lead helps bring scientific evidence to life through clear, accurate, and meaningful medical communications supporting assigned products or programs. The role translates complex scientific data into communications relevant to healthcare professionals and aligned with broader medical strategy. It contributes to scientific content, educational materials, and congress communications, ensuring evidence is shared through effective channels and formats. The position operates in a global, cross-functional environment, collaborating across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, and other partners to support informed scientific exchange. It also advances the use of digital channels and artificial intelligence-enabled tools to improve communication quality, efficiency, and stakeholder engagement. The role develops and executes medical communication plans; leads scientific content development; plans and delivers congress activities; aligns communications with global, regional, and local stakeholders; and partners with Legal and Regulatory colleagues on medical content reviews. It coordinates content workflows, applies digital and AI-enabled solutions, and monitors performance through measures, vendor and budget management, risk identification, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a life science or healthcare discipline.
- A minimum of 6 to 10 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry or a closely related field, depending on degree level.
- At least 3 years of experience in medical communications or a related Medical Affairs function within a global matrix environment.
- Strong knowledge of drug development, clinical data interpretation, and medical strategy.
- Knowledge of regulatory and legal requirements related to medical communications and medical review processes.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
- Experience identifying risks, making decisions within scope, and coaching or mentoring others.
- Experience applying artificial intelligence-enabled tools and digital technologies within scientific communications.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex scientific information clearly.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute medical communication plans aligned with medical strategy, evidence-generation plans, and healthcare professional engagement objectives.
- Lead scientific content development by creating and maintaining core communication materials, slide decks, frequently asked questions, and other evidence-based resources.
- Plan and deliver congress activities, including support for scientific booths, symposia, educational content, and insight-gathering initiatives.
- Collaborate across functions to align priorities, timelines, and communications with global, regional, and local stakeholders.
- Conduct medical content reviews in partnership with Legal and Regulatory colleagues to support accurate, balanced, and compliant communications.
- Coordinate content development workflows by preparing source materials, supporting content reuse, and identifying future content needs.
- Apply digital and AI-enabled solutions to enhance planning, content creation, visualization, review processes, and stakeholder engagement.
- Monitor performance and manage execution by tracking key measures, managing vendors and budgets, identifying risks, and supporting continuous improvement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
