Associate Director Scientific Communications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of global strategic publication and scientific communications plans in alignment with the overall corporate strategy
• Manage the planning and execution of publication tactics (manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations etc.) in accordance with GPP3, ICMJE, and Zentalis policies
• Ensure the development and dissemination of scientific, clinical, and health-related information to healthcare professionals, patients, payers, regulators, and other stakeholders (Medical Information/MedComms)
• Facilitate and operationalize the publication review process at Zentalis
• Facilitate discussions/decisions at regular publication team meetings related to publication planning and execution
• Develop and/or update scientific platforms
• Manage and execute the development of scientific communication tactics, FAQs, medical tools, and congress materials
• Partner with internal and external SMEs to develop credible, accurate, and impactful scientific content
• Ensure materials progress efficiently through medical and publication review committees
• Manage scientific communication and publication vendors, as well as electronic publication management systems
• Identify opportunities to proactively address clinical and scientific knowledge gaps
• Build and maintain disease-area expertise through continuous review of the scientific literature
• Development of scientific training tactics (eg, internal training MSL decks, tools, FAQs).

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required

• Advanced degree with 5-7+ yrs. experience in scientific communication, training, publications planning and development in an agency or pharmaceutical environment or applicable experience working in pharmaceutical environment with transferable skill set.
• Prior hands-on experience in medical information & communications for a pharmaceutical company is required.
• Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams and/or agencies to develop abstracts, posters, oral presentations, manuscripts, slide decks, and content for scientific and educational programs
• Strong project management skills and leadership poise to negotiate and facilitate alignment amongst internal and external stakeholders (KOLs, authors, cross-functional teams)
• Proven ability to be well organized, multi-task, and manage vendors, timelines, and competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Excellent and effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong understanding of publication compliance standards (GPP3, ICMJE, FDA/OIG guidance, MALR)
• Willingness to travel (U.S. and international) ~20%