Publciations Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of publication and medical affairs programs for biopharma clients, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and to a high scientific standard.
• Serve as a primary client contact across assigned accounts, building trusted relationships, managing expectations, and proactively identifying opportunities to add value.
• Act as the scientific lead on publications and medical affairs projects, providing strategic input, interpreting data, and ensuring scientific accuracy across deliverables.
• Oversee the development and review of manuscripts, abstracts, posters, congress materials, slide decks, and other scientific communications, collaborating closely with writers and cross-functional teams.
• Manage timelines, project plans, budgets, and resources while coordinating internal teams to deliver high-quality work efficiently.
• Contribute to publication planning activities, helping clients communicate evidence and data effectively throughout the product lifecycle.
• Participate in proposal development, client presentations, and other business development activities as opportunities arise.
• Mentor junior team members through project-based guidance, scientific review, and best-practice sharing while supporting a collaborative team culture.
• Maintain a strong understanding of therapeutic area developments, publication practices, and medical affairs trends to support strategic client recommendations.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, MPH, PhD, or other relevant degree in a life sciences, healthcare, or scientific discipline
• 3+ years of experience within a medical communications agency, healthcare communications agency, CRO, pharmaceutical company, or similar scientific communications environment
• Demonstrated experience independently leading projects and acting as a client-facing point of contact
• Experience serving as a scientific lead across publications, medical affairs, or related medical communications deliverables
• Strong understanding of scientific publications, publication planning, and/or medical affairs communications
• Comfortable working in a hybrid environment, with the ability to be onsite in the Boston or New York office 2-3 days per week