Group Lead, Global Scientific Communications

About the role

This Director‑level position leads scientific communication strategies for an assigned therapeutic area, aligning them with global medical strategy and ensuring impactful engagement with healthcare professionals.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute integrated scientific communication and publication plans.
• Guide creation of publications, congress materials, educational content, slide decks and training resources.
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering collaboration and high‑quality execution.
• Provide functional leadership to align priorities, resources and execution with therapeutic area strategies.
• Partner across functions and regions to ensure coordinated execution and stakeholder alignment.
• Drive adoption of standardized content development, resource optimization and content reuse.
• Advance digital and AI‑enabled solutions to improve scientific exchange and workflow efficiency.
• Establish performance and quality standards, embed best practices and drive continuous improvement.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8‑12 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, at least half in Medical Affairs.
• 5+ years in medical publications, scientific communications or related fields.
• Proven experience leading and developing global teams.
• Ability to work effectively in complex global matrix environments.
• Experience leading business process transformation and organizational change.
• Strong understanding of drug development and clinical development exposure.

Required skills

• Hands‑on experience implementing digital and artificial intelligence technologies for scientific communications.