Associate Director, Lung Medical Communication

Summary

The Medical Publications organization's mission is to support the development of high quality medical publications to ensure clear, scientific communication of BMS data enabling the safe, appropriate use of and access to BMS medicines.The Associate Director, Lung Publications and Scientific Content will be part of a high performing, cross-functional lung publication and scientific matrix team engaged in the planning, integration and execution of medical publication and related scientific content activities globally. He/she will work collaboratively across key matrix teams to ensure timely publications of data and development of scientific content. This role will be report to the lung Publications & Scientific Content Lead.

Publications Roles & Responsibilities

Responsible for development of key publications by ensuring the clear, accurate and scientifically rigorous scientific communication of BMS data to inform the medical community about our lung clinical program.

Serve as the subject matter expert on publication-related matters involving the publication plan and as a publications point of contact for key stakeholders

Demonstrate understanding of the disease area, medical strategies & objectives necessary to provide strategic input to senior stakeholders and leadership on matters related to publication planning & data dissemination/disclosure at a portfolio level

Facilitate decision making during planning & execution process through effective alignment across a broad range key internal stakeholders (Development Team, Clinical Development, Translational Medicine, Global Biostatistics, & Market teams, Health Outcomes & Alliance/Clinical collaboration stakeholders)

Partner with Publication Operations and Execution leads to assess, plan, & allocate resources (budget, bio-statistical services) to ensure timely delivery of high quality communications

Manage 3rd-party providers and independent contractors to ensure the timely delivery of quality publications

Promote and reinforce good publication practices and principles among authors and internal publication stakeholder community ensuring all medical publications are being authored, written and reviewed according to GPP3 and BMS processes

Scientific Content Roles & Responsibilities

Develop Scientific Content deliverables aligned with publication plan to ensure internal stakeholders understanding of scientific data and their readiness to external stakeholder engagement

Solicit and understand Market-level scientific content needs and reflect it accordingly in content deliverables to ensure relevance and applicability to local market

Monitor the external medical and scientific information landscape, identifying trends in content inquiry and aligning and adjusting to relevant trends to better meet customer needs through internal process improvements

Champion the global standardization of scientific content development by eliminating redundancies in resource utilization and number of deliverables.

Qualifications

Advanced degree: PharmD, PhD or MD in a science subject or biomedical degree preferred; MS in biomedical discipline or equivalent with in-depth experience in publication management considered

A minimum of 5 years experience within the pharmaceutical or related healthcare industry, in both a regional and global capacity; experience in customer facing roles is a pulse

Scientific expertise in Oncology is a must

Expertise across all aspects of scientific publication strategy, planning and execution during all phases of drug development and commercialization process (investigational, registrational, pre & post-launch and marketed)

Certification as a Medical Publication Professional (CMPP) highly desirable

Understanding of good publication practices and guidance (GPP3, ICMJE), Sunshine Act, Pharma Code of Conduct, and other guidance related to post-marketing practices and scientific data communication

Understanding of clinical trial design and execution, statistical methods and clinical trial data reporting requirements

Demonstrated track record of leading and executing in highly matrix environment working across wide range of functional areas Medical, Health Outcomes, R&D, regulatory, and legal teams

Outstanding interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with exceptional time management skills are required for this highly visible global position

Demonstrated track record of managing multiple, conflicting priorities in rapidly evolving, fast paced, complex environment with successful outcomes

Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite applications and familiarity with publication management tools & systems (Datavision)

Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 15-20% of the time.