Associate Director, Scientific Communications, Hematology Oncology - Horsham, PA

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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Writing

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for an Associate Director, Scientific Communications, Hematology Oncology, in U.S. Medical Affairs (USMA), located in Horsham, PA.
 

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In this role, you will work with the Director, Scientific Communications, to drive the development, dissemination, and amplification of strategic scientific communications (i.e., manuscripts, abstracts, congress presentations, digital medical education, and MSL materials), supporting one or more products. You will be responsible for supervising medical communications vendors and provide review and some hands-on writing support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a key scientific lead for assigned asset(s) within the Hematology Oncology TA, providing editorial, scientific, and strategic expertise for assigned projects

• Develop and execute strategic publication plans and scientific communication plans in collaboration with cross-functional TA team members (Medical, Real-World Evidence, Statisticians, etc.)

• Integrate scientific, medical, and real-world evidence, including health economics, into scientific communications strategy

• Provide medical writing review of draft publications, MSL materials, and digital medical education materials

• Responsible for efficient review (and sometimes) preparation and delivery of high-quality publications, presentations, and abstracts; review all project-related content for accuracy and consistency

• Facilitate discussions regarding amplification and dissemination of published data and contribute to the strategic scientific communications plan, including digital medical education plan

• Lead the development and execution of innovative scientific communications including interactive PDFs, infographics, podcasts, and novel digital media with medical communication vendor support

• Coordinate development, review, and approval of both reactive and proactive materials for the MSL team including talking points, presentations, and interactive infographics

• Manage expectations, timelines, and budgets of the medical communication vendors

• Lead projects and deliver documents within process/timeline constraints

• Build working relationships with internal collaborators and partners, along with external investigators/authors

• Guide or train cross-functional team members, including external medical communication vendors, on processes, SOPs, and standard methodologies; coach or mentor more junior colleagues

Qualifications:

• Candidates with a Doctoral degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, or DO) with 6-8 years’ experience or a Masters’ degree with 8-10 years of related (pharmaceutical) work experience is required.

• In-depth knowledge of medical writing and publication guidelines, such as GPP 2022, ICMJE, ICH, GCP, AMA is required

• Medical Communications Vend