Associate Director, Medical and Scientific Communications

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. is a global pharmaceutical company based in Japan with key operations in the U.S. (Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.), Canada (Sumitomo Pharma Canada, Inc.) and Europe (Sumitomo Pharma Switzerland GmbH) focused on addressing patient needs in oncology, urology, women's health, rare diseases, psychiatry & neurology, and cell & gene therapies. With several marketed products in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and a diverse pipeline of early- to late-stage assets, we aim to accelerate discovery, research, and development to bring novel therapies to patients sooner. For more information on SMPA, visit our website https://www.us.sumitomo-pharma.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Job Overview

We are currently seeking a dynamic, highly motivated, and experienced individual for the position of Associate Director, Medical and Scientific Communications. The Associate Director, Medical and Scientific Communications is a key member of the Medical and Scientific Communications team and is also core member of the therapeutic area team within the Medical Affairs organization. This individual manages scientific communications that support the Medical Affairs objectives and enhance the understanding among health care practitioners. This individual will have oversight for scientific communications and publications, overseeing the project review process, developing and updating internal reports (weekly/monthly and ad hoc), and coordinating projects.

The Associate Director, Medical and Scientific Communications will: 1) provide strategic support for the planning and development of abstracts, posters, and manuscripts including the publication plan development and maintenance; 2) have comprehensive knowledge of the status and timelines for all tactics and communicate that knowledge to team members; 3) communicate effectively and thoughtfully with colleagues, partners, clients, vendors, and key opinion leaders; and 4) take a proactive approach to problem-solving to complete projects according to predetermined timelines and react efficiently to changing priorities. This position requires engagement cross functionally. The individual will lead, plan, create, manage, and execute the development of key activities including medical backgrounders, slide decks, field medical tools and other resources that communicate externally important scientific information to the medical and scientific community. The person in this role will be able to identify potential timeline issues and will implement solutions. The individual will be able to manage multiple projects as well as external vendor(s) assisting with medical content/publications planning and execution.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides vendor management timeline and communication oversight for publication projects (abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and manuscripts) for assigned product(s) and therapeutic area.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with: a. Corporate Policies and procedures b. External guidelines and regulatory bodies such as FDA and ICMJE guidelines, GPP3 c. Project-specific society or journal guidelines d. Local or regional laws, regulations or guidelines
• Leads review and approval of scientific publishing projects
• Works with the publication planning team to develop and execute publication plan
• Oversees the ongoing management of the Scientific Platform for assigned compound.
• Develops and maintains relationships with external authors through engagement with ongoing publication activities, including congress presentation slide reviews for symposia or other activities such as poster sessions and receptions.
• Establishes, maintains, and expands business relationships with all functional areas collaborating on projects.
• Provides strategic and tactical support necessary to achieve execution of projects.  Complies with appropriate conventions, proper grammar usage, and correct format requirements per journal/congress, following applicable divisional guidelines, templates, and SOPs
• Holds self and team members accountable to agreed-upon project dates and negotiates with functional areas on project outcomes and deliverables to meet conflicting demands