Associate Director Medical Communications job in San Francisco, USA

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Job type: Permanent

Discipline: Medical Communications

Location: United States

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Proclinical is currently recruiting for an Associate Director of Medical Communications for a pharmaceutical company located in San Francisco, CA. Successful candidate will be responsible for providing leadership and oversight to the Medical Communication staff to ensure high quality scientific outputs with appropriate utilization of resources.

Job Responsibilities:

Develop and ensure timely execution of the publication plans for products in the Company's lysosomal storage disease programs
Lead development of scientific messaging and maintain and implement scientific messaging platforms
Ensure cross-functional alignment of messaging and strategies to address gaps
Develop expert knowledge of product- and disease-specific literature and oversee literature and gap analyses to support scientific message development and publication strategy
Organize and implement advisory boards and expert meetings necessary for publication strategy development; collaborate with MDs to develop agenda and content, manage vendors, and attend and present as needed
Support scientific congress activities including development of content for symposia
Facilitate the external/independent development of treatment and management guidelines
Research, draft, and edit scientific and medical manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations
Manage agency and/or contract medical writers and/or statistical programmers, as needed
Ensure all medical communications outputs meet the highest standards of medical/scientific integrity
Ensure activities adhere to authorship and publication guidelines as stipulated by ICMJE and GPP3
Assist with maintenance and reconciliation activities within publication development database
Respond to internal and external questions about any publications for product area
Participate in cross-functional team meetings to share publication planning status and issues and maintain awareness of overall product publication plan

Skills and Requirements:

Advanced degree (MS or higher) in life or health sciences is required
8 or more years of relevant experience in medical communications, publication planning and/or medical writing
3 or more years managing direct reports is preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to interpret, analyze and communicate complex scientific data
Advanced understanding of statistical and clinical research concepts
Understanding of biotech/pharmaceutical clinical and regulatory processes
Strong leadership skills, including ability to lead cross-functional teams
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams

To Apply:

Please click on the Apply button. Please include a short note outlining why you are interested in the role and why you think you are suitable.

In case you have difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please call George Watson at (+1) 929-223-4835 or upload your resume on our website - www.proclinical.com.

A full job description is available on request.

Proclinical is a specialist employment agency and recruitment business, providing job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

Proclinical Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.

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