Publications and Scientific Communications Lead

Lever, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Lever, Inc. (on behalf of a partner company) in India seeks a Publications and Scientific Communications Lead to steer publication strategy and scientific communications across a portfolio of products and disease areas.

This role combines strategic planning, scientific writing, project leadership, and cross-functional collaboration with Medical Affairs, Drug Development, and external authors to deliver manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and other materials.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a scientific discipline (PhD or PharmD).
• 5+ years of relevant pharmaceutical/medical communications experience.
• Strong scientific writing experience is essential.
• Ability to lead publication strategies, plans and platforms.
• Excellent project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Understanding of clinical development and interpretation of study data.
• Attention to detail and adherence to best publication practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of publication strategies for assets and products.
• Develop manuscripts, congress abstracts, posters, and presentations.
• Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Drug Development, and Drug Discovery.
• Manage external agencies and freelance contributors.
• Oversee publication reviews and author contributions across teams.
• Track milestones, budgets, and project deliverables in publication systems.

Skills

Publication strategy

Scientific writing

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Education

PhD

PharmD

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Journal databases

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Publications and Scientific Communications Lead based in India.

Lead publication strategy and scientific communications across a portfolio of products and disease areas.
This role combines strategic planning, scientific writing, project leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.
You will guide the development of manuscripts, congress abstracts, posters, presentations, and other scientific materials.
The position involves close collaboration with medical affairs, drug development, drug discovery, external authors, and scientific partners.
You will also oversee external agencies and freelancers while ensuring projects meet quality, compliance, and publication standards.
Success requires strong scientific judgment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and urgent timelines.
The role offers the opportunity to influence how clinical and scientific evidence is communicated to professional audiences.

Accountabilities

• Lead the development and implementation of publication strategies and plans for portfolio assets and products.
• Develop high-quality scientific publications supporting products, assets, and disease education initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of disease and product scientific platforms, statements, and related communication strategies.
• Collaborate with internal teams across Medical Affairs, Drug Development, and Drug Discovery to develop publication content based on clinical and scientific studies.
• Lead discussions with external authors, collaborators, and scientific stakeholders throughout the publication development process.
• Manage external agencies and freelance contributors supporting writing, editing, formatting, and submission of manuscripts and conference materials.
• Coordinate publication reviews with authors, reviewers, and external contributors, ensuring feedback is incorporated appropriately.
• Write, edit, and format primary manuscripts, congress abstracts, slide presentations, posters, and other scientific materials as required.
• Track publication milestones, project status, drafts, author feedback, and internal reviews and approvals using appropriate publication management systems.
• Manage publication budgets, timelines, milestones, and project deliverables.
• Ensure publication activities follow established authorship guidelines, good publication practices, and applicable internal policies and procedures.
• Contribute to the maintenance and implementation of departmental publication policies and processes.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a scientific discipline, such as a PhD or PharmD.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience within the pharmaceutical industry, medical communications, or a consulting organization, preferably in publication management or senior-level scientific content review.
• Strong scientific and medical writing experience is essential.
• Demonstrated ability to lead publication strategies, publication plans, and the development of scientific platforms.
• Exceptional project management skills, with the ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate, and execute multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of the clinical development process, particularly clinical study data and outcome measures.
• Ability to critically evaluate and apply information from medical and scientific literature.
• High level of attention to detail, scientific rigor, and quality.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership and cross-functional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive priorities and maintain alignment across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to communicate complex medical and scientific information clearly and contribute to broader medical strategy.
• Comfortable working independently while also collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to respond effectively to urgent timelines and shifting priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Familiarity with publication planning and implementation tools, literature search indexes, journal databases, and related scientific software.
• Experience in oncology and/or dermatology is a plus.
• Willingness to travel occasionally, with travel expected to be less than 10% of working time, primarily for scientific conferences in the United States and Europe.

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead publication strategy and scientific communications across a portfolio of products and disease areas.
• Exposure to clinical development, medical affairs, drug discovery, and scientific research environments.
• High-impact collaboration with internal scientific teams, external authors, agencies, and other experts.
• Ownership of manuscripts, abstracts, posters, presentations, and broader scientific communication initiatives.
• Opportunities to apply and further develop scientific writing, publication management, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• International exposure through collaboration with global stakeholders and participation in scientific conferences.
• Limited travel requirements, estimated at less than 10% of working time.