Director, BPM Evidence Publications CVRM

AstraZeneca; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Health benefits including medical, Rx,

Job summary

AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD, seeks Director, BPM Evidence Publications CVRM (Publications Lead) to develop global publication plans for clinical studies and real-world evidence. You will lead strategy, ensure compliant communications, manage budgets and teams, and collaborate with internal scientists, journals, and external bodies.

A strong pharmacovigilance and AI-enabled workflow knowledge is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline with research experience.
• 5+ years in publications or medical communications within pharma.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Broad understanding of drug development processes.
• Working knowledge of AI/LLM concepts in scientific publishing.
• Experience designing and scaling AI-enabled workflows with measurable impact.
• CMPP Certification and familiarity with publication systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic publication plans for global clinical studies and real-world sources.
• Collaborate with internal colleagues, investigators, journals, and external bodies.
• Ensure ethical compliance with AZ standards and external guidelines.
• Lead integrated external scientific communications for regional affiliates.
• Manage budgets, timelines, and resources in a global organization.

Skills

Publications strategy

Therapy-area expertise

Project management

AI/LLM concepts

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget management

Global/regional coordination

Compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in scientific discipline

Tools

iEnvision

Microsoft Office

Job description

Main Duties And Responsibilities The Director, BPM Evidence Publications CVRM (Publications Lead) has direct accountability for the development and execution of strategic publication plans for global clinical registration studies (R&D) and non-clinical trial sources including HEOR, epidemiology, real-world evidence (RWE), payer, and non-interventional studies. The role drives timely, high-quality and compliant scientific communications by combining deep publications strategy and therapy-area expertise with the responsible use of advanced analytics and AI-enabled tool. As part of this role, the Publications Lead engages and collaborates with internal colleagues and external experts, investigators, journals, conference organizers and external bodies to deliver strategic publication and communication activities. The role also collaborates effectively with regional and country affiliates to develop and maintain integrated external scientific communications plans for regional and local healthcare professionals, payers, and patients. The Publications Lead is further responsible for ensuring ethical compliance with AZ standards and external publication guidelines of the publications plans and deliverables, and they ensure that all publications represent transparent and fair-balanced communications that enhance the Company’s external scientific reputation.

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific discipline with research experience with
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• Demonstrated experience in the publications field, or medical communications gained through working in the pharmaceutical industry or a medical communications agency.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Broad understanding of drug development process.
• Working knowledge of AI/LLM concepts relevant to scientific publishing.
• Demonstrated performance, budget, and resource management skills in a global organization
• Excellent leadership and project management skills to deliver in a complex multidisciplinary environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with external experts, investigators, journal editors and publishers and professional bodies.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple stakeholders and projects to within budget
• Flexibility and adaptability to manage long-term activities in a constantly changing internal and external environment.
• Experience of working globally, cross-culturally and cross-functionally
• Proven experience designing and scaling AI-enabled workflow (e.g. prompt libraries, fine-tuning/evaluating LLMs), with measurable impact, e.g. timelines.
• CMPP Certification.
• Working knowledge of iEnvision publication management system, and Microsoft Office products.
• Strong therapeutic knowledge in cardiovascular, renal and / or metabolic therapy areas, with proven ability to adapt quickly to other therapeutic specialties.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from 164,000 - 247,000 USD Annual (80% - 120%). Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, work is driven by a clear purpose: bending the global mortality curve by bringing life-changing medicines to patients faster, shaping the future by spotting scientifically led opportunities and rapidly scaling them across the healthcare ecosystem. Teams combine deep scientific expertise with commercial insight to design evidence strategies that improve outcomes across the whole patient journey – from clinical trials through to real-world care – in an environment that values autonomy, experimentation, learning from failure and diverse perspectives. Here there is energy, pace and a strong sense of impact: collaborating with top talent across disciplines opens up countless opportunities to grow skills, build a varied career path and develop as a future leader while contributing to meaningful change in cardiovascular, renal, metabolic and other disease areas.

Date Posted

01-Sept-2026

Closing Date

29-Sept-2026

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