Global Head of Scientific Communication

EMD Serono, Inc.; Billerica (MA); On-site; USD 251,000 - 409,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement contributions

Job summary

EMD Serono, Inc. seeks a Global Head of Scientific Communications to lead a ~90-person global Medical Affairs organization, shaping the strategic direction for accurate, objective, and compliant scientific communications across therapeutic areas and the full product lifecycle.

You will oversee the planning, development, review, and approval of scientific content, and manage localization, lifecycle management, and streamlined medical-legal-regulatory review processes, ensuring timely, balanced

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree (PharmD, MD, or PhD) or Master’s in life sciences with equivalent experience.
• 12+ years in Medical Affairs, scientific communications, publications, medical information, or medical writing.
• 8+ years leading global, matrixed organizations with budget and vendor responsibility.
• Strong experience in scientific evidence interpretation, medical review, scientific writing, and compliant communication.
• Familiarity with GPP 2022, ICMJE recommendations, and industry codes (IFPMA, EFPIA, PhRMA).
• Experience with AI and analytics applications in Medical Affairs, including governance & compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a ~90-person global organization across Scientific Communication Asset Leads, Scientific Content Creation, and Medical Information.
• Define and implement global Medical Affairs scientific communication strategy across therapeutic areas and product lifecycles.

Skills

Strategic communications

Budget & vendor management

AI analytics in Medical Affairs

Global leadership

Regulatory compliance

GPP 2022 & ICMJE knowledge

Stakeholder management

Content governance

Education

Advanced scientific degree (PharmD/MD/PhD)

Master’s degree in life sciences (considered)

12+ years Medical Affairs experience

Job description

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role

At the intersection of science, strategy, and patient impact, this role offers a rare opportunity to shape how medical evidence reaches the people who need it most. As Global Head of Scientific Communications, you will lead a global organization of approximately 90 professionals across Scientific Communication Asset Leads, Scientific Content Creation, and Medical Information, setting the strategic direction for how scientific evidence is communicated accurately, objectively, and compliantly to healthcare professionals, patients, caregivers, field medical teams, and other Medical Affairs stakeholders.

In this pivotal role, you will define and implement the global Medical Affairs scientific communication strategy across therapeutic areas and the full product lifecycle. You will oversee the planning, development, review, approval, localization, and lifecycle management of scientific communication assets, including modular and omnichannel-ready content, while driving a streamlined medical-legal-regulatory review process. You will provide strategic oversight of global publication plans, ensuring adherence to GPP 2022 and ICMJE recommendations, and lead the global Medical Information strategy to deliver timely, accurate, balanced, and non-promotional responses to inquiries.

As a member of the Global Medical Affairs leadership team, you will partner with Clinical Development, Regulatory, Commercial, Compliance, and Communications functions while retaining Medical Affairs ownership of scientific communication and medical information standards. You will champion the responsible adoption of generative AI and advanced analytics across content development and medical information, ensuring human scientific oversight, quality control, and compliance guardrails are maintained throughout. You will protect scientific and medical integrity, manage budgets, resources, vendors, and technology investments, and deliver measurable outcomes including content utilization, medical information response service levels, and team engagement.

Who You Are

Basic/Minimum Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree (PharmD, MD, or PhD); a Master's degree in a life science with equivalent experience will be considered.
• 12+ years of experience in Medical Affairs, scientific communications, publications, medical information, or medical writing within the biopharmaceutical industry or a similarly regulated environment.
• 8+ years of experience leading global, matrixed, multi-site organizations, including budget and vendor responsibility.
• Experienced in scientific evidence and data interpretation, medical review, scientific writing, and compliant communication.
• Working knowledge of GPP 2022, ICMJE recommendations, and applicable industry codes (IFPMA, EFPIA, PhRMA, and local codes).
• Working knowledge of AI and analytics applications in Medical Affairs, including compliance and quality implications.
• Experience with strategic planning, operating model design, governance, budgets, vendors, digital platforms, and performance measurement.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with artificial intelligence technologies, including their practical applications, limitations, and ethical considerations, and governance implications, to make informed and responsible decisions in a regulated Medical Affairs environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• CMPP certification (ISMPP).
• Experience with content and medical-legal-regulatory platforms and omnichannel engagement strategies.
• Experience in Oncology, Immunology, Neurology, or Fertility.
• Medical education or accredited continuing medical education experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across seniority levels, functions, and cultures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change management and business-process transformation, including digital and AI-enabled ways of working.
• Patient-centric mindset, including a commitment to health literacy and plain-language communication.

Pay Range for this position: $251,000- $409,300

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.

What we offer:

We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!