Global Hematology Scientific Communications Director

AstraZeneca; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 231,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Health benefits (medical, prescription

Dental and vision coverage

Job summary

AstraZeneca Rare Disease (Alexion division) in Boston seeks a Director of Global Scientific Communications, Hematology, to lead publication planning, medical education, and strategic communications for a high-impact hematology portfolio. The role emphasizes scientific credibility, stakeholder alignment, and global influence across lifecycle stages.

The successful candidate will chair the Hematology Global Publication Team, manage timelines and resources, and advance publication priorities while

Qualifications

• An advanced degree, such as a PhD, PharmD, or MD.
• Seven (7) to ten (10) years of relevant experience in a pharmaceutical company or medical communications agency, or significant independent scientific communications or publications consultancy experience supporting the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong experience in strategic publication planning, including scientific platform development, tactical publication planning, and implementation.
• Experience planning and developing medical education materials and scientific program
• Working knowledge of AI-enabled tools for scientific communications responsibly, including literature review, content development, and summarization, with the judgment to evaluate outputs for scientific accuracy, compliance, confidentiality, and company policy alignment.
• The ability to independently develop strategic and tactical publication plans, make sound recommendations, and drive execution without requiring close day-to-day direction.
• Strong writing skills and the ability to critically interpret and contextualize complex scientific and clinical data for physicians, patients, payers, and other audiences.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the ability to influence without direct authority, manage senior stakeholders, push back constructively, and negotiate independently to resolve competing priorities.
• Willingness and ability to travel within the US and internationally, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead global scientific communications strategy: Develop communications strategies and publication plans for assigned Hematology products and indications, aligned with global medical, brand, and corporate priorities.
• Chair Global Publication Teams: Lead Global Publication Team meetings and activities, drive agenda priorities, facilitate decisions, resolve stakeholder misalignment, and ensure clear ownership of next steps.
• Exercise independent judgment: Make informed recommendations, elevate only when appropriate, and independently negotiate timelines, resources, authorship considerations, agency deliverables, and competing stakeholder priorities while maintaining scientific integrity and compliance.
• Deliver scientific communications: Lead timely development of abstracts, posters, oral presentations, manuscripts, slide decks, and related scientific deliverables.
• Develop medical education initiatives: Plan and implement congress symposia and other scientific programs that communicate important information to medical and scientific audiences.
• Manage cross-functional partnerships: Build strong relationships across Global Medical Communications, Medical Affairs, clinical, biostatistics, product, agency, and other internal teams. Influence without direct authority and constructively challenge partners when scientific, operational, or compliance risks arise.

Skills

Strategic publication planning

Leadership

Scientific writing

Stakeholder management

Independent judgment

Travel willingness

Communication

AI tools evaluation

Education

PhD/MD/PharmD

CMPP certification

Hematology/rare diseases background

Tools

AI-enabled tools for scientific communications

Job description

AstraZeneca Rare Disease (Alexion division) in Boston seeks a Director of Global Scientific Communications, Hematology, to lead publication planning, medical education, and strategic communications for a high-impact hematology portfolio. The role emphasizes scientific credibility, stakeholder alignment, and global influence across lifecycle stages.

The successful candidate will chair the Hematology Global Publication Team, manage timelines and resources, and advance publication priorities while