Publication Operations Specialist

Merck; Upper Gwynedd Township (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck is seeking an organized Publication Coordinator to join the SCIS department. You will act as a key link between Publication Managers, medical communications partners, and internal/external stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality scientific publications and congress deliverables.

You will drive project tracking, cross-functional communications, and compliance workflows, maintaining records in Datavision and supporting monthly planning, congress activities, and post-congress reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1–2 years of professional experience in medical communications, scientific affairs, or knowledge management preferred.
• Familiarity with publication management software such as Datavision is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Meetings: manage monthly publication team meeting agendas and summaries.
• Congress logistics: support planning, trackers, document trafficking, and abstract planning decks.
• Post-congress: provide ad hoc reporting and update central slide repositories.
• Document flow: coordinate routing, clearance, and independent manuscript reviews.
• External projects: monitor non-SCIS-led initiatives and maintain journal/congress listings.
• Datavision: create, maintain, and reconcile records; run quarterly maintenance and reporting.
• Operations: assist with agency contracting, budget tracking, bibliography management.
• Collaboration/compliance: manage Therapeutic Area MS Teams channels and ensure compliance.

Skills

Project management

Attention to detail

Interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Datavision

Microsoft Office

Job description

Merck is seeking an organized Publication Coordinator to join the SCIS department. You will act as a key link between Publication Managers, medical communications partners, and internal/external stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality scientific publications and congress deliverables.

You will drive project tracking, cross-functional communications, and compliance workflows, maintaining records in Datavision and supporting monthly planning, congress activities, and post-congress reporting.