Publications and Scientific Communications Lead

Kaztronix; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaztronix is seeking an experienced Publications Manager to lead the development and execution of publication strategy for portfolio assets and disease education. You will coordinate with medical affairs, drug development, and external authors to deliver high-quality manuscripts and conference materials.

This role requires 5+ years in pharma or medical communications, advanced scientific training (PhD/PharmD), and strong project management skills. Some travel and budget oversight are involved.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a scientific discipline (e.g., PhD, PharmD).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in pharma/medical communications as a publication manager or senior reviewer.
• Exceptional project management and leadership in publication strategy development.
• Ability to plan, prioritize and execute multiple projects within timelines.
• Strong understanding of clinical development data and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of portfolio publication strategy and plan.
• Produce publications and disease education materials with high quality.
• Coordinate with external authors, collaborators, and agencies for manuscript submission.
• Manage review processes with authors and external reviewers.
• Track progress and use software to catalogue drafts and approvals.
• Write, edit, and format manuscripts, abstracts, slides, and posters.
• Oversee budget planning and milestone tracking.
• Ensure compliance with authorship guidelines and good publication practices.

Skills

Project management

Publication strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Timely delivery

Education

PhD or PharmD

Tools

Microsoft Office

iEnvision

Publication databases

Job description

Essential Functions of the Job (Key responsibilities)

• Lead the development and implementation of portfolio asset / product publication strategy and plan
• Produce high-quality publications supporting assets / products and disease education
• Contribute to the strategy and development of disease or product scientific platform / statements
• Interact and lead discussions with external authors and collaborators within the Medical Affairs, Drug Development, and Drug Discovery organizations to develop publication content related to studies
• Manage external agencies and freelancers involved in the writing, editing, formatting and submission of articles to peer-reviewed scientific journals and scientific/medical conferences
• Manage the review of publications with authors/reviewers and external authors
• Track and report the progress of publication development. Utilize appropriate software to catalogue project status, drafts, author comments, and Incyte reviews/approvals
• Write, edit, and format publications as needed. These include primary manuscripts, congress abstracts, slide presentations, and posters
• Responsible for budget planning and milestones
• Follow published guidelines for authorship and good publication practices
• Ensure that medical/scientific publication activities are within company policies, procedures and good publications practices
• Contribute as needed to the maintenance and roll-out of departmental policies

Qualifications (Minimal acceptable level of education, work experience, and competency)

• Advanced degree in a scientific discipline (e.g., PhD, PharmD)
• Minimum 5 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry, a medical communication company, or a consulting organization, as a publication manager or senior level content reviewer. Writing experience is essential.
• Exceptional project management skills
• Demonstrated leadership in running a publication strategy and plan, and developing scientific platforms
• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and execute multiple projects; ability to multitask and work both independently and within multi-disciplinary teams
• Understand the clinical development process, especially clinical study data and outcomes measures
• Ability to critically appraise and apply knowledge gained from the medical/scientific literature.
• High attention to details and scientific rigor
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective professional communications, aiming to cultivate strong working relationships with both internal and external groups
• Demonstrated leadership and cross-functional stakeholder management skills to drive business priorities
• Ability to effectively communicate complex medical/scientific information and contribute to medical strategy
• Ability to respond to urgent timelines
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) is required, as well as familiarity and working knowledge of key software applications relevant to publication planning and implementation (e.g., iEnvision, literature search indices, journal databases, etc.)
• Experience in oncology and/or dermatology is a plus
• Travel is estimated to be less than 10% of time. Most of the travel activity will be in the U.S. and Europe for scientific conferences.

Kaztronix is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. In addition, all human resource actions in such areas as compensation, employee benefits, transfers, layoffs, training and development are to be administered objectively, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

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