Publications Lead (100% Remote)

Dawar Consulting; San Mateo (CA); Remote; USD 116,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Paid Sick leave

Job summary

Dawar Consulting is assisting a world-leading biotechnology and life sciences company in sourcing a Publications Lead for a 100% remote, long-term contract. The role focuses on leading end-to-end scientific publication activities across cell therapy programs, ensuring quality, compliance, and timely delivery, while coordinating with Medical Affairs, Clinical, HEOR, investigators and external experts.

Pay rate is $102/hr on W2 with medical benefits and paid sick leave.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Life Sciences (PhD, PharmD, MD or MSc).
• 5–7+ years of medical publications experience in pharma/biotech.
• Strong knowledge of ICMJE and GPP guidelines.
• Experience managing publication projects, external vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent project management, prioritization, communication, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead publication planning and execution across manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations.
• Manage publications from planning through submission and post-publication activities.
• Coordinate with Medical Affairs, Clinical, HEOR, investigators, authors, and external experts.
• Oversee medical writing agencies, review deliverables, and manage timelines and risks.
• Maintain publication trackers, calendars, and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with ICMJE, GPP, and internal publication policies.
• Support multiple therapeutic programs and own ongoing projects with minimal onboarding.

Skills

Publication planning

Project management

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Life sciences PhD/MD/PharmD/MSc

Job description

Publications Lead (100% Remote)

San Mateo, United States

Our client, a world leaderin biotechnology and life sciences, is looking for a“Publications Lead(100% Remote)”.

Job Duration:Long Term Contract(Possibility of Extension)

Pay Rate: $102/hr on W2

Company Benefits: Medical, Paid Sick leave(asper state policy)

Responsible for leading and executing scientific publication activitiesacross cell therapy programs within a pharmaceutical or biotechnologyorganization. Manages end-to-end publication development, includingmanuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations, while ensuring scientificquality, compliance, and timely delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead publicationplanning and execution across manuscripts, abstracts, posters, andpresentations.
• Managepublications from initial planning through submission and post-publicationactivities.
• Coordinate withMedical Affairs, Clinical, HEOR, investigators, authors, and externalexperts.
• Oversee medicalwriting agencies, review deliverables, and manage timelines and risks.
• Maintainpublication trackers, calendars, and documentation.
• Ensure compliancewith ICMJE, GPP, and internal publication policies.
• Support multipletherapeutic programs and take ownership of ongoing projects with minimalonboarding.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree inLife Sciences: PhD, PharmD, MD, or MSc.
• 5–7+ years ofmedical publications experience within pharma or biotech.
• Strong knowledgeof ICMJE and GPP publication guidelines.
• Experiencemanaging publication projects, external vendors, and cross-functionalstakeholders.
• Excellent projectmanagement, prioritization, communication, and attention to detail.