Senior Manager, Scientific Communications

Philips; United States; Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and Benefits

401k match

Stock purchase plan

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Philips is seeking a Senior Manager, Scientific Communications to lead global strategy and execution of compliant publications, presentations, and regulatory documents. You will partner with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams to advance scientific presence and mentor junior staff.

You will manage submission workflows, SOPs, and evidence governance while improving communication quality, timeliness, and impact across devices and therapeutic areas. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in medical device/biotech medical affairs or 3 years with a master’s degree.
• Experience with publication planning and regulatory documentation.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams and manage strategic relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead global scientific communication strategy and execution across publications, abstracts, and regulatory documents.
• Oversee submission, review, and publication workflows; maintain SOPs for evidence capture and data integrity.
• Collaborate with senior leaders, external authors, investigators and stakeholders to align messaging and training.
• Deliver compliant, timely communications that enhance scientific credibility and conference engagement.
• Utilize templates and software to develop, approve, track, and disseminate scientific materials.

Skills

Scientific communications

Regulatory content

Publication planning

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in medical/clinical affairs

Master's degree in medical sciences

Tools

Manuscript software

Presentation software

Literature management tools

Job description

Job Title

Senior Manager, Scientific Communications

Job Description

Senior Manager, Scientific Communications

The Senior Manager, Scientific Communications for Ambulatory Monitoring & Diagnostics leads global scientific communication strategy and execution, developing accurate, clear, and compliant publications, presentations, and regulatory documents aligned with organizational objectives and business priorities. The role partners with senior leaders, cross-functional teams, authors, investigators, and scientific organizations to strengthen the organization’s scientific presence while mentoring junior team members and advancing team performance.

Your role:

• Lead global scientific communication strategy aligned with organizational objectives, product strategy, and industry standards; develop and refine manuscripts, abstracts, conference presentations, clinical study reports, briefing documents, regulatory dossiers, and other compliant scientific and regulatory content.
• Oversee submission, review, approval, and publication workflows; maintain SOPs for evidence capture, device and system performance, safety, and data integrity; and implement best practices that improve communication quality, efficiency, timeliness, and impact.
• Partner with senior leadership, cross-functional teams, internal stakeholders, external authors, investigators, speakers, and scientific organizations to align messaging, support collaborative research, manage strategic relationships, deliver scientific training, and coach junior team members.
• Strengthen the organization’s scientific credibility, visibility, and influence by delivering accurate, clear, ethical, and timely communications; success is reflected in compliant publication and regulatory deliverables, on‑time dissemination of research findings, effective conference engagement, stakeholder alignment, evidence currency, and achievement of individual and team goals.
• Use publication and regulatory document templates, manuscript and presentation software, literature and evidence‑management resources, submission and review workflows, SOP repositories, project‑tracking tools, and virtual collaboration platforms to develop, approve, track, and disseminate scientific materials.

You’re the right fit if:

• You have a minimum of 5 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree or 3 years of experience with a master’s degree in medical or clinical Affairs within the medical device or biotech industry, or an equivalent field. Experience with similar therapeutic area medical device products strongly preferred.
• Your skills include commercial and business acumen, Clinical and Medical Affairs expertise, regulatory requirements, stakeholder management, publication planning and execution, technical presentations, communications development, scientific literature reviews, and content authoring tools.
• You have a Bachelor’s or master’s degree in medical science, Nursing, or an equivalent field; an MD, PhD in Nursing, Medical Science, or an equivalent discipline is strongly preferred. No specific certification is required or preferred.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
• Preferred candidates bring 5-7 years of Medical or Clinical Affairs experience in the medical device or biotech industry and can communicate technical and scientific information effectively while influencing cross‑functional stakeholders. Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% required.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office‑based teams, this means working in‑person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full‑time presence in the company's facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company's main facilities, generally at the customers' or suppliers' locations.

This is a field‑based role.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

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Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in AL, AZ, AR, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MS, MO, MN, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, or WY is $133,000 to $212,000

The pay range for this position in AK, DE, HI, MD, MN, and RI is $000,000 to $140,000 to $223,000.

The pay range for this position in CA, CT, DC, MA, NJ, NY, or WA is $149,000 to $237,000.

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographic location, and internal equity.

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long‑term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work‑authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to posted locations.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug‑free workplace.