Associate Scientific Director, Publications

Location: USA Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time

Our client is a global medical communications agency partnering with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to develop impactful scientific communication strategies across a range of therapeutic areas. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an Associate Scientific Director, Publications to join a leading publications account.

This is an excellent opportunity for a publications professional looking to take on greater strategic responsibility while remaining closely involved in publication planning, scientific content development, and client partnership activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of publication plans across a large oncology account.
• Provide strategic guidance on publication strategy, scientific messaging, and data dissemination initiatives.
• Develop abstracts, posters, manuscripts, congress materials, and related scientific deliverables.
• Serve as a trusted scientific partner to clients, offering consultative support throughout the publication lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including medical writers, editors, and client services to ensure timely project delivery.
• Maintain a strong understanding of publication best practices, industry guidelines, and evolving scientific communication trends.
• Support publication planning meetings, author engagement, and congress preparation activities.
• Manage 1-2 direct reports.

Qualifications

• PhD, PharmD, or equivalent advanced life sciences degree required.
• Minimum of 4+ years of medical communications agency experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting scientific publications programs in an agency setting.
• Strong understanding of publication planning and execution, including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and congress-related deliverables.
• Excellent scientific writing, data interpretation, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced client-service environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Oncology experience is highly preferred.
• Previous mentoring or management experience within an agency setting.

If you are looking to join a highly respected medical communications organization where you can make a meaningful impact on publication strategy while advancing your scientific leadership career, we would love to hear from you.