As a rising force within AZ’s global business, our Global Hub in the vibrant city of Barcelona has quickly brought together momentum to become a meaningful international center of excellence in the fight against critical disease. Already, we are hugely proud of our contribution in progressing a world-leading pipeline of
therapeutics, with a shared purpose to transform patients’ lives.

We're looking for a Publications Lead to join our team:

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Publications Lead (Director of Scientific Publications), Early Respiratory & Immunology has direct accountability for the development and execution of strategic publication plans for drug projects entering and already in the early clinical phase (pre-clinical, translational, and up to phase 2a). As part of this role, the Publications Lead must have a strategic attitude as well as scientific curiosity in order to engage and collaborate with internal colleagues and external guides, scientists, investigators, journals, conference organizers and external bodies to deliver proactive publication and communication activities.

The role also collaborates and leads alignment across multiple functions in the business to deliver standard methodology training, drive innovation, and ensure the accuracy of metrics. Publications Lead is also further responsible for ensuring ethical compliance with AstraZeneca policy and external publication guidelines of the publications plans and deliverables, and they ensure that all publications represent clear and fairly balanced communications that enhance the Company’s external scientific reputation.

Design and facilitate project strategic workshops to ensure scientific stories and lexicons are aligned with both product and therapy area strategy through liaison with the cross-functional team and the therapy area leadershipOwn the translation of scientific and early clinical data into appropriate and timely publications for scientists, healthcare professionals, and patients while ensuring that transparency requirements are metLead a cross-functional publications team and serve as key internal and external point of contact regarding publication program status, ensuring proactive communication with key internal partners, external scientists and investigators, and alliance partnersLead day-to-day management of assigned multiple publication plans, including budgeting and tracking, working closely with all members of key cross-functional product teamsCollaborate optimally with high-level publications representatives in other therapy areas to lead agreement on guidelines, vision, and processesProvide publications and internal communications expertise, including the provision of training on standard methodologies and the creation of new processes when requiredOwn the output, compliance and budget as per contract terms for vendor medical communication agencies responsible for key publication plan deliverablesKeep up-to-date on scientific literature and publishing trends to ensure compliance with ethical standards and external codes in scientific and medical publishing.

Essential Requirements

Proven experience in medical communications gained through working in the pharmaceutical industry or a medical communications agencyBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in the biological or health sciencesFamiliarity with the drug development process, Good Publications Practice, ICMJE recommendations, and the peer-reviewed publication processDemonstrated publications budget and vendor experienceExcellent leadership and project management skills to deliver multiple parallel projects in a complex multidisciplinary environmentAbility to establish and maintain professional relationships with senior collaborators, external authorities, scientists, investigators, journal editors and publishers and professional bodiesFlexibility and adaptability to independently handle long-term activities in a constantly changing internal and external environment

Desirable Requirements

Post-doctoral degree in the biological or health sciences, or equivalent experienceCuriosity and ability to seek new understanding in scientific data and methodological innovationsExperience of working globally, cross-culturally and cross-functionallyCMPP certification

Date Posted

05-feb-2025

Closing Date

19-feb-2025

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