General description

Responsible for the planning and delivering of scientific publications for a project, in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team of experts

Key responsibilities & accountabilities

• Publication Planning
  • Owner of publication plan per project(s)/product(s) under responsibility  (including congress plan) based on data availability and the target product profile or product positioning
  • Leads publications teams for the development and approval of product publication strategy and plan, ensuring full publication team input into publication planning: Clinical, Commercial, Medical Affairs
  • Incorporates the preclinical, clinical, epidemiology and health economics publication plans into client’s Global Publication Plan
• Publication Expert and Content related activities:
  • Develops scientific expertise and knowledge in project area
  • Acts as client’s Company Editor for publications:
    • Follows ICMJE publication guidelines
    • Ensures high scientific accuracy and correct interpretation of clinical study data in publications, in collaboration with internal and external authors and in line with commercial/communication strategy
    • Edits content, format, style, format, grammar, logic and consistency, according to journal or congress requirements
  • Prepares briefing packages for publication writers, including key messages, tables, templates and working procedures
  • Prepares  responses to reviewers/peer reviewers and journal editors comments
• Project Management related activities (Publication Delivery)
  • Uses and updates client’s database for publication planning, tracking, and report management
  • Actively drives the development of plans and the delivery of publications according to agreed timelines
  • Ensures respect of client’s procedures regarding publication review and sign-off by all required parties prior to submission

  • Provides regular publication updates to Medical affairs and to Clinical Trial Register team

Required education & skills

• Bachelors Degree in life science, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology (preferably post-graduate degree or PhD)
• 3-5 years experience in science, publication or regulatory writing (during PhD, MsC or post-doc experience or within a pharma industry environement).
• Excellent English skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent communication; diplomacy, comfort with a variety of styles and high cultural sensitivity
• Strong negotiating skills
• Excellent team worker with strong listening skills
• IT skills include knowledge of ppt, word and excel and internet navigation.
• Project Management skills
• Meeting facilitation skills (matrix teams with no direct reporting hierarchies)