Major Accountabilities 

• Drives development, implementation and dissemination of strategic global scientific communication plan for assigned priority brand(s) within Global Health (GH)
• Represents the scientific communication function at the GH Medical Leadership Team
• Leads Medical Society Engagement within the priority program or assigned disease area with specific focus on medical education and congress collaboration
• Act as subject matter expert for scientific communications within the program or therapy area
• Accountable for all scientific communication with internal customers in collaboration with GxT, GPT and other Medical/clinical forums
• Establish strong working relationships and actively collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders
• Manage all aspects of publication and medical education agencies in support of scientific communications.
• Manage all financial and contractual aspects of assigned projects, including vendor negotiations in collaboration with procurement
• Contributes to functional excellence projects across GH Medical Affairs, obtaining input from other line functions

Requirements:

• PhD, or PharmD, desirable: MBA, MPH or equivalent degree in health care/medical field
• Fluent oral and written English
• Extensive experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare companies including experiences in countries and/or Global organization (Medical/commercial organizations/departments with focus in Medical Affairs, drug development, or Marketing)
• Demonstrated leadership including management in a matrix environment, across functions, regions and countries with strong influencing, communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills
• Proven project management skills: project design, stakeholder alignment and management, implementation and success measures
• Proven business mindset including innovative and critical thinking with performance-oriented drive

Benefits and rewards:

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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation:

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