Associate Director, Medical Communications – Oncology

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information.

Brief Description

The Associate Director, Medical Communications is responsible for the development of medical publications as well as the management of publication agencies/vendors and the associated budgets, and oversight of internal medical writer led projects. This role collaborates with the medical communication lead for the therapeutic area and the Global Medical Affairs Lead (GMAL) in the development of comprehensive strategic publication plans as well as scientific communication plans. The Associate Director, Medical Communications is also responsible for leadership of the successful and timely implementation of publication and scientific plans within budget. The Associate Director, Medical Communications reports into the Medical Communication Head for the therapeutic area.

Essential Functions

• Lead publication planning teams in assigned therapeutic area(s) and develop/implement comprehensive publication plans in collaboration with the medical communication lead and GMAL.
• Oversee development of abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and manuscripts from Jazz-sponsored clinical trials and research.
• Build effective partnerships with internal stakeholders including medical affairs directors, HEOR, RWE, biostatistics, clinical development, Early Development, medical science liaisons, medical information, and publications team members.
• Establish strong working relationships with authors and external experts.
• Manage day-to-day interactions with publication agencies and participate in vendor selection.
• Manage financial and contractual aspects of assigned projects, including external vendors.
• Coordinate publication reviews and integrate reviewer comments.
• Ensure materials are reviewed and signed off per Jazz publication policies; maintain archives in management systems.
• Review publications for medical accuracy, fair balance, and adherence to Jazz policies and good publication practice.
• Ensure Jazz-sponsored publications comply with Jazz policy and published guidelines (e.g., GPP 2022, ICMJE, CONSORT).
• Develop and maintain content (e.g., slide decks) for Medical Science Liaison (MSL) teams as needed.
• Lead medical communication strategy activities at key medical congresses, including booth panel development, materials, meeting summaries, and post-meeting reviews.
• Support development of scientific communications plans and oversee execution of tactics internally and externally.
• Provide scientific/medical input into commercial strategies.
• Develop and expand scientific proficiency in assigned therapeutic area(s).
• Develop product expertise for Jazz product(s) under responsibility.
• Prepare, analyze, interpret, and summarize data.
• Evaluate study data from tables and listings.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Extensive experience in strategic publication planning and execution.
• Strong knowledge of good publication practices and medical writing guidelines (e.g., GPP 2022, ICMJE, CONSORT).
• Experience collaborating with authors and external experts; ability to interact effectively with stakeholders.
• Experience managing budgets across several projects.
• Experience managing external agencies preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Understanding of clinical trial research, drug development process, and GCP requirements; experience reviewing clinical trial data.
• Prior medical writing experience preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and databases such as PubMed.
• Experience with publication management systems (e.g., PubsHub, Datavision).

Description of Work Environment

• Responsibilities may require working outside of normal hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Occasional public contact requiring appropriate business apparel.
• Travel will vary, approximately 10–20%.

Required/Preferred Education and Licenses

• Advanced scientific degree (Doctorate preferred: PhD, PharmD, or MD).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical medical communications/publications, medical writing, or medical affairs scientific functions, or at a medical communications agency as a medical director/writer; journal editor experience also considered.
• Publications leader experience within the pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Prior oncology experience preferred.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

For US-Based Candidates Only

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and strives to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the full base pay range is: $156,000.00 – $234,000.00.

Individual compensation within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other factors. Compensation decisions will also consider internal equity. This range is reviewed regularly.

Base pay is only one part of the total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for:

• Discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on role).
• Discretionary equity grants under Jazz’s Long Term Equity Incentive Plan.
• Benefits including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation.

For more information on our benefits offerings please visit: Jazz Pharmaceuticals Benefits.

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