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Publications and Scientific Communications Lead

Location

Wilmington, Delaware

Reference: JR161800

About the role

Publications and Scientific Communications Lead

At ICON Strategic Solutions, you will work in a sponsor-dedicated model, supported by ICON’s global expertise.

As the world’s largest FSP organisation, with over 90 sponsor partnerships, we offer stability, career development and a collaborative environment where your work contributes to the development of treatments that benefit patients worldwide.

As a Publications and Scientific Communications Lead at ICON, you will manage the scientific aspects of clinical research projects, ensuring the highest standards of scientific excellence and operational efficiency.

What You Will Do:

You will oversee scientific operations workstreams, ensuring deliverables meet quality and timeline expectations.

Key responsibilities include:

Lead the development and implementation of portfolio asset / product publication strategy and plan
Produce high-quality publications supporting company assets / products and disease education
Contribute to the strategy and development of disease or product scientific platform / statements
Interact and lead discussions with external authors and collaborators within the Medical Affairs, Drug Development, and Drug Discovery organizations to develop publication content related to company studies
Manage external agencies and freelancers involved in the writing, editing, formatting and
Manage the review of publications with authors/reviewers and external authors
Track and report the progress of publication development. Utilize appropriate software to
Write, edit, and format publications as needed. These include primary manuscripts, congress abstracts, slide presentations, and posters
Responsible for budget planning and milestones
Follow published guidelines for authorship and good publication practices
Ensure that medical/scientific publication activities are within company policies, procedures
and good publications practices
Contribute as needed to the maintenance and roll-out of departmental policies

Your Profile:

You will have solid scientific operations experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.

Required qualifications and experience:

Advanced degree in a scientific discipline (e.g., PhD, PharmD)
Minimum 5 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry, a medical communication
Exceptional project management skills
Demonstrated leadership in running a publication strategy and plan, and developing scientific
Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and execute multiple projects; ability to multitask and
Understand the clinical development process, especially clinical study data and outcomes
Ability to critically appraise and apply knowledge gained from the medical/scientific literature.
High attention to details and scientific rigor
Strong interpersonal skills for effective professional communications, aiming to cultivate strong working relationships with both internal and external groups
Demonstrated leadership and cross-functional stakeholder management skills to drive business priorities
Ability to effectively communicate complex medical/scientific information and contribute to medical strategy
Ability to respond to urgent timelines
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) is essential as well as working knowledge of key software applications relevant to publication planning and implementation
Experience in oncology and/or dermatology is a plus
Travel is estimated to be less than 10% of time. Most of the travel activity will be in the U.S. and Europe for conferences

What ICON can offer you: Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

Various annual leave entitlements
A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
Life assurance
Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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Location

Wilmington, Delaware

Reference: JR161800

Publications and Scientific Communications Lead

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