Associate Director, Medical Communications - Oncology (Remote)

Job Description

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to \ntransform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing \nlife-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no \ntherapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading \ntherapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. \nOur patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development \nadvancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and \nneuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development \nlaboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to \nserving patients worldwide. Please visit\nwww.jazzpharmaceuticals.com\nfor more information.

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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

• Responsible for leading publication planning teams in assigned therapeutic area(s) along with the development and implementation of a comprehensive publication plan. Strategic publication planning is conducted in collaboration with the medical communication lead for the therapeutic area and the GMAL.
• Responsible for the overseeing the development of abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and manuscripts from Jazz sponsored clinical trials and other Jazz sponsored research.
• Build effective partnerships with all internal stakeholders, including regional and global medical affairs directors, other medical communication leads, HEOR, RWE, biostatistics, clinical development, Early Development, medical science liaisons, medical information, and other members of the publications team.
• Establish strong working relationships with authors and other external experts.
• Manage day to day interactions with publication agencies and participate in vendor selection activities.
• Manage all financial and contractual aspects of assigned projects, including external vendors.
• Coordinate publication reviews and integration of reviewer comments.
• Ensure that all developed materials are reviewed and appropriately signed off according to Jazz publication policies and procedures and maintain archive of approved materials within the appropriate management system.
• Assist in the review of publications for medical accuracy, fair balance, and ensuring adherence to Jazz policies and good publication practice.
• Ensure all Jazz-sponsored publications are developed according to Jazz publication policy and good publication practice, including published guidelines (e.g., GPP 2022, ICMJE, CONSORT).
• Develop and maintain content (e.g., slide decks) for Medical Science Liaison (MSL) teams for assigned product(s) as needed.
• In collaboration with key stakeholders within medical affairs functions, lead the medical communication strategy activities at key medical congresses, including the medical and / or therapeutic area booth panel development, other booth materials, meeting summaries to internal audiences, and post-meeting slide reviews to internal audiences; ensure all materials undergo appropriate medical affairs review committee assessment. Where additional staff exist in this role, help to provide strategic oversight and medical review of activities.
• Support development of scientific communications plans and oversee execution of tactics both internally and externally.
• Provide scientific / medical input into the development of 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.
• The Associate Director, Medical Communication reports into the Medical Communication Head for the therapeutic area.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Description of Work Environment

Required / Preferred Education and Licenses

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 we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the full and complete base pay range is : $156,000.00 - $234,000.00

Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The goal is to ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the candidate's expertise and contributions, within the established pay framework and our Total Compensation philosophy. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.

At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz's Long Term Equity Incentive Plan.

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here :