Associate Director, Global Publications

Responsibilities

• Strategic Publication Planning: Lead the development, alignment, and execution of comprehensive global publication plans across preclinical and clinical assets to support scientific communications goals.
• Publication Execution & Oversight: Drive the end-to-end development of peer-reviewed manuscripts, congress abstracts, posters, and oral presentations in collaboration with internal authors, external investigators, and medical writers.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Clinical Development/Sciences, Biometrics, Translational Research, Regulatory Affairs, and Medical Affairs to ensure scientific accuracy, data alignment, and timely publication of study findings.
• Steering Committee Leadership: Establish and manage program-specific Publication Steering Committees (PSCs) and author working groups; facilitate authorship meetings, consensus-building, and data disclosure reviews.
• Agency & Vendor Management: Manage, and oversee external medical communications agencies, scientific writers, and graphics vendors, within scope, and in alignment with company standards.
• Compliance & Governance: Ensure all publication deliverables strictly adhere to Encoded’s Publication Policies, Good Publication Practice guidelines, the International Committee for Medical Journal Editors Recommendations for the Conduct, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Systems & Workflow Management: Oversee publication management software/tools for submission tracking, Medical–Legal–Regulatory (MLR) reviews, author agreements, and archival processes.
• Congress Strategy & Execution: Contribute to strategic congress planning, coordinate publication disclosures aligned with key scientific congresses; oversee scientific session coverage, presentation logistics, and post-congress scientific debriefs.
• Support for Patient Advocacy and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) publications, as needed
• Travel internationally & domestically as required.

Qualifications

• A minimum of twelve years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or eight years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with three to five years of experience; or equivalent experience.
• Three to five years of medical writing, publications, or scientific communications experience within the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry or a medical communications agency. Strong understanding of scientific publication processes, data communication, medical terminology, statistical methods, and compliance principles.
• Proven ability to draft clear, concise scientific content and translate technical data for diverse audiences.
• Excellent writing, editing, and project management skills with strong attention to detail.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple deliverables concurrently under standard supervision.
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills and comfort working across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to communicate complex scientific information empathetically with patient communities.
• Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe presentation tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, or MD) in a life science field.
• Experience in gene therapy, epilepsy, neuroscience, or rare disease.
• Knowledge of digital and multimedia scientific communication formats.
• Comfort with graphic design and video editing tools