Publications and Scientific Communications Lead

Job Description

Job Description

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
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• Manage the review of publications with authors/reviewers and external authors
• Track and report the progress of publication development. Utilize appropriate software to
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• 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
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• 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
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• Exceptional project management skills
• Demonstrated leadership in running a publication strategy and plan, and developing scientific
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• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and execute multiple projects; ability to multitask and
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• Understand the clinical development process, especially clinical study data and outcomes
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• 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

Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.

Rewards & Benefits

ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.

Benefits may include:

• Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
• Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
• Retirement and pension plans
• Life assurance and disability coverage
• Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
• Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways

Benefits may vary depending on role and location.

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

Inclusion and Accessibility

ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.

If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request  here .

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