What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director, Publications position at GSK?
Posted Date: Nov 28 2022
The Global Publications Associate Director will Lead the establishment of Strategic Publications Plans alignment with overall medical communication strategy and objectives for a given asset and in alignment with overall publication strategy established at above asset-level/full region. To achieve this, the Global Publications Associate Director will work closely with the Global Publications Director.
The Global Publications Associate Director is responsible for ensuring advanced execution of plans/part of plans, in a timely manner according to plan prioritization, available resources and following GSK policies, good publication practices and highest standards quality. The post-holder will be involved in the editorial review of key priority publications, oversee the quality of document tracking in the publications management system, and assist with reporting and monitoring processes.
The post- holder will be viewed as a publication professional with great understanding of GPP and ICMJE to foster compliant development of accurate and timely publications. These activities will support the Global Medical Affairs plans and GSK organizational objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for leading a cross-functional publication team to develop strategic publications plans and detailed tactics to execute those plans.
- Work closely with medical function to incorporate the strategic publication plan into the medical strategic framework
- Ensure global and regional/country alignment and input on plans in collaboration with Regional Publications team.
- Communicate effectively about the plan to different audiences
- Oversee effective execution of publication plans within a rigorous framework that operates according to established best practices.
- Manage external agencies in production of these and other deliverables when appropriate and necessary
- Strong and continual focus on scientific integrity and ethics and comfortable challenging any digression from company policy or values
- Manage all financial and contractual aspects of assigned projects, including vendor relationships
- Establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders internally (product teams, LOCs) and externally
- Serve as the point of contact and publications expert for internal stakeholders and external stakeholders (e.g., consultants, advisors, external experts, journals, and professional societies)
- Be the spoken person for all aspects related to the publications within a given asset
- Manage a complex network of stakeholders and ensure proactive communication putting the Publication plans in context for the specific needs of the functions/seniority levels.
- Be part of cross-functional initiatives in line with achieving overall team objectives
- Recognizes emerging compliance risks and proactively contributes to risk mitigation plans. Lead efforts to establish and strategically deliver enterprise best practice.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- Bachelor’s degree in science, pharmacy or other allied health field, medical communications, or related subject.
- 5 years’ experience in publications management, scientific communications and/or medical affairs with an external scientific engagement focus
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- MSc or PhD or medical degree in science, pharmacy, or other allied health field.
- Experience in pharmaceutical environment
- Ability to critically analyse and interpret data.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Well organized and able to deliver multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to work independently on specific identified tasks.
- Ability to prioritize workload and makes an accurate determination of timeframe for project completion.
- Effectively communicates with team members and stakeholders regarding the planning and development of publication deliverables, including the management of agency partners and the associated budgets.
- Experience in influencing within a multifunctional matrix team.
- Demonstrate the personal and scientific credibility to engage with global external experts recognized to be leaders in their medicine.
- Skillful in building and maintaining business relationships (both internal and external) at all levels across the matrix.
- Ability to influence others and to work through complex issues to reach appropriate consensus – be able to provide examples of having listened to the perspectives of others and influenced a change in perspective in others.
- Knowledge of GSK processes and Scientific Engagement principles and operating practices.
- Familiarity of or experience with Datavision/Envision Publication software.
- Demonstrate leadership qualities.
- Demonstrate solution thinking.
Why GSK?
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
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GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.
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