Sr Director, Scientific Comms & Publications

Sr Director, Scientific Comms & Publications

Role Summary

The Senior Director, Scientific Communications & Publications, reporting to the Head of US HEOR/RWE, is a critical leadership role responsible for setting and executing the U.S. scientific communications and publications vision and strategy across pipeline and marketed assets. This role requires working collaboratively with global teams to support and align with Servier’s overarching scientific publications and communications strategy, ensuring consistency, quality, and integration across U.S. and global efforts. Scientific Communications & Publications is a key functional pillar within U.S. Medical Affairs, and the Senior Director will be an integral member of the extended Medical Affairs leadership community.

This leader oversees scientific and medical communications, publications strategy, omnichannel scientific engagement, and KOL/TAE engagement planning. The role also leads Medical Congress scientific communications strategy, including development and oversight of medical booth content. They will collaborate closely with Medical Affairs, HEOR/RWE, Global Medical, Global Publications, R&D, Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Commercial teams to ensure high-quality, aligned, and impactful scientific communication.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, forward-thinking scientific leader with deep therapeutic knowledge in oncology, and neurology, and substantial experience supporting both pipeline and on-market assets. This individual must excel at governance, process development, cross-functional alignment, communication skills, team management and leadership.

Primary Responsibilities:

Publications & Scientific Communications Strategy

• Define the overarching scientific communication strategy, including abstracts, manuscripts, posters, oral presentations, publication extenders, and omnichannel content, to support therapeutic area and organizational objectives.
• Ensure the development of best-in-class, scientifically rigorous materials and resources for Field Medical teams, enabling impactful scientific exchange with external stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain strategic alignment with Global Publications, alliance partners, and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring harmonized publication planning, compliance with Servier SOPs, GPP, and ICMJE guidelines, and adherence to enterprise scientific standards.
• Lead proactive identification of opportunities to enhance scientific impact, including digital, omnichannel, and innovative communication approaches.
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Publications & Scientific Communications function to measure progress toward strategic goals, including publication timelines, quality, compliance, stakeholder satisfaction, and scientific impact.

Annual Publications & Scientific Communications Planning

• Lead the development and successful execution of the annual scientific communications and publications plan, translating strategic priorities into actionable objectives and timelines across all pipeline and marketed products.
• Drive cross-functional planning meetings to set tactical priorities, identify resource needs, and define deliverables for abstracts, manuscripts, posters, oral presentations, and digital/omnichannel content.
• Incorporate emerging clinical data, trial milestones, regulatory updates, and scientific insights to update publication and communications priorities in real time.
• Facilitate execution oversight, ensuring all publications and communications meet quality, compliance, and alignment standards.
• Integrate digital enhancements and omnichannel strategies to maximize reach, scientific impact, and accessibility of communications.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including KOLs/TAEs, Global Publications, R&D, Clinical, and Commercial teams, to ensure coordinated delivery and alignment with broader Medical Affairs initiatives.

Omnichannel Scientific Engagement

• Lead omnichannel strategy development for scientific content across digital, hybrid, and in-person channels, with a strong emphasis on creating high-impact, user-friendly resources that enable Field Medical teams to deliver credible, consistent, and compelling scientific exchange.
• Ensure all content is optimized for platform-specific engagement while maintaining scientific rigor, accuracy, and alignment across formats—including key resources designed specifically to support Field Medical insights generation and stakeholder interactions.

Key Opinion Leader / Therapeutic Area Expert Engagement

• Collaborate with Field Medical and Medical Strategy teams to support KOL/TAE engagement strategies and ensure scientific content aligns with external insights and unmet needs.
• Develop, maintain, and strengthen strategic relationships with KOLs/TAEs to support scientific exchange and inform the development of high-quality publications, scientific materials, and data-driven narratives.
• In collaboration with the team, drive strategic alignment with KOLs/TAEs on publication priorities, journal submission plans, and the end-to-end publications process to ensure scientific rigor, clarity, and impact.

Governance, Processes & Operations

• Formalize and evolve governance frameworks, SOPs, operating models, and processes for scientific communications and publications.
• Lead internal review and approval processes through the Scientific Review Committee (e.g., MSRC), recognizing the significant role this function plays as a primary customer of the MSRC and ensuring efficient, collaborative, and high-quality review cycles.
• Ensure an innovative yet fully aligned and compliant approach to programming and materials development, incorporating evolving FDA guidance, including CFL and SIUU to support responsible scientific exchange and high standards of medical governance.
• Oversee vendor partnerships, budgets, contracting, and performance management

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing Scientific Communications & Publications team.
• Recruit, retain, and grow talent; build functional capabilities across publications, scientific communications, omnichannel engagement, and governance.
• Support capability-building and scientific training across the broader Medical Affairs organization.

Education & Required Skills

• Terminal scientific degree required (PhD, PharmD, or MD), with deep scientific training and expertise aligned to the role’s scope and responsibilities.
• 10 years of experience in scientific communications, publications planning, or medical communications in the biopharma industry or a medical communications agency.
• Experience supporting both pipeline and on-market assets, including launch and lifecycle planning.
• Oncology expertise required; neurology experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of FDA, OIG, GPP, ICMJE, and medical publication/communication compliance frameworks.
• Experience with content and publication management systems (Datavision, Veeva) and biomedical databases (PubMed, Ovid).
• Demonstrated ability to formalize governance structures and develop operational processes and SOPs.
• Proven leadership experience in matrixed environments; ability to influence without authority across cross-functional and global teams.
• Exceptional scientific writing, storytelling, and communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management capabilities; able to manage multiple priorities and operate independently and manage budget effectively.
• Demonstrates intellectual agility, problem-solving skills.

Travel and Location

• Boston-based.
• Up to ~25% travel (U.S. and international), including major congresses.