BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.
General Description:
The Senior Director of Scientific Communications/Publications provides publications expertise and insight into the development and optimization of integrated strategic global publication plans as well as driving scientifically rigorous and complaint publications across the product lifecycle. This role has responsibility for the line management of a team of Publications Leads (PLs) encompassing the breadth of the BeiGene early- and late-stage solid tumor portfolio and interfaces with senior leaders to ensure alignment with global publication strategies and plans, developed and delivered, in a globally consistent way.
Essential Functions:
- Lead, coach, and mentor the Solid Tumor Global Publications Teams within Scientific Communications.
- Responsible for the overall development and execution of Global Publication Plans for the solid tumor franchise; must work collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure timely development of high-quality publications related to BeiGene data.
- Works closely with the PLs to share aspects of publication planning and delivery considering global product publication strategy and plan.
- Ensure the integrated publication strategy/plan is consistently applied across all studies and clear and supportable scientific data are communicated internally (product teams, governance bodies) and externally (regulatory authorities, payers, physicians and patients)
- Create strategies for digital and enhanced publication content.
- Ability think, act, and communicate proactively.
- Oversee the publication budget, allocate resources, and manage external agencies for the solid tumor franchise.
- Serve as internal point of contact regarding solid tumor publication program status ensuring proactive communication of overall status with cross-functional team, investigators, and alliance partners to ensure the needs of the regions and key countries.
- Lead the development of medical and scientific lexicons and communication platforms as needed in close collaboration with cross-functional colleagues.
- Build relationships with external authors, journal editors, and congress personnel.
- Lead publication steering committees or strategy discussion, where necessary, in collaboration with study investigators and internal colleagues.
- Provide publications expertise and insight to develop effective operating models and build effective relationships with Alliance partners as required by the business needs.
- When needed, provide support to PLs working in alliances with joint venture partners and key alliance partners to ensure the right scientific and technical skills and capabilities are leveraged to drive productive relationships in support of the overall alliance strategy.
- Support executive director and leadership team in driving development of publication compliance with internal and external publications policy and standards.
- Provide leadership and influence any ongoing strategic development within clinical and other areas that may impact the ability of BeiGene to deliver industry-leading publications activities in an ethical way.
- Build advocacy for publications through effective relationships with key stakeholders and customers across all relevant areas, and by creating the framework to maximize brand value through industry-leading publications activities.
Minimum Requirements – Education and Experience:
- Advanced post-graduate scientific degree is required (MD, PharmD, PhD) with relevant proven experience in pharmaceutical/medical communication/healthcare industry, development, research.
- 12+ years within the pharmaceutical industry, a consulting organization, and/or a medical communications company; minimum of 8 years in scientific communications/publications is required.
Other Qualifications:
- Managerial experience required.
- Demonstrated experience as a medical publication professional and in-depth knowledge of the principles of developing effective publication strategies and plans.
- Demonstrated performance and resource management skills in a global organization.
- Broad knowledge of the drug development process, with a focus on integrated strategic publication planning.
- Knowledge of relevant disease areas (oncology, solid tumor) required.
Skills and Capabilities:
- Proven management of global publication team experience with demonstrated ability to work in a cross-cultural business environment.
- Proven ability to set and manage priorities, resources, performance targets and project initiatives in a global section and project environment.
- Proven flexibility and adaptability to changing regulatory and publication environment by developing solutions that impact beyond the function.
- Manages change with a positive approach to the challenges of change for self, team and the business.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, negotiation, collaboration and interpersonal skills.
- High ethical standards.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes
Travel: 15-20%; position may require occasional travel for major medical conferences
Computer Skills: Efficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PPT, and Outlook
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BeiGene Global Competencies
When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Collaborative Spirit, Bold Ingenuity and Driving Excellence, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.
- Fosters Teamwork
- Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
- Self-Awareness
- Acts Inclusively
- Demonstrates Initiative
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Continuous Learning
- Embraces Change
- Results-Oriented
- Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
- Financial Excellence
- Communicates with Clarity
Salary Range: $200,200.00 - $270,200.00 annually
BeiGene is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location. Packages may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor. The recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for a preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the listed range reflects the base salary or hourly range only. Non-Commercial roles are eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan, and Commercial roles are eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan. All Company employees have the opportunity to own shares of BeiGene Ltd. stock because all employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards and to voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company has a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. BeiGene does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
