US Scientific Communications Senior Director

Location: Wilmington Delaware

Hybrid: 3 days a week onsite

The Senior Director US Scientific Communications sets the strategic agenda for the US Scientific Communications function and is accountable for building and evolving a high-performing US Scientific Communications function that defines the overall US medical content development strategy and enhances the quality reach and impact of scientific communications deliverables as well as delivers on license to operate work (Medical Information activities and US Promotional review)

The US SciComms Senior Director reports to the Head of US Medical Excellence and partners closely with the core functions under the US Medical Excellence team US Medical Affairs and US Commercial Brand and Therapy Areas teams Global Scientific Communications Promotional Regulatory Affairs Legal Compliance Global Business Services (GBS) enterprise digital teams and external agencies or platform partners.

Typical Accountabilities:

Strategic Leadership and Operating Model

• Functional strategy and transformation:Set the long-term vision priorities and transformation agenda for US Scientific Communications ensuring the function drives scientific narrative pull-through strategic impact and measurable value across US BBU

• US content strategy and global-to-local evolution:Define and lead the US medical content strategy including reimagining the global-to-local process to improve prioritization relevance reuse governance and delivery of high-impact scientific content.

• Evolve and lead the current operating model supporting Medical Information and promotional review activities identifying and implementing opportunities to enhance efficiency quality and stakeholder experience while maintaining regulatory compliance.

• Content excellence and performance:Establish standards KPIs and feedback loops that elevate quality speed accessibility discoverability compliance and measurable content impact.

• Innovation and AI-enabled transformation:Champion future-ready approaches including agentic AI and automation to modernize content creation review delivery and workflow design.

• Future-ready operating model:Build and evolve a modern SciComms operating model that integrates license-to-operate responsibilities with scalable content strategy agile ways of working and continuous improvement.

Enterprise Collaboration

• US Medical and TA partnership:Partner with US Medical TA and Commercial leaders to align SciComms priorities with Medical Plans brand needs key milestones and business objectives.

• Global Scientific Communications partnership:Partner with Global SciComms to improve content pull-through while ensuring US insights market needs customer trends and performance metrics shape global planning.

• Enterprise thought leadership:Serve as a strategic enterprise partner bringing SciComms expertise innovation and best practices into broader US business priorities.

• GBS and internal partner leadership: Coordinate both GBS and in-house delivery collaborations to ensure clear service build sourcing demand management quality oversight and handling of blocking issues.

Team Management and Resources

• Resource and milestone readiness:Plan and manage resources to support TA priorities and ensure readiness for launches data readouts congresses and other critical business moments.

• Financial and vendor stewardship:Lead budget planning and oversee agency third-party and vendor investments to ensure spend is strategically allocated and tied to measurable value.

• Talent and capability development:Build mentor and develop a high-performing SciComms team advancing capabilities in content strategy innovation operational excellence and enterprise partnership.

Essential Requirements:

• Advanced degree in scientific discipline or applicable health sciences field ( PharmD PhD MD)

• 8 years of pharmaceuticals/scientific communications experience including enterprise leadership

• Proven leadership/management of Medical Information/Content development/promotional review and/or Medical Affairs Teams or equivalent.

• Demonstrated experience in drug information Medical Communications and knowledge of applicable regulations.

• Experience in developing new services & programmes.

• Solid understanding and application of good practices in medical enquiry management and writing medical content.

• Strong cross-functional skills and confirmed experience in collaboration with other departments/groups.

• Well-developed project management skills and demonstrated ability to manage projects teams and resources (suppliers and budgets).

• Highly developed communication organisational and interpersonal skills.

• Experience in performance development of team members.

• Experience in strategic planning process.

• Results driven customer service orientation.

• Understanding of the business needs and the strategic impact of services on end user.

• Patient-care experience and a patient-centric mindset.

Desired Requirements:

• Digital communications and services experience including experience with modular content authoring platforms

• Experience partnering with Scientific Communications leadership to operationalise franchise narratives and communication plan deliverables

Why AstraZeneca

When we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing -person working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $197390.40 - 296085.60 USD Annual and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location job-related knowledge skills and addition our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program. Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program 401(k) plan; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and health benefits including medical prescription drug dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

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