Director of Global Congress Strategy responsible for oncology congress planning and execution. Driving strategic congress plans and alignment with medical and commercial teams.
Responsibilities
Lead the annual congress planning process for the assigned therapeutic area, ensuring alignment with the overall medical and commercial strategy.
Develop and drive TA-level congress plans and decision-making, including sponsorship decisions and the creation of scientific narratives.
Ensure all congress narratives and plans are aligned within the asset and across the TA, partnering closely with Medical and Commercial teams to deliver cohesive and strategic congress outcomes.
Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with external vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure delivery of congress plans on strategy.
Provide strategic insights into the appropriate content needed to articulate the narrative within the context of broader medical and commercial strategies.
Deliver medical leadership and consistent excellence in congressing through society relationship management and partnership with local markets and cross-functional partners.
Evaluate and shape congress key performance indicators (KPIs) and share insights with teams to continually refine approaches, priorities, and investments.
Ensure adherence to all relevant codes and system requirements (e.g. ABPI code of practice, GSK Code), particularly with respect to the communication of promotional versus non-promotional information.
Gather and share best practices across global congresses to ensure consistency, high standards, and excellence are maintained across the organization.
Stay updated on advancements in congressing to ensure approaches evolve with the external landscape.
Requirements
Advanced degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, communications or a related field or Bachelor of Science degree with 15 + years of related experience.
7 + years of related experience in scientific communications and/or congress planning and execution, with extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical congress industry, codes and practices.
Experience working with Medical and Commercial teams to deliver aligned and impactful outcomes.
Experience developing and implementing strategic plans and narratives, including innovative technology tools to articulate scientific narratives.
Experience collaborating and building relationships with external stakeholders including physicians, payers and patients within the specific TA.
Experience with external vendors and internal stakeholders through excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Strong analytical skills and the ability to share insights to shape strategic approaches and investments.
Excellent project management over multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines.
Experience interpreting, analyzing, organizing, and presenting complex data to a broad range of audiences.
Benefits
health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
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