Publications Science Director,Endocrinology Job Boston area,Massachusetts USA,Healthcare

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Develop and execute the integrated global publication strategy and plans for the rare endocrinology portfolio, including acromegaly and CAH, as part of the annual global medical planning process and in partnership with the GML, regional medical teams, and other internal stakeholders.
Lead end-to-end publication planning and execution across abstracts, posters, oral presentations, manuscripts, reviews, and other scientific communications, ensuring quality, consistency, timeliness, and compliance with applicable standards and policies.
Translate evidence gaps, clinical and real-world data, scientific literature, treatment guidelines, medical insights, and the competitive landscape into clear publication priorities and an integrated scientific narrative.
Partner with Global Medical, Development, Biostatistics, HEOR, RWE, and regional teams to align evidence-generation and publication plans, incorporate regional perspectives, and maximize the scientific value and impact of available data.
Provide scientific interpretation of clinical trial data, registries, real‑world evidence, published literature, and other relevant data to guide scientifically rigorous, medically accurate, and balanced publications and scientific communications.
Lead cross-functional publication teams and governance processes, including author and agency management, publication timelines, review and approval workflows, congress planning, budget oversight, and risk identification and mitigation.
Engage external experts, investigators, treatment centers, professional societies, and other scientific stakeholders to inform publication strategy and support the development and execution of high-quality scientific publications.
Monitor emerging science, treatment paradigms, medical insights, society guidelines, and the external landscape, and incorporate relevant developments into the publications strategy.
Represent Vertex at scientific and medical forums, including congresses, scientific societies, and medical education forums, as appropriate.
Partner on the development of aligned medical content and scientific materials, including slide decks, FAQs, congress materials, and other external-facings resources, as needed.
Champion scientific integrity, transparency, ethics, compliance, patient focus, and Vertex values across all publication activities.

Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrated leadership and expertise in scientific communications, publication planning and execution, and medical content development.
Strong scientific acumen with the ability to interpret complex data, identify evidence gaps, and translate scientific priorities into a clear, integrated publication strategy.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex scientific and medical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
Strong strategic thinking and judgment, with the ability to integrate emerging evidence, external trends, treatment guidelines, medical insights, and the competitive landscape into publication decisions.
Proven ability to influence without direct authority, build credibility, and drive alignment across senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners in a complex matrixed environment.
Strong business and operational acumen, including the ability to manage publication plans, agencies, budgets, timelines, governance, and competing priorities across a portfolio.
Ability to identify and define complex problems, develop practical solutions through in-depth analysis and interpretive thinking, negotiate effectively, and lead through ambiguity and change.
Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships with influential stakeholders inside and outside Vertex while maintaining the…

Publications Science Director, Endocrinology