Principal Publication Strategist, Medical Writing

Principal Publication Strategist – Medical Writing Job Responsibilities Scientific Disclosure & Publication Strategy Development

• Lead the development, maintenance, and evolution of integrated publication plans and scientific disclosure strategies across the product lifecycle.
• Develop and oversee publication plans that define strategic objectives, key scientific messages, target audiences, deliverable types, and communication channels.
• Provide strategic direction on publication planning, timing, sequencing, and prioritization to maximize scientific impact and alignment with overall asset and evidence strategy.
• Identify gaps, risks, and emerging opportunities within publication plans and broader scientific disclosure activities and proactively recommend strategic solutions.
• Ensure publication plans and disclosure strategies are forward‑looking, data‑driven, compliant, and adaptable to evolving evidence and external factors.

• Serve as a primary strategic advisor to sponsor Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, and related cross‑functional teams on scientific disclosure and publication planning.
• Act as a thought partner to sponsor leadership, providing guidance that informs decision‑making rather than facilitating discussions or documenting outcomes.
• Confidently present, defend, and refine publication plans and disclosure strategies with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Integrate diverse and sometimes conflicting inputs into a cohesive, compliant, and actionable publication plan that aligns with sponsor objectives.
• Influence cross‑functional decision‑making across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, HEOR, and Commercial functions, as appropriate.

• Maintain deep expertise in publication standards and industry guidance, including Good Publication Practice (GPP), ICMJE requirements, authorship standards, and transparency obligations.
• Monitor competitor disclosure and publication activity, journal trends, and congress landscapes within assigned therapeutic areas.
• Assess external scientific and competitive environments to inform publication planning and disclosure strategy recommendations.
• Ensure all publication plans and strategies uphold scientific integrity, ethical principles, and regulatory expectations.

• Partner closely with Syneos Health (and sponsor, if applicable) medical writers, publication managers, and external vendors to ensure execution of publication plans aligns with the approved strategy.
• Provide strategic oversight and advisory input during execution of publication plans, ensuring alignment with approved strategy.
• Review key deliverables (e.g., publication plans, strategic summaries, messaging frameworks) to ensure alignment with approved publication and disclosure strategies.
• Support issue resolution and strategic decision‑making during execution when challenges or changes arise.

• Serve as the primary strategic publication planning and scientific disclosure contact for the assigned sponsor relationship.
• Contribute publication planning and strategic expertise to additional sponsor engagements or internal Syneos Health initiatives as needed.
• Support business development efforts by providing publication planning and scientific disclosure strategy expertise for proposals and client discussions.
• Contribute to the advancement of Syneos Health's scientific communications and publication planning capabilities through thought leadership and best practices.
• Act as a senior subject‑matter expert and internal resource for scientific disclosure strategy and publication planning.

• Company car or car allowance
• Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Company match 401k
• Eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance
• Flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time (subject to state/municipality requirements)

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