Sr Scientific Strategy and Communications Specialist; Remote

Overview

When you join the team at Cordis, you become part of an inspiring mission to save lives, impacting millions of people and broadening access to life‑saving cardiovascular and endovascular technology. As a global leader for over 60 years, we are dedicated to being the heart of innovation to transform cardiovascular care.

At Cordis, we are teammates, not just employees. We embrace an empowered and one‑team culture where teammates are inspired to unleash their full potential. With diverse teams on a global scale, we believe the richness of our experiences and backgrounds enhances the careers of our teammates, the service to our customers, and ultimately, the lives of our patients.

If you love a challenge and are ready to have a direct, transformative and positive impact on the lives of millions, then Cordis is just the place for you.

We are the people behind the people who keep saving lives.

The lead, Scientific Strategy & Communications serves as the scientific strategist within Global Medical Affairs, responsible for transforming scientific evidence into strategic initiatives that advance clinical practice, product adoption, and business objectives. This individual combines deep scientific expertise with strong business acumen to identify evidence gaps, shape scientific narratives, influence cross‑functional strategy, and independently drive high‑impact initiatives across the product lifecycle.

The role extends beyond scientific communications and requires an entrepreneurial mindset, exceptional project leadership, and the ability to anticipate organizational needs before they arise. The successful candidate is expected to lead through expertise, champion a culture of innovation, challenge conventional thinking, and independently translate complex science into actionable strategies that influence Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Marketing, Regulatory, and Commercial organizations.

• Serve as a strategic scientific leader within Global Medical Affairs, driving initiatives that strengthen the scientific foundation, evidence strategy, and competitive positioning of the Cordis portfolio.
• Translate complex clinical and scientific evidence into meaningful insights that inform Medical Affairs strategy, business decisions, product adoption, and lifecycle management.
• Identify scientific, clinical, and evidence gaps and proactively recommend strategies to address unmet physician, patient, and business needs.
• Develop and maintain deep expertise in disease states, therapeutic areas, clinical guidelines, and emerging scientific literature relevant to the Cordis portfolio.

• Own the end-to-end scientific communication strategy, including publication planning, congress strategy, abstracts, manuscripts, podium presentations, white papers, case reports, and scientific evidence dissemination.
• Lead the development, review, and scientific integrity of medical content for internal and external audiences, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Continuously monitor scientific literature, clinical guidelines, conference proceedings, and competitive evidence, translating emerging data into actionable recommendations for Medical Affairs and cross-functional partners.
• Develop scientific narratives that clearly articulate the clinical value and differentiation of Cordis technologies.

• Serve as a trusted scientific partner to cross‑functional teams, providing strategic scientific input across Clinical Affairs, Regulatory, Marketing, Commercial, Market Access, and R&D.
• Partner with Marketing and Medical Education to assist in synthesizing scientific evidence into practical ensuring scientific accuracy, clinical relevance, and compliance.
• Support launch readiness by developing scientific platforms, evidence summaries, objection handling resources, competitive intelligence, and field scientific materials.
• Provide scientific leadership for publication committees, and evidence generation initiatives.

• Independently lead multiple complex, cross‑functional scientific…