Director, Vaccines Portfolio Medical Strategy and Communications

• Define and advance an integrated, cross-pathogen medical strategy linking pathogen biology, life-course protection, and evidence generation across the portfolio
• Own and evolve the unified Vaccines Scientific Communication Platform
• Develop cross-pathogen scientific narratives, publications, congress content, and medical-to-medical content
• Set scientific priorities for priority specialties and shared high-risk populations
• Lead data disclosure and publication plans with clinical and medical teams during data readouts
• Anticipate scientific, epidemiologic, and policy trends and translate insights into portfolio strategy
• Advise senior leaders across the Global Business Unit on complex scientific decisions
• Partner across Medical, Commercial, Corporate Communications, and international medical teams
• Manage budgets, agencies, and offshore teams for portfolio-level deliverables
• Serve as a trusted scientific point of contact with current knowledge of vaccine assets, pathogen biology, and policy issues

• MD with an MPH and at least 4 years of experience in a relevant scientific area, or PhD with an MPH and at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Relevant experience in Medical Affairs, Scientific Communications, Epidemiology, Immunology, Vaccinology, or Virology in a biopharmaceutical, biotech, or agency setting
• Deep scientific grounding in vaccines, including immunology, pathogen biology, and evidence generation across the vaccine lifecycle
• Experience developing medical or scientific strategy at an asset, portfolio, above-asset, or franchise level
• Experience developing scientific communications and content that support scientific exchange
• Experience translating complex scientific data across multiple pathogens or therapeutic areas into clear communications for varied audiences
• Strong track record of written and oral scientific communication, including at scientific conferences
• Experience delivering compliant scientific content in a highly regulated environment
• Experience with publications, plain language summaries, congress materials, podcasts, and short-form digital articles
• Track record of peer-reviewed scientific publications
• Experience building credibility and working through influence across cross-functional teams
• Experience spanning multiple vaccine pathogens or a broad vaccines portfolio preferred
• Ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, and oversee colleagues’ work to achieve meaningful outcomes
• Must live within commuting distance of the applicable work location and work on-site an average of 2.5 days per week
• Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer
• Permanent work authorization in the United States required; U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future

Demonstrates expertise in developing and executing scientific communication strategies within the vaccine domain, with a strong focus on immunology, pathogen biology, and evidence generation. Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and deliver compliant scientific content in a regulated environment.

• MD With MPH Or PhD With MPH
• Experience In Medical Affairs
• Scientific Communication Expertise
• Track Record Of Peer-Reviewed Publications
• Ability To Influence Cross-Functional Teams

• Epidemiology
• Immunology
• Vaccinology
• Virology
• Scientific Strategy Development
• Data Disclosure Management
• Scientific Narrative Development
• Publication Planning
• Evidence Generation
• Regulatory Compliance

• Collaboration
• Influence
• Coaching
• Communication
• Credibility Building

• MD
• MPH

• Biopharmaceutical
• Biotech
• Vaccine Lifecycle
• Cross-Pathogen Strategy
• Medical-To-Medical Content

• Scientific Communication Platforms
• Digital Article Creation Tools
• Congress Material Development Tools
• Medical Publication Software