Director, Global Scientific Communications, Hematology

Director, Global Scientific Communications, Hematology Location: Boston, MA (Seaport) onsite. This role follows AstraZeneca’s in-office expectation, averaging a minimum of three days per week onsite. Fully remote work is not offered. Reports to: Senior Director, Global Medical Communications, Hematology, Nephrology & Transplant Organization: Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease About the Role Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease is seeking a Director, Global Scientific Communications, Hematology to lead global scientific communications strategy, publication planning, and medical education for a high-impact Hematology portfolio across key lifecycle stages in Boston, one of the world’s most competitive life sciences markets. This role combines the scale and scientific credibility of a global biopharmaceutical organization with the urgency, focus, and patient proximity of rare disease. The successful candidate will help shape how Alexion/AstraZeneca communicates complex science, clinical value, and patient impact to healthcare professionals, external experts, and the broader medical community. The Director will chair the Hematology Global Publication Team and serve as a senior scientific communications partner accountable for driving decisions, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and moving publication and medical education priorities forward. This role requires a self-starter who can operate independently, manage ambiguity, challenge assumptions, push back constructively, and negotiate trade-offs with internal and external partners when needed. Why Boston, Why Alexion Boston offers deep access to academic medicine, clinical research, biotech innovation, and specialized scientific talent. In a market where candidates have many choices, this opportunity stands out for leaders who want more than proximity to innovation. It offers the chance to influence global evidence communication for rare disease patients, partner across a scaled R&D and medical organization and help define how meaningful science reaches clinicians and communities worldwide. Unlike many smaller biotech environments where communications leaders may be limited by a single asset, narrow funding horizon, or build-from-scratch infrastructure, this role offers strategic ownership, enterprise resources, global reach, mature publication governance, and the opportunity to contribute across an established rare disease platform. Key Accountabilities In this role, you will: Lead global scientific communications strategy: Develop communications strategies and publication plans for assigned Hematology products and indications, aligned with global medical, brand, and corporate priorities. Chair Global Publication Teams: Lead Global Publication Team meetings and activities, drive agenda priorities, facilitate decisions, resolve stakeholder misalignment, and ensure clear ownership of next steps. Exercise independent judgment: Make informed recommendations, escalate only when appropriate, and independently negotiate timelines, resources, authorship considerations, agency deliverables, and competing stakeholder priorities while maintaining scientific integrity and compliance. Deliver scientific communications: Lead timely development of abstracts, posters, oral presentations, manuscripts, slide decks, and related scientific deliverables. Develop medical education initiatives: Plan and implement congress symposia and other scientific programs that communicate important information to medical and scientific audiences. Manage cross-functional partnerships: Build strong relationships across Global Medical Communications, Medical Affairs, clinical, biostatistics, product, agency, and other internal teams. Influence without direct authority and constructively challenge partners when scientific, operational, or compliance risks arise. Why This Role Matters This is an opportunity to influence the global scientific narrative for a Hematology portfolio addressing significant unmet patient needs. You will connect publication and medical education plans to medical objectives, evolving data, competitive dynamics, and clinical practice across global markets. Success requires proactive ownership, sound judgment, and the ability to make decisions in a complex matrix environment rather than waiting for direction. For candidates evaluating opportunities across Boston’s biotech landscape, this role offers a distinctive combination of strategic influence, scientific depth, global exposure, and patient-centered purpose. Through high-quality scientific communications and meaningful exchange, you will help advance understanding of rare diseases and support responsible communication of evidence that may contribute to improved patient care. Essential/Minnimum Qualifications You have: An advanced degree, such as a PhD, PharmD, or MD . Seven (7) to ten (10) years of relevant experience in a pharmaceutical company or medical communications agency, or significant independent scientific communications or publications consultancy experience supporting the pharmaceutical industry. Strong experience in strategic publication planning, including scientific platform development, tactical publication planning, and implementation. Experience planning and developing medical education materials and scientific program Working knowledge of AI-enabled tools for scientific communication s responsibly, including literature review, content development, and summarization, with the judgment to evaluate outputs for scientific accuracy, compliance, confidentiality, and company policy alignment. The ability to independently develop strategic and tactical publication plans, make sound recommendations, and drive execution without requiring close day-to-day direction. Strong writing skills and the ability to critically interpret and contextualize complex scientific and clinical data for physicians, patients, payers, and other audiences. Demonstrated leadership skills, including the ability to influence without direct authority, manage senior stakeholders, push back constructively, and negotiate independently to resolve competing priorities. Willingness and ability to travel within the US and internationally, as needed. Preferred Qualifications PhD in a life science discipline . CMPP certification . A background in Hematology and rare diseases . Experience planning peer-to-peer engagements, advisory boards, or workshops supporting scientific publications or medical education materials. Our Commitment to Patients At Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, we are focused on accelerating the development and delivery of life-changing medicines for people living with rare diseases. Our scientific communications teams help ensure evidence is communicated accurately, responsibly, and in ways that support meaningful scientific exchange. Join us in helping advance the science and understanding of rare diseases across the global Hematology community. Pay Transparency/ On-Site Office policy The annual base pay for this position ranges from $230,870 - $260,678 USD Annual. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. 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