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The associate director, scientific communications congress strategy lead will work closely with all medical affairs functions, marketing, market access, sales, commercial operations and all other cross functional stakeholders to provide strategy and project management for medical activities at major national and international neurology congressesThis role will also be responsible for the strategic planning and execution of industry sponsored scientific symposia funded by argenxThis position will report to head of scientific communicationsRoles and responsibilities:
Lead the development and implementation of the medical affairs congress strategy, plan and activities within the neurology therapeutic area, aligning with cross-functional colleagues
Provide strategic direction on the development and execution of industry sponsored symposia at major neurology congresses partnering both with internal and external stakeholders to develop high quality scientific content
Strategize and develop congress capabilities to ensure alignment with scientific narrative and overall medical affairs strategy
Leads coordination, planning and execution of all congress related tactics with all medical affairs sub-functions including medical information, field medical, project management and scientific communications to ensure a comprehensive and impactful presence at major neurology congresses
Lead pre-congress planning sessions and post-congress information sharing meetings for medical affairs function
Responsible for informing internal stakeholders across the organization on medical affairs activities at all major congresses
Liaise with medical affairs functions to support the review and management of all requests for sponsorships of major medical meetings and conferences, and programs approved and reviewed within medical affairs
Partners with head of medical affairs, head of scientific communications, medical affairs project management,finance, and all cross functional stakeholders to develop annual budget to support medical affairs congress sponsorships, symposia, meetings and other activities
Skills and competencies:
Extensive experience in leading the planning and execution of scientific symposia, publications, and digital scientific content in the biopharma industry
Experience in developing, communicating, and implementing a comprehensive medical affairs congress strategy and plan
Ability to understand, critically analyze, and summarize complex scientific and medical data into impactful deliverables across live and digital channels
Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative, matrix, team-oriented structure
Prior experience as a project owner in effectively navigating mlr review within a biopharma organization
Able to effectively network and partner with internal and external stakeholders and facilitate/promote cross-functional collaboration
Detailed understanding of industry regulations and practices relating to medical affairs
Education, experience and qualifications:
Pharmd, phd, or md in related life sciences disciplineEquivalent combination of education and applicable job experience may be considered
5+ years biopharmaceutical industry experience leading the development and execution of industry sponsored symposia and scientific presentations
Scientific content development experience in neurology, immunology or rare disease across a variety of platforms, channels and venues (e.gSymposia, videos, webinars, website content, infographics, posters, oral presentations)
Successful record of creating and managing complex project plans, timelines, budgets and critical paths
Ability to travel 15% domestically and internationally
Argenx is a global immunology company committed to improving the lives of people suffering from severe autoimmune diseases and cancerPartnering with leading academic researchers through its immunology innovation program (iip), argenx aims to translate immunology breakthroughs into a world-class portfolio of novel antibody-based medicinesArgenx is evaluating efgartigimod in multiple serious autoimmune diseasesArgenx is also advancing several earlier stage experimental medicines within its therapeutic franchisesArgenx has offices in belgium, the united states, japan, and switzerland.
