Medical Communications Manager
What this job does:
Coordinates medical communications strategy and deliverables across publications and congresses, managing vendors, review and approval workflows, and rapid evidence responses.
This job is similar to these lab/research tasks:
Coordinating complex deliverables under fixed deadlines, synthesizing evidence into slides and abstracts, running disciplined review cycles, applying compliance-like rigor to scientific communication
Typical starting salary range
$97,500 to $235,000
Salary estimate represented as 25th to 75th percentile. Gathered from recent job postings, Glassdoor.com, and Salary.com
Daily task breakdown
- Medical comms strategy and execution (publications and congress): 30%
- Content development (slides, evidence, narratives): 25%
- Agency and vendor project management: 20%
- MLR, compliance, and approvals: 15%
- Other: 10%
Skills you'll use in this job:
Evidence synthesis; strategic messaging; project management; vendor and agency management; medical writing and editing; MLR and compliance workflow navigation; stakeholder facilitation
Talk about these PhD skills in your resume and interview:
Coordinate complex deliverables under fixed deadlines; synthesize evidence into slides, abstracts, and narratives; run disciplined review cycles; apply compliance-like rigor similar to IRB or manuscript submission workflows.
Alternative job titles to search:
Medical Affairs Communications Manager; Publications Manager; Medical Education Manager; Scientific Communications Manager; Congress Communications Lead
*Note:
-Job titles are inconsistent between companies. Try various keywords.
-PhDs tend to undershoot seniority level. Target higher than you think.
