Scientific Publication Manager

Scientific Publication Manager Immediate need for a talented Scientific Publication Manager. This is a 07 months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in North Wales, PA (Hybrid). Key Responsibilities include managing cross-functional publication teams, facilitating publication team meetings, tracking publication activity, building relationships with publication team members, managing medical communications agencies, assisting with managing publication planning budget, assisting with congress plan activities, assisting with reference requests, developing and maintaining publication SharePoint/EngageZone and MRL Slide Repository sites, ensuring compliance with publication standards, providing publication process compliance training, collaborating with Director/Associate Director Pub Manager, and conducting business in accordance with Merck values and standards. Key Requirements and Technology Experience include a BS with 5 years, MS, PharmD with 1-2 years of experience in scientific discipline, publication management, or related areas required, relevant experience in project area of interest or strong scientific background, understanding of the clinical development process, clinical study data and outcomes measures for assigned projects, ability to acquire and maintain thorough understanding of industry and publications standards, thorough in-depth understanding of the scientific and medical rationale for assigned projects, effective presentation skills, effective communicator, strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, history of operational excellence, highly organized and capable of working with attention to detail, ability to relate project details to larger project objectives, demonstrated accomplishment and skill in oral and written communication, ability to know when and how to appropriately raise issues to team and to management, ability to communicate complex medical/scientific information in routine interactions/management of internal and external groups, ability to plan, prioritize, and execute multiple projects, ability to multitask and work both independently and within multi-disciplinary teams, conduct oneself in a highly professional and ethical manner, software: Datavision publications database, relevant work experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech, or academia setting, a track-record of accomplishment in a publication management type role, advanced scientific degree.