Publications Lead

TekWissen LLC

NULL, CA(remote)

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$40–$44
SKILLS
Biology, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Communication Skills, Cross-Functional, Delivery Management, Detail Oriented, Diversity, Documentation, Drug Development, Establish Priorities, HIV/AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Medical Affairs, Medical Writing, Onboarding, Project Development, Project Tracking, Publications, Research & Development (R&D), Risk Management, Scientific Publications, Time Management, Workforce Management
LOCATION
NULL, CA(remote)
POSTED
1 day ago
Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The below job opportunity is with one of our Biotech clients who researches develop and commercializes drugs. The company focuses primarily on antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and influenza, including Harvoni and Sovaldi.

Position: Publications Lead
Location: Remote
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Remote
Overview
The Publications Lead (Contractor) supports the delivery of scientific publications across one or more therapeutic areas during a high-priority period. This role works alongside existing Publications Leads to provide additional leadership, executional support, and flexibility across the portfolio.
The position is suited for an experienced publications professional who can quickly embed within the team, independently manage key deliverables, and flex across priorities as needed to ensure timely, high-quality scientific communication.
Flexible Publication Leadership
  • Partner with existing Publications Leads to support delivery of publication plans across priority programs
  • Step in to lead specific publications, workstreams, or assets as needed
  • Provide additional bandwidth during peak periods (e.g., congress timelines, key data readouts)
End-to-End Publication Execution
  • Lead development and execution of manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations
  • Manage publication lifecycle from planning through submission and post-publication activities
  • Ensure timely delivery of high-quality outputs aligned with agreed timelines
  • Track publication milestones and maintain publication trackers and calendars
Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with Medical Affairs, Clinical, HEOR, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment
  • Interface with authors, investigators, and external experts
  • Support publication planning discussions and decision-making as needed
Vendor & Project Oversight
  • Provide direction to medical writing agencies and review deliverables for scientific quality
  • Manage timelines, risks, and competing priorities across multiple deliverables
  • Ensure efficient execution across internal teams and external partners
Compliance & Quality
  • Ensure all publications adhere to ICMJE, GPP, and internal policies
  • Maintain scientific rigor and accuracy across all outputs
  • Support audit-ready documentation and adherence to publication processes
Adaptive Support Across the Portfolio
  • Flex across therapeutic areas, assets, or deliverables based on evolving business needs
  • Pick up in-flight projects or support areas requiring additional focus
  • Help maintain continuity and momentum across publication activities
Qualifications
  • Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, or MSc) in life sciences
  • 5-7+ years of experience in medical publications within pharma/biotech
  • Strong knowledge of publication guidelines (ICMJE, GPP)
Key Skills
  • Ability to operate independently with minimal onboarding
  • Strong prioritization and ability to manage parallel workstreams
  • Comfortable stepping into partially developed projects
  • Clear, pragmatic communication with stakeholders in a compliance-driven environment
  • Strong quality mindset and attention to detail
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About the Company

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TekWissen LLC

WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE

TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.

To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.

Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.

Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.



COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2009
WEBSITE
http://www.tekwissen.com/