Scientific Communications Assoc Director

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient's mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered, and recognized.

What You Can Expect

Provides enterprise-level leadership for Scientific Communications. Functions as a strategic leader who may oversee managers and team members or serve in a senior individual contributor capacity. Helps own governance, strategy, and integrated execution across portfolios to ensure high-impact, compliant dissemination of scientific evidence.

How You'll Create Impact

• Helps define enterprise-level strategy, governance, and standards for scientific communications and publications
• Owns global publication strategy, authorship governance, and evidence dissemination frameworks
• Oversees prioritization, resource allocation, and risk management across portfolios
• Ensures alignment of communications strategy with regulatory, clinical, and commercial objectives
• Serves as executive advisor on scientific messaging, data positioning, and publication ethics
• Represents Scientific Communications in executive governance and external scientific forums
• Drives enterprise process standardization, inspection readiness, and compliance oversight
• Develops long-term capability strategy and succession planning within the function
• Leads innovation in scientific dissemination, digital publication practices, and AI-enabled review tools

What Makes You Stand Out

• Enterprise-level strategic leadership in scientific communications
• Integrated regulatory, clinical, and marketing governance
• Inspection readiness, compliance, and publication strategy
• Executive stakeholder influence and alignment
• Change leadership and operational excellence
• Talent development and coaching

Education and Experience

• Minimum Qualification: Bachelor''s Degree and 6 years of relevant experience, or Associate''s Degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 years of relevant experience
• Preferred Qualification: Degree in Life Sciences, Communications, or related field
• Preferred Qualification: 8+ years in scientific communications or medical writing, with a minimum of 4 years demonstrated leadership capability.

Travel Expectations

• Up to 25%

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability

Expected Compensation Range: $131k to $170k plus target bonus