Senior Graphic Designer – Scientific Publications Grade: C 3
Shift: 2 pm to 11 pm IST
Location: Manyata Tech Park, Bengaluru, India
Introduction to role:
We are seeking an experienced Graphic Designer – Scientific Publications to create scientifically accurate, visually compelling publication assets for journals, congresses, and digital channels. Working within the Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, Publications Delivery in AstraZeneca GBS and in close partnership with publication leads, medical writers, authors, and delivery teams, the role translates complex clinical and scientific information into clear, accessible, and scientific communications-ready visual communications that support multiple therapeutic areas and brands.
Role purpose and accountabilities:
This is a senior individual-contributor role with responsibility for hands-on design, creative direction, and artwork quality. The role owns assigned assets from brief through final delivery, ensures scientific and visual accuracy, supports consistent design standards, and provides guidance to designers and delivery partners. Video or motion-graphic support may be provided when required but is not the primary focus of the role.
Key Responsibilities
Complete the end-to-end scientific communications build and formatting of congress posters, abstract supplements, encore abstracts, congress submission materials, manuscript figures and tables, graphical abstracts, supplementary materials, scientific presentations, digital publication assets, including patient focused infographics.
Create publication-ready layouts that communicate study objectives, methods, results, and conclusions through clear visual hierarchy, readable typography, and an effective scientific narrative.
Redraw, recreate, and vectorise graphs, charts, diagrams, pathways, and low-resolution source artwork into accurate, editable, high-resolution graphics without changing the underlying data, context, or scientific meaning.
Prepare and adapt files to journal, publisher, and congress specifications, including dimensions, final-size readability, resolution, colour mode, typography, file format, naming, numbering, captions, and submission requirements.
Perform detailed quality checks across source data, manuscript text, labels, legends, tables, units, references, image integrity, and final artwork; call out potential scientific discrepancies promptly.
Apply accessible and inclusive design practices, including sufficient contrast, colour-blind-safe palettes, legible typography, clear labelling, and non-colour cues where appropriate.
Partner with medical writers, publication leads, authors, scientific collaborators, and delivery teams from briefing through finalisation; clarify requirements, present build rationale, incorporate consolidated feedback, and maintain version control.
Provide creative direction, practical feedback, and best-practice guidance to designers and delivery partners while remaining accountable for the quality of assigned deliverables.
Ensure assets align with corporate visual identity, medical and publication standards, GPP 2022 principles, copyright and permissions, image licensing, patient confidentiality, and approved responsible-use requirements for AI-assisted content.
Manage multiple projects across therapeutic areas and brands, estimate effort, prioritise workload, meet agreed timelines, communicate risks early, and support workload planning.
Develop and maintain SOPs, templates, reusable components, checklists, and guidance documents that improve consistency, scalability, and first-time-right delivery.
Essential Skills and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in graphic build, visual communication, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
At least 5 years of creative-design experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical communications, scientific publishing, or a related regulated environment.
A strong portfolio demonstrating congress posters, graphical abstracts,…