Senior Graphic Designer – Scientific Publications

Overview

A senior individual-contributor role creating scientifically accurate, visually compelling publication assets for journals, congresses and digital channels, within the Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease Publications Delivery team in AstraZeneca GBS.

What you'll do

• Complete 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 and 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, and 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.

What you'll need

• 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, manuscript figures and tables, scientific presentations, data visualisations, medical illustrations and complex graphical redraws.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Microsoft PowerPoint, including template creation, vector artwork, layout, typography and production-ready file preparation.
• Strong understanding of publication artwork production, including vector and raster formats, resolution, colour modes, image scaling, file optimisation and editable source-file preparation.
• Ability to interpret and apply journal, publisher and congress artwork specifications, templates and submission requirements accurately.
• Strong scientific visual literacy and the ability to translate complex clinical and scientific information into clear visual communications while preserving data accuracy, context and meaning.
• Knowledge of accessible and inclusive scientific design, including colour-blind-safe palettes, contrast, legibility, clear labels and effective communication at final publication size.
• Experience working in structured publication review and approval workflows, incorporating consolidated feedback, maintaining version control and delivering accurate final files to deadline.
• Meticulous quality-control skills across figures, labels, legends, units, tables, references, image integrity and consistency with approved scientific content.
• Understanding of brand governance, publication ethics, copyright and permissions, confidentiality and compliance expectations in a regulated environment.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with experience collaborating across medical, scientific, editorial, author and cross-functional collaborator groups.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, sound prioritisation and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects across global teams and time zones.
• Familiarity with and practical exposure to AI-assisted graphic design and visualisation tools, with the ability to contribute to the development of in-house AI tools for publication graphics where required.

Nice to have

• Experience with publication management, medical review, digital asset management and workflow platforms.
• Familiarity with journal submission workflows and with good publication practice, authorship, disclosure and transparency principles relevant to company-sponsored biomedical research.
• Experience supporting multiple therapeutic areas and adapting scientific visuals for specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Experience developing design systems, templates, reusable components or scalable publication-production workflows.
• Working knowledge of Figma or similar collaboration tools; prototyping experience is advantageous where digital publication assets are in scope.
• Experience with After Effects, Premiere Pro, motion graphics or scientific video is advantageous but not essential.
• Experience with specialist scientific illustration, data-visualisation or 3D tools is advantageous.

Details

• Location: Manyata Tech Park, Bengaluru, India.
• Shift: 2 pm to 11 pm IST.
• Grade: C3.
• Work mode: on average a minimum of three days per week from the office.
• Video or motion-graphic support may be provided when required but is not the primary focus of the role.