Senior Director, Scientific Communications & Medical Communications
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JobgetherBiotechnology
Based in United StatesFull-TimeDirector
Salary$265,000–$290,000
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Job Details
- Experience
- 12+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology Medical Affairs experience, including at least 7 years focused on Medical Communications.
- Required Skills
- Project Management
Requirements
- Advanced medical or scientific degree (MD, PharmD, or PhD).
- 12+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology Medical Affairs experience, including at least 7 years focused on Medical Communications.
- Demonstrated leadership experience building, developing, and managing a scientific or medical communications team or function.
- Proven experience supporting product launch planning and execution within pharmaceutical or biotech environments.
- Strong background in publications, congress planning, medical education, scientific communications, and omnichannel content strategy.
- Established experience engaging KOLs, scientific societies, investigators, authors, and other external scientific stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements governing medical communications, including FDA, OIG, PhRMA, and relevant international standards.
- Proven project management capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities, workstreams, vendors, and deadlines simultaneously.
- Strong cross-functional leadership and collaboration skills.
- Willingness to travel domestically up to 20% and ability to travel without restrictions; a valid U.S. driver's license is required.
Responsibilities
- Lead the overall strategy and execution of scientific communications, medical information, and publication planning in alignment with pipeline, Medical Affairs, and corporate objectives.
- Develop disease-state and product-specific scientific materials, including presentations, slide decks, digital resources, and other communication tools, partnering with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
- Drive an integrated, omnichannel scientific communications strategy while ensuring consistency, scientific accuracy, credibility, and compliance across channels.
- Develop and execute publication plans covering clinical and nonclinical data, including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and scientific presentations.
- Partner with investigators, authors, key opinion leaders, internal subject-matter experts, and scientific societies to support high-quality and timely scientific dissemination.
- Oversee medical information activities, including standard and custom responses to unsolicited inquiries, FAQs, technical response documents, and resources supporting internal and field-based teams.
- Establish and scale Medical Information capabilities, processes, procedures, and resources, including oversight of external vendors and call center activities where applicable.
- Manage publication agencies, medical writers, and other external partners to ensure high-quality, compliant, and timely deliverables.
- Support product launch planning and execution through strategic scientific communications, medical education, congress planning, and stakeholder engagement.
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