Senior Director, Medical and Scientific Communications

Responsibilities

• Strategy and Scientific Narrative
• Lead the development of the long-range publication plan in partnership with Clinical Development, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs, aligning data dissemination priorities with clinical development milestones and program strategy, for review and approval by the Vice President, Medical and Scientific Communications.
• Build and maintain an integrated publication roadmap encompassing manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations, encore presentations, and other scientific communications.
• Translate clinical development plans, data readouts, and key milestones into proactive publication and congress strategies, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to establish publication priorities, sequencing, and timelines.
• Anticipate future evidence and communication needs and evolve the publication plan as clinical programs and the external scientific landscape advance.
• Develop and maintain publication-level scientific content and evidence-based messaging that apply the medical and scientific communication platform and bring proposed changes to the platform or core narrative to the Vice President for decision.
• Publications and Congresses
• Lead development of the scientific congress strategy in collaboration with Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, and Commercial, mapping anticipated data releases to relevant congresses, coordinating planning and execution of abstracts, posters, and oral presentations, and maintaining awareness of major scientific meetings and competitive data.
• Draft, edit, and critically review scientific content, including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and scientific slide decks, ensuring materials accurately communicate the significance, limitations, and context of clinical findings and maintain a high standard of scientific rigor, clarity, and consistency.
• Lead the end-to-end publication development process from concept and data availability through submission, presentation, publication, and post-publication activity, establishing timelines, milestones, roles, and responsibilities with cross-functional input.

Requirements

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in scientific communications, medical writing, or publications within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or medical communications industry, including at least 8 years of direct experience in medical writing and scientific publications and the development of peer-reviewed manuscripts and scientific congress presentations.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing strategic publication plans for clinical-stage programs.
• Strong understanding of clinical development and demonstrated ability to interpret clinical trial data, statistical analyses, tables, listings, and figures, and other data outputs.
• Experience working directly with Clinical Development and Biostatistics to translate complex clinical data into scientific publications and communications.
• Exceptional scientific writing, editing, and critical review skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear and compelling scientific narratives.
• Demonstrated experience managing publication development and external author review.
• Knowledge of Good Publication Practice (GPP), ICMJE authorship guidelines, and applicable publication standards and ethical requirements.
• Working knowledge of healthcare compliance requirements governing medical communications, including relevant OIG, PhRMA, and EFPIA guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage external medical communications agencies and vendors.

Preferred

• Scientific training or research experience in nephrology, immunology, or a closely related discipline.
• Deep scientific knowledge of nephrology, immunology, autoimmune disease, or related therapeutic areas, with experience in IgA nephropathy or related glomerular diseases a plus.
• Experience developing long-range publication strategies that integrate clinical development milestones, statistical analyses, congress opportunities, and manuscript planning.
• Experience supporting scientific communication platforms and core scientific narratives.
• Prior people leadership experience within a publications or medical communications function.
• Certified Medical Publication Professional (CMPP) credential.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k match
• flexible time off
• paid holidays