Associate Director, Global Scientific Communications

Role Summary

The Associate Director, Scientific Communications will serve as the primary liaison for internal teams, internal/external authors, alliance partners and collaborators, and publication agencies on all publication activities related to the assigned product. The role requires strong knowledge of good publication practices, authorship guidelines (ICMJE) and other relevant industry standards to ensure high-quality scientific publications (clinical and scientific conference abstracts/presentations and manuscripts) are delivered in a timely and compliant manner. The role will manage the development and review/approval of assigned projects, communicate effectively with external authors and internal stakeholders, and provide project updates to the Executive Director Scientific Communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, management, and execution of the annual publication plan for the assigned product in collaboration with cross-functional teams including global medical affairs, clinical development, preclinical, biostats, and PRO/RWE/HEOR.
• Lead the execution of scientific publications (conference abstracts/presentations and peer-reviewed manuscripts) for the assigned product in a timely manner in accordance with Publication SOP, ensuring compliance with industry practices while maintaining high scientific integrity and rigor.
• Have a strong understanding of the assigned product, disease state, and data.
• Present and review the assigned publication plan and conference data disclosures at internal cross-functional team meetings, as needed.
• Explore opportunities for publication enhancements (plain language summaries, infographics) for the assigned product to increase value of publications in scientific exchange.
• Manage publication agency partners and contractors in the execution of publication and scientific communications tactics.
• Contribute to budget management, forecasting, and resource allocation for the assigned product; actively track publication expenditures and ensure within approved budget.
• Manage relevant alliance partnerships and lead Sarepta-alliance publication working group meetings.
• Update scientific communication platform and lexicon for the assigned product, as needed.
• Contribute to relevant medical communication activities, including slide decks, internal medical training, and company-sponsored symposia content development.
• Serve as Scientific Communications representative at relevant internal team meetings.
• Attend scientific conferences and provide coverage support as assigned.

Qualifications

• Advanced Scientific Degree (Ph.D., Pharm. D) required with at least 7 years of relevant experience. Master‚Äôs Degree will be considered with at least 10 years of significant scientific communications experience. Relevant professional certification/credential (e.g., CMPP, AMWA) is a plus.
• At least 4 years of experience in medical/scientific writing/scientific communications/publications in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry or within a medical communications agency.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication (verbal and written) skills; ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
• Experience with resource allocation and vendor management.
• Experience working with fast-paced, collaborative, cross-functional teams.
• Experience synthesizing, interpreting, and presenting complex scientific data.
• Experience in rare disease/neurology/gene therapy.
• Working knowledge of statistical concepts and techniques.
• Ability to prioritize and support business-critical publications in response to evolving business needs.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical clinical development, product life-cycle management, and clinical trial designs.
• Experience with publications management databases such as iEnvision.

Skills

• Strong publication planning and project management
• Scientific writing and editorial judgment
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Budgeting and resource planning
• Vendor and agency management

Education

• Ph.D. or Pharm.D. preferred; Master‚Äôs with substantial experience considered

Additional Requirements

• Hybrid work arrangement; on-site in the United States and occasional attendance at company-sponsored in-person events
• Authorized to work in the U.S.