Associate Director, Medical Publications

Role Summary

The Associate Director, Medical Publications is responsible for leading the Medical Publications Strategic Plan, ensuring the timely and high-quality dissemination and publication of scientific data. This role collaborates cross-functionally, managing the end-to-end publication process, transforming clinical data into clear and accurate content for healthcare professionals, patients, and payers while ensuring compliance with Good Publication Practice (GPP) and company guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Proactively lead cross-functional stakeholders in the development of publication plans and medical communication strategy for CNS products within aligned product development timelines.
• Leads author teams and junior team members in the creation of medical publications (manuscripts, abstracts and posters) according to ICMJE and GPP guidelines.
• Prepares materials for author calls, guiding journal selection, setting-up access to source documents, negotiating content, and manages review and approval cycles
• Assist publication managers with medical writing and editing for manuscripts, posters and abstracts.
• Provides management oversight and direction for publication documents prepared by internal publication managers and external contractors to ensure appropriate content, clarity, accuracy, and alignment to communication strategy and author directives.
• Collaborates with product medical directors to lead the development of scientific communication platforms and lexicons.
• Leads and maintain regular strategic and tactical planning meetings.
• Assists the Senior Director in preparing departmental budgets and annual plans.
• Assists Publication Managers in maintaining up-to-date publication project plans, budgets, and archives.
• Provides guidance and training to team members regarding Good Publication Practices and facilitates the implementation of new technologies and initiatives in publication planning and medical communications.
• Other responsibilities and projects as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and management in an effective manner consistent with Company Values towards defined Corporate Objectives.
• Understands Company Policy and Procedure to be able to guide direct reports appropriately.

Knowledge & Other Qualifications

• Doctoral-level degree in medical or allied health field or life sciences with 5+ years of relevant experience in medical writing and publication planning for the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Previous experience in people management is required.
• Demonstrated experience in being able to lead, collaborate, and manage people as well as projects.
• Experience in central nervous system disorders and their treatment are strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of the process and standards for creating scientific publication plans and preparing and submitting scientific publications according to ICMJE and GPP guidelines.
• Certified Medical Publication Planning (CMPP) credential required.
• Strong literature evaluation skills, with demonstrated ability to integrate, summarize, report and explain complex data, drug mechanisms, research findings to a variety of audiences in written and graphical form.
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Adept at using Microsoft Office, and document referencing (Endnote or similar) and project management software (Smartsheet, MS Project, etc.); Adobe InDesign or graphics program experience is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical development and research process, statistical methods, and clinical trial document layout and reporting requirements.

Other Characteristics

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and maintain high ethical standards of integrity and quality.
• Ability to have an innovative and dynamic approach to work.
• A self-starter, able to work independently, but comfortable working in a team environment.
• Ability to consistently exhibit Supernus Values in interactions with employees at all levels of the organization, vendors, customers and others.
• Capable of performing other duties as assigned by Management.
• Authorized to legally work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel up to medical congresses and at least quarterly to corporate office in Rockville, MD.
• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or carrying objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer screen, iPad, or other electronic device; and extensive reading.
• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.