Director, Medical Comms & Sci Exchange

Role Summary

Director, Medical Communications & Scientific Exchange (MCSE) role providing strategic leadership, direction and oversight for neuroscience MSL communications, medical communications, and Scientific/Congress communications strategies across the ITCI portfolio. Responsible for developing and executing strategies for quality and compliant data dissemination, medical information services, medical education and medical review of externally facing resources. Includes responsibilities in recruiting, hiring, training and providing stretch opportunities for the organization. Home office-based with up to 20% travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of high-quality medical content to ensure clear, scientific communication of TA approved medicines, pipeline products and technologies.
• Drive the medical communications, publication and Med Info activities across the TA portfolio.
• Lead the medical communications team and contribute to strategy development, planning, and execution of high-quality scientific publications.
• In partnership with the MSL leadership, develop quality content for MSL use in the field.
• Lead the medical communications team that provides medical guidance for development and review of externally facing customer materials, promotional and medical, or sales training materials.
• Oversee and provide strategic guidance to conference planning and execution.
• Oversee all development and provision of medical information to health care providers and consumers, ensuring quality and balanced information and compliance with legal, regulatory, and healthcare guidelines; collaborate with colleagues to disseminate scientific evidence appropriately.
• Identify opportunities or issues by combining science knowledge, industry experience, and regulatory understanding.
• Evaluate and apply cutting-edge information technology to improve MCSE efficiency and effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal partners (biostatistics, GMA, R&D, medical directors) and external authors (KOLs, principal investigators).
• Drive strategic medical education plans and collaborate with internal partners.
• Ensure compliance with internal SOPs and with legal, regulatory, and healthcare guidelines in medical information delivery, external publication, promotion and medical education.
• Promote a collaborative, continuous-learning team environment.
• Manage recruitment, training, development of staff, and budget oversight.

Qualifications

• A MD/DO/PhD/PharmD or master‚Äôs degree with relevant experience.
• 7-10 years of healthcare industry experience in pharmaceutical scientific communications or equivalent agency leadership.
• 3-5 years of experience in people and vendor management.
• Knowledge of the Neuroscience therapeutic area highly preferred.
• Expertise in medical communications, writing, scientific research, and digital technologies.
• Deep knowledge of Integrated Scientific Communications Strategy, ISMPP, and ACCME guidelines.
• Proven presentation skills, business insight, critical thinking; ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Highly motivated, organized, self-starter with a track record of achievements.
• Knowledge of US and global healthcare systems, pharmaceutical regulations, and medical information processes and technologies.
• Proven resource and budget management skills and excellence in external professional relationships.
• This position requires up to 20% travel and is based in Titusville, NJ.

Skills

• Medical communications strategy
• Content development and scientific writing
• MSL collaboration and field support material development
• Medical information delivery and education
• Regulatory compliance and healthcare guidelines
• Strategic planning and leadership
• Budget management
• Cross-functional team leadership

Education

• MD/DO/PhD/PharmD or master‚Äôs degree with relevant experience

Additional Requirements

• Up to 20% travel; home office in Titusville, NJ