Executive Director, Scientific Communications
Travere Therapeutics
June 28, 2026
Remote friendly (San Diego Metropolitan Area)
United States
Medical Affairs
Position summary:
The Executive Director, Scientific Communications provides portfolio-level strategic leadership and governance for Travere’s scientific communications function, ensuring publications, medical education, congress planning, and scientific content align to Global Medical Affairs (GMA) medical objectives. Member of the GMA Leadership Team; senior cross-functional point of contact; sets multi-year plan and builds scalable infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
- Lead integrated scientific communications strategy across publications, medical education, and congress planning aligned to lifecycle and regulatory priorities
- Establish and maintain a multi-year scientific communications plan aligned to pipeline milestones, label expansions, and evidence generation
- Ensure consistent enterprise narrative and scientific positioning across indications
- Define digital dissemination approach, modular content strategy, and responsible AI-assisted workflows
- Synthesize competitive intelligence to evolve narrative and dissemination priorities
- Own Scientific Communications budget (planning, forecasting, and expenditure tracking)
- Direct publication plan sequencing/prioritization; align congress strategy and medical education framework with narrative
- Integrate grants strategy and CME/IME compliance into communications strategy
- Drive dissemination innovation with Digital Engagement and Innovation
- Own enterprise content strategy (creation, review, versioning, repurposing; version control)
- Partner cross-functionally (Therapeutic Areas, Market Access, Regulatory, Biometrics, Commercial) to translate evidence into dissemination
- Align timing with regulatory submissions, label expansions, and pipeline transitions; ensure alliance-partner consistency/joint governance
- Lead/develop team; succession plans and individual development plans; resource allocation; build systems/agency governance for new assets
- Engage KOLs/academics for publication steering and advisory; represent Travere in scientific forums
Education/experience/travel requirements:
- PharmD, PhD, or MD in a related life sciences discipline (or equivalent education + experience)
- 12+ years in scientific communications or medical affairs with portfolio-level leadership across multiple assets (preferably rare diseases or nephrology)
- Breadth across publications, medical education, and congress strategy
- Travel ~30% and be onsite in San Diego
Total Rewards/benefits (as stated): Premium health and financial/work-life/well-being; life insurance; disability; retirement with employer match; generous paid time off; target base pay $246,000–$332,000 plus incentives.
Application instruction: Accepting applications on an ongoing basis until selected.
The Executive Director, Scientific Communications provides portfolio-level strategic leadership and governance for Travere’s scientific communications function, ensuring publications, medical education, congress planning, and scientific content align to Global Medical Affairs (GMA) medical objectives. Member of the GMA Leadership Team; senior cross-functional point of contact; sets multi-year plan and builds scalable infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
- Lead integrated scientific communications strategy across publications, medical education, and congress planning aligned to lifecycle and regulatory priorities
- Establish and maintain a multi-year scientific communications plan aligned to pipeline milestones, label expansions, and evidence generation
- Ensure consistent enterprise narrative and scientific positioning across indications
- Define digital dissemination approach, modular content strategy, and responsible AI-assisted workflows
- Synthesize competitive intelligence to evolve narrative and dissemination priorities
- Own Scientific Communications budget (planning, forecasting, and expenditure tracking)
- Direct publication plan sequencing/prioritization; align congress strategy and medical education framework with narrative
- Integrate grants strategy and CME/IME compliance into communications strategy
- Drive dissemination innovation with Digital Engagement and Innovation
- Own enterprise content strategy (creation, review, versioning, repurposing; version control)
- Partner cross-functionally (Therapeutic Areas, Market Access, Regulatory, Biometrics, Commercial) to translate evidence into dissemination
- Align timing with regulatory submissions, label expansions, and pipeline transitions; ensure alliance-partner consistency/joint governance
- Lead/develop team; succession plans and individual development plans; resource allocation; build systems/agency governance for new assets
- Engage KOLs/academics for publication steering and advisory; represent Travere in scientific forums
Education/experience/travel requirements:
- PharmD, PhD, or MD in a related life sciences discipline (or equivalent education + experience)
- 12+ years in scientific communications or medical affairs with portfolio-level leadership across multiple assets (preferably rare diseases or nephrology)
- Breadth across publications, medical education, and congress strategy
- Travel ~30% and be onsite in San Diego
Total Rewards/benefits (as stated): Premium health and financial/work-life/well-being; life insurance; disability; retirement with employer match; generous paid time off; target base pay $246,000–$332,000 plus incentives.
Application instruction: Accepting applications on an ongoing basis until selected.