Senior Director Medical Communications & Publications

Summary:
- The Senior Director, Medical Communications will report to the Head of Medical Affairs and be accountable for Verastem’s external medical communications for avutometinib + defactinib and pipeline assets (VS7375).
- Manage two direct reports responsible for strategy, development, and review of scientific communications/publications, scientific platforms, congress publication plans, and related activities.
- Partner cross-functionally to ensure communications are scientifically/medically accurate and aligned.

Responsibilities:
- Own medical communications strategy, execution, and budget.
- Oversee medical/medical information call center and internal review teams (PMR/MMR).
- Manage external authors and partners for scientific communications.
- Guide evidence generation strategy with cross-functional teams.
- Provide leadership on the Medical Affairs Leadership Team (MALT).
- Oversee scientific/medical communications and medical information partners’ strategic input, deliverables, and budget.
- Build stakeholder relationships to advocate for a strong scientific communications strategy.
- Provide visible leadership for alliance/joint venture scientific support.
- Execute oncology publication best practices to streamline workstreams.
- Support global oncology congress presence plans.
- Ensure timely execution, following internal policies and good publication practices/quality standards.
- Track and report medical communications progress to senior management.
- Maintain knowledge and ensure adherence to GPP2022, ICMJE, and CONSORT standards.
- Ensure activities align with company policies/procedures and publication practices.
- Plan, support, and attend scientific conferences/medical meetings as needed.
- Ensure teams are resourced to develop data decks, disease state decks, FAQs, training materials, and other medical content.
- Coordinate with corporate communications/investor relations to align the scientific narrative.

Qualifications:
- Degree in a scientific discipline; M.Sc., M.P.H., Pharm.D., or Ph.D. preferred.
- 8+ years pharmaceutical industry experience.
- Subject matter expert in publication process/content with leadership running a publication strategy.
- Experience developing/executing medical affairs evidence generation plans.
- Experience managing medical communications budget (planned vs. actual).
- Oncology/hematology experience preferred; ovarian/lung/pancreatic/colon cancer helpful.
- Launch experience preferred.
- Exceptional project management skills; ability to lead and contribute hands-on.
- Ability to plan/prioritize/multitask across multiple projects and teams.
- Understanding of clinical development, oncology data/outcomes measures.
- Ability to critically appraise and apply medical/scientific literature.
- Strong interpersonal, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to communicate complex medical/scientific information.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiarity with publication-planning tools (e.g., Datavision, literature search indices, journal databases).

Benefits/Compensation:
- Base salary range: $260,000–$310,000; annual bonus, equity compensation, and competitive benefits package.