Sr. Medical Communications Manager

Role Summary

The Sr. Medical Communications Manager will build and execute a strategic publication plan and develop a comprehensive independent medical education program across multiple therapeutic areas. They will provide product information to health care professionals and patients, respond to questions regarding products, and assist with the creation and maintenance of the product knowledge database used in medical responses. The role involves collaboration with Clinical Research, Sales and Marketing, Regulatory, and Research teams, and support for safety information processing and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Align with internal Medical leadership and the publications agency in the development and tactical execution of strategic publications plans across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Manage author/KOL relationships and work with author teams in all aspects of publication development.
• Coordinate and manage publication teams and meetings (e.g., cross-functional publication strategy team, publication author teams, publication steering committees).
• Align with cross-functional and executive teams to develop a dynamic Independent Medical Education program.
• Identify, procure and distribute findings of emerging scientific literature relevant to Company development programs.
• Plan and manage projects with broad organizational participation including publications, Advisory Boards and Steering Committee meetings.
• Research and respond to Level 2 Medical Information (MI) request escalations with accurate, fair, balanced, timely medical/scientific responses.
• Serve as an expert Medical resource to internal stakeholders, including MI call center.
• Interpret emerging scientific literature relevant to Company development programs; interface with Medical Affairs systems and tools.
• Support staffing and operations of the Medical Affairs booth at scientific conferences.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required: PharmD or PhD with 3+ years of Medical Communications/publication management or related experience; or MD with 3+ years of Medical Communications/publication management or related experience; plus previous managerial/functional management experience.
• Required: Broad understanding of processes and systems in the function; ability to integrate across disciplines and contribute to business objectives; ability to lead multiple teams.
• Required: Strong leadership, mentoring, project management, and communication skills; excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities; proficiency in literature searching and data interpretation.
• Required: Knowledge of legal and regulatory guidelines affecting dissemination of medical information and product promotion.