Director, Medical Communications

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design and implement comprehensive medical communication strategies that align with Medical Affairs priorities, evidence-generation plans, data distribution, and readiness for product launches.

• Oversee the creation and upkeep of scientific narratives, core medical messages, communication strategies, and foundational scientific materials.

• Assess scientific communication and educational requirements based on new data, stakeholder insights, and shifts in the treatment landscape.

• Collaborate across departments to ensure that scientific evidence is conveyed consistently, accurately, and appropriately to various audiences and through multiple channels.

• Direct the production and management of medical communication materials, such as scientific presentations, clinical data summaries, disease-state resources, scientific FAQs, conference materials, visual summaries, and other educational content.

• Simplify complex clinical and scientific data into concise, balanced, and audience-appropriate communications.

• Create scientific training materials and programs that support new data, congress participation, medical strategy, regulatory milestones, and launch preparedness.

• Collaborate with Medical Affairs colleagues and subject matter experts to address scientific and educational requirements.

• Ensure consistency across medical communication outputs by utilizing scientific narratives, core content, references, and approved terminology.

• Apply adult-learning principles and audience-centered communication strategies to educational materials.

• Act as a backup medical reviewer for both medical and promotional materials.

• Oversee the medical, legal, regulatory, and compliance review and approval processes.

• Work together with Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, Commercial, and Medical Affairs teams to clarify scientific inquiries and support compliant execution.

• Enhance standards and processes for content creation, referencing, review, approval, version control, and material retirement.

• Select, onboard, and manage medical communication agencies, scientific writers, training partners, and other external vendors.

• Provide strategic guidance and ensure that vendor outputs meet scientific quality, audience relevance, timelines, and budget expectations.

• Manage project scopes, budgets, timelines, risks, and competing priorities across multiple projects.

• Establish working models and performance expectations for agencies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Advanced scientific degree, such as PharmD, PhD, MD, or an equivalent qualification in a relevant field.

• At least 7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or related healthcare sectors, including experience in Medical Affairs, medical communications, scientific communications, or scientific training.

• Proven experience in developing medical communication strategies, scientific narratives, and medical communication materials.

• Experience in creating scientific training and educational resources for Medical Affairs or other internal stakeholders.

• Familiarity with participating in or facilitating medical, legal, regulatory, or promotional review processes.

• Demonstrated experience in managing medical communication agencies, vendors, budgets, and project scopes.

• Excellent scientific writing, editing, presentation, and data interpretation skills.

• Ability to distill complex scientific information into clear and audience-appropriate communications.

• Proven track record of leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.

• Capable of operating strategically and independently while being prepared to develop and advance high-priority deliverables.

• Comfortable in a dynamic, fast-paced biotechnology environment with changing priorities.

• Experience in supporting late-stage development, prelaunch planning, or product launches is preferred.

• Background in psychiatry, neuroscience, or central nervous system areas is preferred.

• Familiarity with Veeva Vault, medical content-management platforms, or similar technologies is preferred.

• Willingness to travel approximately 15–20%, as required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees may qualify for additional compensation, including bonuses and equity options.

• Company-sponsored health coverage.

• 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Flexible time-off policy.

• Generous parental leave benefits.

• Additional employee perks.