Senior Director, Scientific Communications

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the formulation and implementation of the Scientific Communications strategy that aligns with Medical Affairs, clinical development, and corporate goals.

• Create and uphold the scientific narrative and communication framework for Latigo's pain portfolio.

• Direct the planning and execution of publications, including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and oral presentations.

• Design and implement the strategy for scientific congresses.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to pinpoint publication opportunities, evidence gaps, and requirements for data dissemination.

• Spearhead the creation of scientific materials, such as scientific platforms, core medical decks, FAQs, field medical resources, dossiers, and other medical content.

• Ensure that scientific communications are precise, consistent, balanced, and compliant with regulations.

• Collaborate with authors, investigators, and thought leaders to facilitate scientific publications.

• Oversee external medical writing, publication, and scientific communications agencies, managing timelines, budgets, and deliverables.

• Aid in pre-launch and launch readiness through scientific communications, training materials, and foundational medical content.

• Provide leadership in scientific communications across cross-functional teams and contribute to the enhancement of Medical Affairs capabilities.

• Report directly to the Vice President of Medical Affairs.

⛳️ Requirements

• PhD, PharmD, MD, or another advanced scientific/healthcare degree is preferred.

• Over 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology sector.

• Extensive background in Scientific Communications, Publications, or Medical Affairs.

• Proven experience in developing and executing global publication and scientific communications strategies.

• Experience in supporting late-stage development, pre-launch, and/or launch is highly preferred.

• A strong record of developing manuscripts, abstracts, congress presentations, scientific platforms, and medical materials.

• Experience working with external authors, opinion leaders, publication agencies, and medical writing collaborators.

• Scientific knowledge in pain, neuroscience, or a related therapeutic area is desirable.

• A solid understanding of publication standards and good publication practices.

• Outstanding scientific writing, communication, project management, and cross-functional leadership abilities.

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial biotech environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote work arrangement.

• Opportunities for travel to internal meetings, scientific congresses, and external scientific engagements (approximately 20–30%).