Director of Scientific Communications & Evidence Generation
About the role
Genetix Biotherapeutics is dedicated to developing curative gene therapies that enhance the lives of patients and their families. As a full-time hybrid position (3 days a week) in Somerville – Assembly Row, Massachusetts, the Director of Scientific Communications & Evidence Generation plays a crucial role in advancing the company's mission.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain an 18-month publication plan and lead the publication review process, ensuring compliance with GPP and ICMJE authorship criteria.
Utilize innovative formats and ensure accessibility for diverse audiences, maximizing the scientific impact of company data.
Collaborate with internal/external experts and vendors to draft content and ensure scientific accuracy.
Maintain the enterprise scientific lexicon and core claims matrix, ensuring consistency across materials and channels.
Lead the development of an integrated evidence generation plan (IEGP) aligned with overall medical affairs goals, addressing unmet needs in collaboration with Clinical Development, Regulatory, HEOR, and Commercial teams.
Evaluate and acquire new data sources, including clinical trials, RWD, registries, to support evidence plans.
Create processes for synthesizing feedback from various sources and analyze data to guide scientific communication and strategic decision-making.
Conceptualize and execute non-promotional education for multidisciplinary audiences, including webinars, symposia, workshops, and digital learning modules.
Establish content measurement frameworks and continuous improvement loops.
Operate management for Medical Affairs-led research, including RWE, HEOR, and ISR, ensuring quality and timeline adherence.
Ensure all evidence generation activities comply with ICH-GCP guidelines, SOPs, and compliance requirements.
Collaborate within Medical Affairs and with Clinical Development, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Commercial, Market Access, and Patient Advocacy to ensure accuracy and balance across communications.
Develop and deliver scientific training programs for internal teams.
Qualifications
MD, PharmD, PhD in a biomedical field; experience in hematology or Oncology or cell and gene therapy strongly preferred.
8+ years in Medical Affairs/Scientific Communications within biopharma, including publication planning and medical education leadership.
Understanding of hemoglobinopathies (SCD, β-thalassemia), cell-based gene therapy modalities, safety monitoring (including long-term follow-up), and registry/RWE experience is preferred.
Experience building omnichannel education programs.
Fluency with compliance frameworks (GPP, ICMJE, ACCME, OIG, PhRMA Code) and medical review processes.
Exceptional scientific writing, editorial judgment, and stakeholder management; comfortable engaging with KOLs, investigators, and advocacy leaders.
Additional Information
The pay transparency range provided below is based on what we believe is a reasonable estimate for the base salary pay range for this job at the time of posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for an annual bonus and long-term incentive. Actual base salary pay will be based on several factors, including but not limited to experience, skills, relevant education/qualifications, external market, internal equity, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
Genetix’s total rewards package includes a comprehensive and competitive benefits suite to support a variety of employee needs, such as comprehensive health, life and disability insurance, employer-matched 401(k) plan, lifestyle spending account, flexible time-off + paid holidays and winter holiday period, tuition reimbursement & loan repayment assistance, paid parental leave, paid onsite parking, commuter subsidy, and much more.
Genetix is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.