Director, Scientific Communications

About the role

We're looking for a Director, Scientific Communications to help us expand what's possible for patients with serious diseases. Reporting to the Global Medical Lead, the Director, Scientific Communications will, as a core member of the Global Medical Strategy team, lead the development and implementation of global Medical Communications Strategy globally and across regions.

This role will have high visibility within the medical organization and requires the ability to lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization. A core responsibility will be to co-lead the development and maintenance of scientific platforms and the strategic execution of aligned scientific communications deliverables to ensure a global approach that accurately and consistently communicates about Insmed disease areas of interest and Insmed generated data.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and execution of the global medical communication strategy and education plan, including congress strategy, symposia, field medical tools and resources, medical backgrounders, and other scientific programs that communicate important information to the medical and scientific community, including identification and prioritization of regional and local education needs.
• Review scientific materials (e.g. slide presentations for content and positioning) and represent content during medical, legal, regulatory review.
• With Medical Excellence, lead training of Medical Affairs teams on new materials and upcoming educational activities.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, fair-balanced, scientifically/clinically accurate medical communications deliverables in accordance with established timelines, compliance guidelines/policies, and budgets.
• Ensure deliverables are in alignment with business strategy, medical affairs strategy, and Insmed clinical development programs.
• Manage external vendors/medical agencies assisting with medical content planning and execution.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree in a scientific discipline and 8+ years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry, primarily in the Medical Affairs function.
• Expert knowledge of relevant guidance including Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) guidelines and CME Open Payments reporting.
• Expertise in the assessment and the application of scientific/clinical data to strategy with pull through to externally facing deliverables.
• Proven ability to interpret and organize highly complex scientific data including reviewing pre-clinical and clinical trial data and output from statistical analyses.
• Experience in a leadership role in designing scientific communications strategy in alignment with corporate strategy.
• Experience working closely with external experts and authors.
• Demonstrated experience managing competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Ability to manage external vendors and provide clear, concise direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand and effectively communicate complex scientific and clinical data to internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail, clarity, accuracy, and conciseness.

Qualifications

• An advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, or MD) is preferred.
• Experience within the respiratory therapeutic area is preferred.
• Prior pre-launch/launch experience preferred.