Director, Scientific Communications

About the role

Replimune’s mission is to revolutionize cancer treatment with therapies designed to activate a powerful and durable full-body anti-tumor response, boldly transforming cancer care because patients’ lives depend on it. At Replimune, we live by our values: united, audacious, dedicated, and candid. People are at the center of everything we do, and when it comes to our employees, we make it personal. With a deep sense of purpose, a strong and evolving culture, and a competitive total rewards program, everyone at Replimune has a unique opportunity to impact the lives of patients, caregivers, and themselves.

Responsibilities

• Support the entire Medical Information services in preparation for the launch and continued medical support needed for Replimune marketed and pipeline products.
• Oversee the medical information strategy including timely development and updating of standard response letters (SRLs) and frequently asked questions (FAQs) documents utilized to respond to unsolicited medical information queries.
• Ensure that the Medical Information database is accurate and up to date; plan and implement upgrades and enhancements as required.
• Oversee Call Center Training for Disease State and Product Pivotal Data as well as Work Instructions and Handling Guides necessary to ensure compliant and fair-balanced Medical Inquiry responses for Replimune Products.
• Provide clinical guidance to assist the resolution of escalated medical and/or access inquiries from the call center.
• Contribute to the scientific/medical review of all promotional and scientific materials through the Medical Legal Review (MLR) committee.
• Oversee the development of field medical and relevant market access resources for establishing and implementing scientific communication initiatives.
• Oversee submissions to drug compendia (NCCN, etc.) in collaboration with cross-functional strategic partners.
• Develop the strategic direction, lead, and manage the day-to-day activities of the Medical Information team, hiring and mentoring staff members as appropriate.
• Interface with senior levels across multiple cross-functional teams including pharmacovigilance, quality, medical directors/leads, field medical teams, commercial, regulatory, legal, and clinical development as well as external partners, serving as a medical information expert.
• Drive business optimization and Medical Information vendor management to ensure high-quality service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Provide oversight and support for scientific conferences with medical information activities.
• Ensure the development and update of medical information department policy guidelines and SOPs.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in the sciences required (MD/PhD/PharmD).
• 5+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Medical Information or Medical Communications.
• Clear understanding of internal/external regulatory and ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the drug development process, medical affairs, patient safety, and commercial activities.
• Proven ability to interpret, communicate, and implement medical/scientific strategies using systems, tools, and processes (e.g., Veeva Vault, CRM, etc.).
• Strong leadership with a proven ability to generate credibility both internally in a multicultural organization and externally, driving consistent results and fostering collaborative relationships to enhance organizational performance.
• Team-building experience (with direct reports) is preferred.
• Ability to efficiently manage time and priorities.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with thought leaders and to establish trust through the consistent demonstration of scientific expertise and satisfactory follow-through to requests from thought leaders; the ability to work effectively with key decision-makers, both within and outside the Company.
• Excellent communicator, skilled at diplomacy and capable of effectively combining science and relationship building.
• Ability to understand and translate external customer and/or internal client needs into effective decisions and to drive results while striving for continuous improvement with high performance in the face of adversity.
• Willingness to travel.

Pay

Replimune is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, the anticipated base pay range is $208,500–$265,500. The exact base pay offered will depend on various factors, including the selected candidate’s unique set of qualifications, skills, and experience, as well as current organizational needs. Base pay is only one part of the total compensation package, which also includes an annual performance incentive bonus, new hire equity, and ongoing performance-based equity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k match.
• Flexible time off.
• Paid holidays, including year-end shutdown.

About Replimune

Replimune Group, Inc., headquartered in Woburn, MA, was founded in 2015 with the mission to transform cancer treatment by pioneering the development of a novel portfolio of oncolytic immunotherapies. Replimune’s proprietary RPx platform is based on a potent HSV-1 backbone intended to maximize immunogenic cell death and the induction of a systemic anti-tumor immune response. The RPx platform is designed to have a unique dual local and systemic activity consisting of direct selective virus-mediated killing of the tumor resulting in the release of tumor-derived antigens and altering of the tumor microenvironment to ignite a strong and durable systemic response. The RPx product candidates are expected to be synergistic with most established and experimental cancer treatment modalities, leading to the versatility to be developed alone or combined with a variety of other treatment options.