Associate Director, Medical Information

Alkermes; Boston (MA); Sur place; USD 184 780 - 205 781; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual performance pay bonus

Competitive benefits package

Résumé du poste

Alkermes seeks an Associate Director in Medical Information & Review in Boston, MA. The role involves overseeing medical review and ensuring compliance with regulations while providing timely responses to inquiries regarding Alkermes products.

The ideal candidate should have an advanced scientific degree and 3-5 years of experience in medical information, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

The annual salary is between $184,780 and $205,781, plus performance bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in medical information and medical affairs.
• Fluent in relevant U.S. regulations and medical information technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Research and write medical response documents.
• Review promotional and medical communication materials.
• Provide medical support at scientific conferences.

Connaissances

Medical information knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Scientific communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Formation

Advanced scientific degree (PhD, MD or PharmD)

Outils

Inquiry databases

Description du poste

Job Description

The Associate Director (AD), Medical Information & Review will participate in the medical review and approval of external communication materials, and provide accurate, scientifically balanced, and timely responses to inquiries from health care professionals, consumers, and other customers about Alkermes products. The AD will monitor the scientific literature and communicate new data to relevant internal groups, assist in the development of core medical information materials, and ensure medical accuracy of external communication materials related to Alkermes products. Candidates must take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

Medical Information

• Independently research and write medical response documents and proactively update existing documents, obtain approval for use to ensure compliance with regulations and policies, and train others on their content and use.
• Receive, identify, document, and triage adverse events and product complaints, ensuring compliance with health authority regulations and internal procedures.
• Provide accurate, balanced, and timely medical and scientific information to internal and external customers.
• Perform quality monitoring of inquiry handling, identify and report potential adverse events and product complaints, and triage accordingly to PV and QA policies.
• Perform critical analysis of inquiry trends, contributing conclusions and recommendations based on findings to medical affairs strategy teams.
• Provide scientific conference support, including leading pre‑conference activities, attending conferences to provide medical support, staffing the medical information booth, and developing post‑conference reviews and reports for internal stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and training to the medical information call center pharmacists and nurses.

Medical Review

• Review promotional and medical communication materials for medical accuracy and appropriateness.
• Collaborate with reviewers in Regulatory and Legal functions to provide expert direction for commercial and medical document owners.
• Create and review communications containing medical and scientific content intended for internal and external customers (e.g., Q&A materials, letters to healthcare providers, documents for public comment).

Cross‑Functional & Organizational

• Apply knowledge of business strategy and inquiry activity to identify business needs, trends, and emerging issues, raising awareness with appropriate Alkermes colleagues.
• Proactively monitor literature for new scientific information, identify relevant publications, analyze, and communicate information of interest internally in an accurate, balanced, and timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Provide medical and scientific input and contribute to assigned product and project teams.
• Provide information and support for business activities such as relevant insights, product data, etc.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Advanced scientific degree (PhD, MD or PharmD) with 3–5 years of experience in medical information, medical/promotional review, and medical affairs, with increasing levels of responsibility.

Minimum Requirements

• Fluent in medical information, relevant U.S. regulations, guidelines, standards, and best practices.
• Fluent in copyright and privacy standards.
• Fluent in medical information related technology solutions, inquiry databases, and reporting.

Preferred Requirements

• Ability to travel (up to 5–15%).
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with competing priorities.
• Ability to read, interpret, and convey complex scientific information.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to collaborate cross‑functionally with internal and external partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively toward a common goal with a focus on developing solutions.
• Experience leading formally or informally in a team environment.
• Demonstrated results‑orientation and problem‑solving skills.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $184,780 to $205,781. In addition, this position is eligible for an annual performance pay bonus. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, training, knowledge, and experience. Alkermes offers a competitive benefits package.

Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E‑Verify employer.