Director, Medical Communications

Asahi Kasei Therapeutics; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Asahi Kasei Therapeutics seeks a Director of Medical Communications to lead strategic medical communications across therapeutic units, translating evidence into integrated medical content for clinicians, payers, and patients. The role partners with Medical Directors, Regulatory, and Corporate Communications to ensure compliant, scientifically rigorous exchange throughout the product lifecycle.

The base compensation range is $190–230K, with annual reviews and compensation influenced by

Qualifications

• Advance degree required (PharmD, PhD, MD or equivalent).
• 10+ years of progressive Medical Affairs experience, including leadership responsibilities in Medical Communications and Medical Information.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic medical communications.
• Experience with digital medical communications platforms, content management systems, and multichannel engagement.
• Experience in Medical Information operations, inquiry management, and compliant scientific exchange.
• Vendor management including performance, quality, and budget oversight.
• In-depth knowledge of Medical Affairs ethics and compliance environment.
• Travel expectations: approximately 20%, domestic and international.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic Medical Communications within the Therapeutic Area Medical Unit model.
• Partner with Medical Directors and cross-functional teams to translate evidence into medical communication strategies.
• Develop multichannel disease state education assets and HCP engagement strategies.
• Oversee Medical Affairs website/content hub strategy and CMS-related tasks.
• Support integration of new assets, products, or therapeutic areas into medical communications platforms.
• Lead planning and execution for medical congress presence and follow-up.
• Lead development and review of medical press releases and related content.
• Collaborate with Medical leadership on internal communications highlighting Medical Affairs impact.
• Support Medical Information and Field Medical content development with scientific strategy.

Skills

Strategic medical communications

Multichannel engagement

Medical Information operations

Vendor management

Ethics and compliance

Education

Advance degree (PharmD, PhD, MD or equivalent)

Job description

The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment of creating for tomorrow. Our business sectors, Materials, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world. We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment.

Asahi Kasei Therapeutics is the global specialty pharmaceutical business of Asahi Kasei. We are a commercial-stage company committed to positively impacting health by expanding therapeutic options that improve the lives of patients around the world. Drawing upon our strong heritage of scientific innovation, we aim to help reshape care in transplantation, nephrology, immunology, infectious diseases and other underserved conditions.

Job Description

The Director of Medical Communications provides strategic leadership for Medical Communications in support of Therapeutic Area Medical Units. This role partners closely with Medical Directors, Medical Information, Clinical Development, HEOR/Real-World Data, Field Medical, Regulatory, Commercial, and Corporate Communications to translate scientific evidence into integrated medical communication strategies that advance patient care, support compliant scientific exchange, and strengthen scientific leadership across approved products and pipeline assets. The Director is responsible for developing and executing medical communication strategies, scientific narratives, multichannel scientific engagement, and medical content guidance that support healthcare professionals, patients, payers, and other stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.

The base compensation range for this role is $190-230K. Base Compensation is influenced by many factors including, but not limited to: time in the role, previous experience, skills, knowledge, performance, work requirements, internal equity, and business / economic conditions.

Summary Of Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic Medical Communications within the Therapeutic Area Medical Unit model, partnering with Medical Directors to develop and execute integrated medical communication strategies across commercial products and pipeline programs.
• Partner with the Medical Directors, Clinical Development, Research, Regulatory, HEOR/RWD, Field Medical, Commercial, and Corporate Communications to translate scientific evidence into medical communication strategies that support annual medical plans and corporate objectives.
• Lead the development of multichannel disease state education assets, peer-to-peer web-based and other HCP engagement strategies while ensuring scientific accuracy, objectivity, fair-balance, and alignment with internal medical communications plans.
• Oversee Medical Affairs website/content hub strategy, including content planning, taxonomy/SEO considerations, asset upload readiness, Veeva/MLR review coordination, and user experience input.
• Support integration of new assets, products, or therapeutic areas into medical communications platforms, including development of disease-state, pipeline, clinical trial, congress, publication, and mechanism-of-action content.
• Lead planning and execution for medical congress presence, including communication objectives, exhibit booth strategy, vendor coordination, logistics, booth staffing, asset development, and post-congress follow-up.
• Lead development and review of medical press releases, congress-related communications, and associated social/digital content in partnership with Corporate Communications, and external partners.
• Collaborate with Medical leadership to develop internal communications highlighting Medical Affairs activities and impact.
• Support Medical Information and Field Medical content development by providing scientific content strategy, therapeutic area context, and alignment with broader Medical Communications plans to inform response development and resource prioritization.
• Maintain awareness of scientific publications, competitive insights, and disease state knowledge.
• Develop the annual tactical plan and budget for Medical Communications activities; manage Medical Communications vendor, contracts, and invoicing.
• Develop, monitor, and communicate metrics and KPIs that demonstrate the impact of Medical Communications on scientific engagement, customer experience, organizational priorities, and Medical Affairs strategy.

Required Qualifications And Skills

• Advance degree (PharmD, PhD, MD or equivalent)
• 10+ years of progressive Medical Affairs experience, including Medical Communications and Medical Information leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic medical communications
• Experience with digital medical communications platforms, content management systems, and multichannel engagement strategies.
• Experience in Medical Information operations, inquiry management, and compliant scientific exchange.
• Vendor management including performance, quality, and budget oversight
• In depth knowledge of Medical Affairs ethics and compliance environment
• Travel expectations: approximately 20%, domestic and international

Hybrid

As an equal opportunity employer, Asahi Kasei believes a diverse workforce will provide us with the ability to continuously support the changes in the economy, society, and environment.