Director, Scientific Communications

Replimune; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 209,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k match

Flexible time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Replimune, headquartered in Woburn, MA, seeks a Director of Scientific Communications to lead the Medical Information team within Medical Affairs. You will oversee the strategy, response materials, and database accuracy while collaborating with pharmacovigilance, regulatory, legal, and clinical development to provide high-quality medical information for marketed and pipeline products.

Advanced scientific degree and 5+ years in pharma/biotech with 3+ years in Medical Information are required,

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in the sciences required (MD/PhD/PharmD).
• 5+ years in pharma/biotech with a minimum of 3 years in Medical Information or Medical Communications.
• Strong regulatory and ethical knowledge in pharma.
• Ability to translate scientific data into medical communications.
• Experience with Veeva Vault or CRM.
• Proven leadership and team-building skills.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Medical Information services in preparation for launch and medical support for products.
• Direct the medical information strategy including SRLs and FAQs.
• Ensure Medical Information database accuracy; plan upgrades as needed.
• Oversee Call Center Training and Work Instructions for compliant responses.
• Provide clinical guidance to resolve escalated inquiries from the call center.
• Contribute to scientific/medical review of materials through the MLR committee.
• Develop field medical and market access resources and communications.
• Coordinate submissions to drug compendia with cross-functional partners.
• Lead day-to-day activities of Medical Information and mentor staff.
• Interface with senior leaders across cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Drive business optimization and Medical Information vendor management.
• Provide oversight for scientific conferences with medical information activities.
• Develop and update department policy guidelines and SOPs.

Skills

Medical Information

Scientific communication

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Public speaking

Willingness to travel

Education

Advanced degree in the sciences (MD/PhD/PharmD)

Tools

Veeva Vault

CRM

Job description

Overview

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 patient’s lives depend on it.

At Replimune, we live by our values:

United: We Collaborate for a Common Goal.

Audacious: We Are Bold.

Dedicated: We Give Our Full Commitment.

Candid: We Are Honest With Each Other.

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, a competitive and forward-looking total rewards program, everyone at Replimune has a unique opportunity to impact on the lives of patients, caregivers and themselves.

Join us, as we reshape the future.

Summary of job description:

The Director, Scientific Communications is responsible for the oversight of the scientific communications team within Medical Affairs at Replimune.

Key responsibilities:

• Supporting the entire Medical Information services in preparation for the launch and continued medical support needed for Replimune marketed and pipeline products.

• Oversees 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

• Ensures that the Medical Information database is accurate and up to date; plans and implements upgrades and enhancements as required.

• Oversight of the Call Center Training for Disease State and Product Pivotal Data as well as Work Instructions and Handling Guides necessary to insure complaint and fair balanced Medical Inquiry responses for Replimune Products.

• Provides 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.

• Oversees the development of field medical and relevant market access resources for establishing and implementing and scientific communication initiatives

• Oversees submissions to drug compendia (NCCN, etc) in collaboration with a cross-functional strategic partners

• Develops the strategic direction, leads, and manages the day-to-day activities of the Medical Information, hiring and mentoring staff members as appropriate.

• Interfaces 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 and serves as a medical information expert.

• Drive business optimization and Medical Information vendor management to ensure high quality service delivery and operational efficiency

• Providing oversight and support for scientific conferences with medical information activities

• Ensures the development and update of medical information department policy guidelines and SOPs

Educational requirements:

Advanced degree in the sciences required (MD/PhD/PharmD)

Experience and skill requirement:

5+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Medical Information or Medical Communications is required.

• 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 a preferable trait

• 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 and strive for continuous improvement with high performance in the face of adversity a must.

• Willingness to travel

Salary Range

Replimune is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the anticipated base pay range is $208,500-265,500. The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the selected candidate’s unique set of qualifications, skills, and experience. Our current organizational needs also play a part in determining your final offer.

At Replimune, base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The selected candidate will be eligible for an annual performance incentive bonus, new hire equity, and ongoing performance-based equity. Replimune also offers various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k match, flexible time off, and a number of 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. For more information, visit www.replimune.com.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.