Senior Director, Scientific Communications — Remote

Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. seeks a Senior Director of Scientific Communications to lead the development and execution of our publication and communications strategy across clinical-stage pain programs.

You will translate emerging clinical data into clear communications for healthcare professionals and stakeholders, guiding manuscripts, abstracts, congress posters, and core medical materials. Reporting to Medical Affairs leadership, you will oversee external writing partners, manage timelines

Qualifications

• PhD/MD/PharmD or equivalent advanced degree.
• 8+ years in pharma/biotech with scientific communications, publications, or medical affairs.
• Experience developing global publication strategies and supporting late-stage development or launches.
• Strong track record in manuscripts, abstracts, congress presentations, and medical materials.
• Experience collaborating with external authors, publication agencies, and medical writers.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of the Scientific Communications strategy
• Develop and maintain the scientific narrative across Latigo's pain portfolio
• Manage publication planning including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and oral presentations
• Shape the congress strategy and data sequencing for key congresses
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify publication opportunities and data gaps
• Oversee development of medical materials, decks, FAQs, and field medical resources
• Ensure communications are accurate, balanced, and compliant with standards
• Coordinate with external authors, investigators, and publication agencies
• Manage timelines, budgets, and deliverables for medical writing partners
• Support pre-launch and launch readiness with scientific content and training resources
• Provide scientific leadership to grow Medical Affairs capabilities at Latigo

Skills

Scientific communications

Publications

Scientific writing

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Presentation skills

Education

PhD/MD/PharmD

Job description

Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. seeks a Senior Director of Scientific Communications to lead the development and execution of our publication and communications strategy across clinical-stage pain programs.

You will translate emerging clinical data into clear communications for healthcare professionals and stakeholders, guiding manuscripts, abstracts, congress posters, and core medical materials. Reporting to Medical Affairs leadership, you will oversee external writing partners, manage timelines