Senior Manager, Global Publications

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Mirum Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Senior Manager of Publications to lead external publication vendors and edit scientifically relevant presentations, including clinical abstracts, posters, and oral presentations, in alignment with Publication Policy and ICMJE/GPP3 guidelines.

You will collaborate with internal stakeholders, train and develop tools, and drive global publication plans, interfacing with physicians and MSLs, with travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree with 3+ yrs. experience in scientific communication, training, and/or publications planning and development in an agency or pharmaceutical environment or applicable experience working in pharmaceutical environment with transferable skill set.
• Demonstrated strong project management skills and leadership poise a must to negotiate and facilitate alignment amongst internal and external stakeholders (KOLs, authors, cross functional teams).
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and/or agencies to develop abstracts, posters, and oral presentations.
• Excellent and effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be well organized and able to multi-task in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
• Demonstrated experience managing vendors and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Understand scientific and medical content in given areas of the company.
• Review and edit scientific content for oral and poster presentations at congresses.
• Manage publications vendor and work closely with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Implement the publication management system.
• Development of scientific training tactics (eg, internal training MSL decks, tools, FAQs).
• Engage internal and external subject matter experts, when appropriate, for participation in scientific communication tactics and content development.
• Manage and contribute to global publication and scientific communications plans for the company needs.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Vendor management

Education

Advanced degree (PhD/MD/MS)

3+ years in scientific communication/publications

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Veeva RIM

PubStrat

Datavision

EndNote

PubMed

Job description

Mirum Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the treatment of rare diseases. We are passionate about advancing scientific discoveries to become important medicines for rare disease patients. We are collaborative, creative, and experienced professionals and we’re looking to augment our team with other individuals who embody our values: care, be real, get it done, and have fun, seriously.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Manager of Publications manages external publication vendors as well as edits medically relevant scientific presentations (i.e., clinical, scientific, and health economics, abstracts, posters, and oral presentations) to fulfill scientific and medical objectives, in accordance with authors’ direction and in adherence to Publication Policy Procedures and ICMJE and GPP3 guidelines. Assists with the creation of other scientific documents (e.g., medical science liaison [MSL] training slide decks, training tools, and FAQs). Communicates effectively with external authors and internal stakeholders and presents project updates to Executive Director of MRX/BAP/ZILU GMAT Team, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, and Mirum Senior Leadership.

JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand scientific and medical content in given areas of the company.
• Review and edit scientific content for oral and poster presentations at congresses.
• Manage publications vendor and work closely with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Implement the publication management system.
• Development of scientific training tactics (eg, internal training MSL decks, tools, FAQs).
• Engage internal and external subject matter experts, when appropriate, for participation in scientific communication tactics and content development.
• Manage and contribute to global publication and scientific communications plans for the company needs.

Other Responsibilities:

• Work effectively with our Medical Communications and Publications Agencies on publication strategies and deliverables.
• Learn and apply knowledge of therapeutic area data to scientific publishing projects focused on congress presentations.
• Operationally execute all activities to agreed timelines related to the preparation of scientific medical publications (i.e., medical, scientific, and health economics abstracts, posters, and oral presentations).
• Assist with Medical Legal and Regulatory (MLR) Committee review and approvals as appropriate.
• Interface with external experts (e.g., physicians, other health care professionals) and effectively collaborate with Clinical Research and Development colleagues, along with other Mirum stakeholders including, but not limited to, Compliance, Safety, Biostatistics, Clinical Operations, and the Commercial group to ensure accurate and timely completion/delivery of information, including addressing conflicting demands, and review of scientific presentations and training programs.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education /Experience:

• Advanced degree with 3+ yrs. experience in scientific communication, training, and/or publications planning and development in an agency or pharmaceutical environment or applicable experience working in pharmaceutical environment with transferable skill set.
• Demonstrated strong project management skills and leadership poise a must to negotiate and facilitate alignment amongst internal and external stakeholders (KOLs, authors, cross functional teams).
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and/or agencies to develop abstracts, posters, and oral presentations.
• Excellent and effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be well organized and able to multi-task in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
• Demonstrated experience managing vendors and budgets.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced computer and Internet skills, including knowledge of MS applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Veeva RIM, electronic publication management tools (e.g., PubStrat and Datavision), references databases (e.g., EndNote), PubMed, etc.
• Ability to travel (US and International) approximately 30% of time.

The salary range for this position is $170,000 to $190,000 USD. Compensation will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to; skill set, years of experience, and the employee’s geographic location. Please note that the required compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits unless otherwise provided.

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