Senior Manager, Therapeutic Area Communications

Emd Group; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Retirement contributions

Job summary

EMD Serono seeks a Senior Manager, US Communications in Boston to lead day-to-day communications for Rare Tumors brands and support an upcoming Fertility launch. The role requires fluency in pharma processes, including MLR and vendor management, with ownership of end-to-end tactics and cross-functional collaboration.

You will partner with Communications Lead and US business leadership, guiding internal and external communications, media relations, and patient advocacy efforts while working in a

Qualifications

• 7+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare communications experience.
• Hands-on experience managing communications tactics end-to-end, including agency/vendor management and MLR review.
• Fluent in English with strong writing, editing and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the go-to US communications partner for Rare Tumors leadership.
• Lead end-to-end execution of communications tactics across all three US Rare Tumors brands.
• Support a Fertility product launch with cross-functional collaboration.
• Own contracts and budgets with agencies/vendors; shepherd content through MLR.
• Navigate US healthcare communications: media relations, patient advocacy, congress support, and issues management.
• Build relationships across Communications, Brand/Marketing, Medical Affairs, Legal, Regulatory, Patient Advocacy, and Market Access.
• Flex support to other US therapeutic areas as priorities shift.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Project management

Agency management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field

Job description

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role:

Our Rare Tumors franchise is On a Mission to Improve Lives for patients with desmoid tumors, tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT), and NF1-associated plexiform neurofibromas (NF1-PN). Diseases where progression can mean irreversible loss of function, and where patients often spend years feeling misdiagnosed and unheard.

This role, focused on US product communications sits within Global Therapeutic Area Communications and will also lend expertise to a major potential upcoming launch in Fertility, making it a strong fit for someone who wants exposure across therapeutic areas while anchoring in Rare Tumors.

We are looking for a Senior Manager, US Communications to work closely with the Communications Lead, Rare Tumors to serve as the day-to-day communications liaison across all three US Rare Tumors brands and as the primary communications liaison to US Rare Tumors business leadership.

This is a hands-on role: the person in this position will own tactics end-to-end, from planning through flawless execution, and will be fluent in pharma processes (i.e. vendor contracting, MLR review, Sprinklr management). They will also flex into other product communication needs as business priorities require.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the go-to US communications partner and liaison for Rare Tumors business leadership, translating business priorities into communications strategy and keeping leadership informed on plans, risks, and results.
• Lead end-to-end execution of communications tactics across the three US Rare Tumors brands (from planning and briefing through drafting, review, and launch) for internal communications, media, patient-facing materials, and executive/spokesperson support.
• Actively support the planning and execution of an upcoming Fertility launch, partnering cross-functionally with brand, medical, and other TA communications colleagues.
• Own the operational backbone of the work: manage agency and vendor contracts and budgets, and shepherd content through MLR.
• Navigate the US healthcare communications landscape fluently: media relations, patient advocacy, congress support, and issues management specific to the US market.
• Build strong working relationships across Communications, Brand/Marketing, Medical Affairs, Legal, Regulatory, Patient Advocacy, and Market Access to keep tactics moving without friction.
• Flex support to other US therapeutic areas as needed, based on evolving business priorities.

Scope of Focus:

• Rare Tumors (~60%): US communications strategy and execution across all three marketed/pipeline brands (OGSIVEO, pimicotinib, GOMEKLI/EZMEKLY), and day-to-day liaison to US Rare Tumors TA Head.
• Fertility (~30%): active support of an upcoming product launch, partnering with the Fertility brand teams.
• Cross-TA flex (~10%): support for other US-specific therapeutic area needs as they arise, based on business priorities.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare communications, ideally with exposure to rare disease and US market dynamics.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience managing communications tactics end-to-end, including agency/vendor management, MLR review processes and pharmaceutical compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting or partnering with business/brand leadership as a trusted communications advisor.
• Strong writing, editing, and project management skills; comfortable managing multiple brands and workstreams simultaneously.
• Ability to operate with urgency and integrity in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Fluent in English; both verbal and written

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in rare disease or specialty pharma communications.
• Experience supporting a product launch.
• Familiarity with patient advocacy engagement in a regulated healthcare environment.

Location : Boston, MA; Seaport Location (Hybrid – 3x week)

Travel: <15%; International and Domestic

Pay range for this position: $122,000.00 - $183,000.00

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here .

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!