Associate Director/Director of Medical Information and Medical Communications
Boston, MA
Department: Medical Affairs and Advocacy
Reports To: SVP, Medical Affairs and Advocacy
Job Description
The Associate Director (AD)/Director of Medical information and Medical Communications will build and lead Zevra’s medical information and scientific communications capabilities. In addition to managing medical information vendors and process, this individual will also lead planning and development of scientific communications assets including publications, abstracts, FAQs, and medical education resources.
Job Responsibilities
Key Medical Information Responsibilities:
- In conjunction with the SVP of Medical Affairs and Advocacy, develop and manage Zevra’s Medical Information capabilities, including medical information call center management and medical information request management
- Develop and lead the execution of medical information plans for commercial and investigational stage products
- Create standard response letters and FAQs to support inquiries across the Zevra portfolio
- Manage the database of standard responses and track metrics across medical information resource utilization to proactive identify medical information needs and gaps
- Maintain subject matter expertise in portfolio disease areas, clinical and scientific data and competitor data
- Collaborate closely with pharmacovigilance to ensure proper documentation and response to all safety related inquiries and adverse event reports in alignment with regulatory requirements
- Collaborate with the cross-functional leadership to deliver period training on medical information processes, resources, and procedures
- Conduct regular literature searches and evaluate and interpret literature, proactively reporting insights and impact of key findings to internal stakeholders and recommending dissemination plan, when appropriate.
Key Medical and Scientific Communications Responsibilities:
- In conjunction with therapeutic area medical directors, support the execution of the scientific communication and publications strategy
- Lead the development of scientific publications, including abstracts, posters, presentations, and manuscripts, including both through direct authorship and management of vendors
- Develop medical communication deliverables to support medical education and scientific engagement including field medical slide decks, medical FAQs, brochures, and congress materials
- Manage a comprehensive and organized literature repository
- Manage day-to-day relationships with medical communication vendors, publication authors/contributors, and internal collaborators (i.e., Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Scientific Affairs)
Education and Experience:
- Advanced degree in scientific discipline required (e.g., PhD, PharmD, MD)
- Strong strategic and business acumen as evidenced by at least 8 years in Medical Affairs, with at least 5 years building and leading medical affairs plans and supporting drug launches
Knowledge, Skills and Ability:
- Leading and developing all aspects of medical information capabilities
- Developing and leading medical communications plans and deliverables
- Expertise in rare diseases and rare disease drug development
- Medical affairs planning and execution
- Building and leading medical plans
- Cross-functional engagement, support and collaboration
- KOL Engagement
- Stakeholder management
Travel Required:
10-20% travel (US and/or international)
Physical Requirements:
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer.
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