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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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Zevra Therapeutics is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

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Director of People & Culture

Boston, MA


Job Description

Our Director, People and Culture will partner with the CPO to execute our HR strategy. Providing HR leadership in the advancement of our talent and workforce solutions that will enable the achievement of our corporate strategies. Oversee the delivery of HR programs such as talent development, leadership coaching and consultation, talent acquisition of key positions, compensation processes, and performance management.


Job Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with senior management to align HR initiatives with business goals, foster employee engagement, and drive talent management strategies
  • Provides insights in a simple, creative, and relevant way that challenges current thinking, informs business decisions, and shows how decisions impact business outcomes.
  • Help to build corporate-wide HR programming that enhance the overall employee experience.
  • Works with leaders to implement and manage key HR processes, such as the year-end performance management process (performance assessment, calibration, and compensation planning)
  • Drives Talent Acquisition to ensure TA strategy is in place to deliver on key capability and workforce builds, with a specific focus on diverse talent, critical and board-approved hires
  • Develop and monitor key HR metrics to assess HR effectiveness, identify trends, and recommend improvements
  •  Provide guidance and support on employee relations matters, including dispute resolution, disciplinary actions, and terminations
  •  Manage and oversee compensation and benefits programs, ensuring competitiveness and compliance globally
  •  Collaborate with leadership to support employee engagement initiatives, diversity and inclusion programs, and employee wellness initiatives

Qualifications:

  •  Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience at a publicly traded Biotech/Pharma company. Must have small to mid-size company experience.
  • Strategic data driven approach to HR but also with the ability and desire to be tactical.
  • Proven track record in implementing and driving HR programs, such as talent management, performance management, and employee development.
  • Strong experience managing and/or leading culture and change management or organizational effectiveness initiatives.
  • Experience and expert understanding of management development, employee relations, data and analytics, diversity and inclusion.
  • Proficient in using HRIS systems and HR analytics tools for data-driven decision-making.
  • In-depth knowledge of HR best practices, employment laws, regulations, and compliance requirements
  •  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
  •  Proficient in using MS Office applications, particularly Excel and powerpoint, for data analysis and reporting.
  •  Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a customer-centric mindset.

Zevra is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.


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Zevra Therapeutics is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

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Director / Sr. Director, Global Patient Advocacy

Boston, MA


Department: Global Patient Advocacy


Job Description

The Director / Senior Director, Global Patient Advocacy, will work in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders including medical affairs, commercial, regulatory and clinical development to define the company’s patient advocacy priorities and oversee advocacy strategies and collaborations that educate and activate patients.

Direct patient advocacy relationships and interactions across the portfolio disease states including NPC, UCD, Sleep and vEDS and lead advocacy plan execution.  Cultivate successful relationships with global patient advocacy organizations and create and execute education and awareness strategies. Serve as an internal subject matter expert on issues relating to patient advocacy.


Job Responsibilities

  • Ensure deep understanding of supported disease areas and patient needs to inform our work across the organization
  • Create and execute a strategic and tactical advocacy plan and corresponding budget
  • Successfully engage rare disease advocates, building trust and long-term relationships
  • Establish and maintain key relationships with advocacy organizations to drive initiatives for collaboration and education. Share information on company activities and interests with advocacy organizations as appropriate
  • Collaborate with key internal teams (marketing, regulatory, market access, clinical and business development, medical affairs, corporate communications) on advocacy issues and support their need for patient engagement and insights
  • Develop and manage the advocacy sponsorship budget and process for patient advocacy grant requests
  • Attend and represent Zevra at key advocacy meetings
  • Identify key strategic company representation and advocacy activities at patient conferences and meetings
  • Build a patient centric culture

Education and Experience:

  • BS/BA degree in biological sciences, business, marketing or similar field and 10+ years in pharma, biotech industry or patient advocacy
  • An established history experience in patient engagement, advocacy, and/or relations including experience in developing communications and educational resources OR
  • Demonstrated experience implementing organizational strategy with advocacy groups and outcomes.
  • Strong track record of success in program development and execution within timelines and budgets

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

  • Commitment to understanding the needs of patients and their caregivers and demonstrating empathy and respect in these interactions.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and passionate commitment with demonstrated ability for leading complex initiatives in multiple disease states and programs.
  • Deep commitment to, and empathy for, patients and their caregivers
  • Knowledge of patient advocacy community in related disease state areas highly desired
  • Ability to effectively communicate the priorities and needs of the patient advocacy community.
  • Demonstrated ability to cultivate and build mutually beneficial working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Physical Requirements:

  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
  • Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds at a time

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Zevra Therapeutics is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

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Senior Medical Director

Boston, MA


Department: Global Medical Affairs
Reports To: SVP, Medical Affairs and Advocacy


Reporting Relationship

The SVP, Medical Affairs and Advocacy and will provide medical leadership for MIPLYFFA (NPC).


Job Description

The Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs will report to the SVP, Medical Affairs and Advocacy and will provide medical leadership for MIPLYFFA (NPC) and OLPRUVA (UCDs).  The role will be responsible for building and refining the medical affairs strategy as well as executing the tactical activities for MIPLYFFA (NPC) and OLPRUVA (UCDs) as well as future Zevra pipeline assets.  The ideal candidate will be a highly self-motivated, collaborative, scientifically-oriented, and accomplished Medical Affairs leader with a flexible, hands-on and team oriented style. They will provide medical support and leadership to partners in field medical affairs, HEOR and evidence generation, marketing, sales, market access and payer engagement. Key activities will include: establishing and leading the global medical strategy for MIPLYFFA and OLPRUVA, leading execution of relevant medical communications and engagement activities, supporting evidence generation, including support of expanded access programs, engaging with key opinion leaders, supporting payer-engagement strategy, compliantly supporting pre-commercial activities, and patient advocacy initiatives. The position will be based in the United States.


Job Responsibilities

  • Develop, refine and lead the medical affairs strategy including data dissemination plan, scientific communications, congress planning, advisory board planning, medical education, publications planning, and payer engagement
  • Serve as the cross-functional medical affairs lead to support marketing, sales, advocacy, market access, and other collaborative planning and tactical execution across the company
  • Maintain high level of scientific and medical expertise in NPC and UCD and serve as key medical resource in the diagnosis, treatment and management of targeted disease areas and associated products
  • Collaborate closely with Field Medical Leadership to develop and support the successful execution of the field medical engagement strategy and ensure alignment with the product strategy
  • Lead/support the development of content and resources to support external engagement activities by the field medical affairs team and support/oversee the training of the team.
  • Serve as the MIPLYFFA and OLPRUVA medical reviewer for abstracts, publications, disease-related and product related promotional materials and non-promotional scientific materials, including reimbursement dossiers and payer materials
  • Lead and support clinical studies and evidence generation activities including Phase IV clinical studies, registries, and expanded access programs
  • Develop and communicate medical information and scientific communication content and key findings externally and within the company
  • Provide medical expertise to the commercial organization to compliantly assist in the development and execution of commercial activities, including training
  • Ensure medical affairs compliance with all corporate, legal and regulatory requirements
  • Collaborate or serve on cross-functional global teams as directed by the SVP of Medical Affairs and Advocacy
  • Help attract talent to the organization

Competencies/skills:

  • 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 launch plans
  • Cross-functional engagement, support and collaboration
  • Evidence Generation
  • KOL Engagement
  • Stakeholder management

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

Physical Requirements:

  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Must be able to lift fifteen pounds at times.

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Zevra Therapeutics is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

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Sr. Director, Commercial Operations

Boston, MA


Department: Commercial Operations
Reports To: Chief Commercial Officer


Reporting Relationship

The Sr. Director, Commercial Operations will report directly to the Chief Commercial Officer.


Job Description

The Sr. Director, Commercial Operations works cross-functionally to identify and implement best practices, methodologies and processes to achieve commercial and operational excellence. This role will be responsible for the operational build, development and maintenance of commercial systems, forecasting, policies and governance documents to support both the launch and commercialization of Zevra’s products This will include automation of weekly performance reports and insights. The role will also be responsible for sales force incentive compensation, working closely with sales leadership. Additionally, in partnership with IT, they will identify, develop and deploy enterprise functions and platform technology solutions to maximize operational effectiveness, patient level and performance data, and working closely with third party vendors such as CRM providers and data aggregators.


Job Responsibilities

Forecasting:

  • Work closely with Commercial and Finance to build, analyze and communicate Commercial program budgets to ensure accurate forecasting reporting.
  • Responsible for developing and reporting daily/weekly product revenue process with Finance.
  • Collaborate with Finance to develop and support the monthly/quarterly revenue forecasting process.

Business Intelligence and Analytics:

  • Collaborate with Commercial stakeholders to design, deliver and maintain technology solutions that align to Commercial’s business strategic direction.
  • Work with cross-functional team members to identify and prioritize actionable, high-impact insights across a variety of core business areas including Sales, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Finance, Market Access, Patient Services and IT.
  • Research, design, implement, and validate cutting-edge dashboards to analyze diverse sources of data to achieve targeted outcomes.
  • Institute processes for data and reporting governance of ad-hoc field-based inquiries from the Executive Leadership Team and other Commercial functions.

Field Operations:

  • Design, develop, implement and lead the company’s customer management system (CRM) with input from Commercial, IT, Quality and Finance.
  • Strategic and tactical planning for field teams including management of vehicle allowance, incentive compensation design and administration, data management, reporting, and CRM management.
  • Lead data inquiry and data stewardship efforts in support of field-based teams.

Trade Relations:

  • Collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management to ensure integration of manufacturing to distribution.
  • Coordinate with Market Access to achieve Commercial objectives related to Gross-to-Net calculations, Inventory Management, Chargebacks, and Product Returns.

Additional:

  • Collaborate with IT to develop Zevra’s enterprise data strategy.
  • Any and all other responsibilities as requested by the CCO.

Job Requirements:

  • A minimum of 10 years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Commercial Operations, Business Intelligence, Data Management or Analytics.
  • Good verbal and written communication with solid organizational, time management, and project management skills.
  • Experience in rare disease products desirable.
  • Finally, the candidate will need to embrace our ethos and principles.

Success Factors:

  • Strong personal leadership skills to drive performance and support corporate objectives.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with others.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills.
  • Well organized and detail oriented.
  • Creativity and resilience in problem solving.
  • Relentless hands-on drive to implement and accomplish performance goals.
  • Effective management of vendor partners to ensure project scope is achieved within defined budget.
  • Ability to independently research, design, and implement platform technology solutions.

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Zevra Therapeutics is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

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