Executive Director, Global Publications
Scorpion Therapeutics, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
Role Summary
The Executive Director, Global Publications provides enterprise-wide strategic leadership for the development, governance, and execution of the global scientific publications program within Medical Affairs at Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. This role defines the long-term publications strategy and ensures alignment with corporate medical strategy, asset lifecycle planning, and global scientific communications objectives, while maintaining full regulatory, legal, and industry compliance. Responsibilities
Publications Strategy and Governance
Define and own the global publications strategy, prioritizing scientific communication needs for all internal and external stakeholders across the product’s lifecycle Ensure annual and long-range publication plans are fully aligned with Medical Affairs strategy, asset lifecycle planning, clinical development milestones, and corporate scientific communication objectives Establish and oversee the global publications operating model, including governance frameworks, decision rights, execution standards, and budget oversight Monitor and interpret evolving scientific, disease-state, and industry publication trends, translating insights into forward-looking publication strategy Drive innovation in planning, including publication extenders, voice of the patient and appropriate use of AI technology
Publication Standards
Provide strategic oversight for the development of abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and peer-reviewed manuscripts to ensure scientific rigors, consistency, and enterprise alignment Ensure all publications adhere to GPP, ICMJE, AMA, regulatory, legal, and industry compliance standards, with global consistency Oversee end-to-end content quality assurance, including planning analyses, data verification, scientific accuracy, and alignment to core scientific narratives Ensure standards for publication repositories, archival systems, and version control across regions and vendors
Executive Collaboration & External Engagement
Serve as the senior leader to external authors, investigators, scientific societies, and congress leadership to shape Madrigal’s scientific presence. This includes leadership of any external publication steering committees. Act as the strategic publications partner to Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Commercial, Market Access, Legal, Compliance, and other relevant divisions to ensure alignment and impact of publications Ensure the Publication Steering Review Team is driving integrated prioritization and cross-functional alignment across Med Affairs and Clinical Development Provide executive oversight of external publication vendors and agencies, including selection, contracting, RFPs, performance management, and budget governance, with focus on publications
Global Program Leadership
Direct the global publications portfolio, ensuring timely, high-quality, and high-impact execution across all regions Integrate publications strategy with disease-state communications, congress planning, medical education, lexicons, and global scientific narratives Oversee global budget planning and optimization for all publications activities, vendor engagements, and associated initiatives
Organizational Leadership & Talent Development
Build, lead, and scale a high-performing global publications team Establish a culture of scientific excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement through coaching, succession planning, and performance management Align team capabilities and resourcing models with current and future needs, ensuring readiness to support any additional assets or program expansions
Compliance & Quality
Ensure all activities comply with company SOPs, industry standards, and applicable regulations Uphold the highest ethical standards in all internal and external engagements
Travel Requirement
Willingness to travel up to 30% for conferences, various corporate locations, and stakeholder meetings, including overnight trips
Qualifications
Required: Advanced terminal degree in a scientific or healthcare discipline (MD, PharmD, PhD, DNP, MPH, MS or equivalent) with CMPP certification desired Required: A minimum of 18+ years of progressive experience in healthcare, clinical research, medical affairs, or scientific communications, including significant executive-level leadership responsibility Required: Extensive headquarters and global publications leadership experience, with direct accountability for enterprise publications strategy and governance Required: Demonstrated success partnering at the senior and executive leadership level with Clinical Development, HEOR/RWE, Biostatistics, Regulatory, Commercial, and Medical Affairs Required: Expertise in medical writing, global publications planning, and scientific communications, with a track record of high-impact peer-reviewed output Required: Proven experience leading large, complex portfolios, balancing multiple global priorities, timelines, and cross-functional interdependencies Required: Executive presence and exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence at the C-suite, Board, and external scientific leadership levels Required: Deep working knowledge of ICMJE, AMA, FDA, EU, and global compliance standards with demonstrated audit-ready governance experience Required: Recognized ability to build and sustain senior-level relationships with key opinion leaders, editors of journals, congress leadership and others Required: Demonstrated ability to translate complex clinical and scientific data into enterprise scientific narratives and strategy Required: Proven enterprise-level insight into scientific content and communications trends, including digital, data, and innovation-driven publishing models Required: Experience interfacing with business and corporate leadership to shape corporate medical and scientific strategy Required: Strong knowledge of US/EU healthcare systems, global regulatory standards (e.g., FDA, CE), and medical affairs compliance standards Required: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, virtual communication platforms (e.g., Zoom, Teams), and CRM systems (e.g., Veeva) Preferred: Clinical experience in a healthcare environment (e.g., medicine, pharmacy, laboratory, nursing) Preferred: In-depth knowledge of liver disease; experience in cardiometabolic health, or Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) Preferred: Adaptable and proactive in a fast-paced, evolving environment Education
Advanced terminal degree in a scientific or healthcare discipline (MD, PharmD, PhD, DNP, MPH, MS or equivalent) with CMPP certification desired
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The Executive Director, Global Publications provides enterprise-wide strategic leadership for the development, governance, and execution of the global scientific publications program within Medical Affairs at Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. This role defines the long-term publications strategy and ensures alignment with corporate medical strategy, asset lifecycle planning, and global scientific communications objectives, while maintaining full regulatory, legal, and industry compliance. Responsibilities
Publications Strategy and Governance
Define and own the global publications strategy, prioritizing scientific communication needs for all internal and external stakeholders across the product’s lifecycle Ensure annual and long-range publication plans are fully aligned with Medical Affairs strategy, asset lifecycle planning, clinical development milestones, and corporate scientific communication objectives Establish and oversee the global publications operating model, including governance frameworks, decision rights, execution standards, and budget oversight Monitor and interpret evolving scientific, disease-state, and industry publication trends, translating insights into forward-looking publication strategy Drive innovation in planning, including publication extenders, voice of the patient and appropriate use of AI technology
Publication Standards
Provide strategic oversight for the development of abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and peer-reviewed manuscripts to ensure scientific rigors, consistency, and enterprise alignment Ensure all publications adhere to GPP, ICMJE, AMA, regulatory, legal, and industry compliance standards, with global consistency Oversee end-to-end content quality assurance, including planning analyses, data verification, scientific accuracy, and alignment to core scientific narratives Ensure standards for publication repositories, archival systems, and version control across regions and vendors
Executive Collaboration & External Engagement
Serve as the senior leader to external authors, investigators, scientific societies, and congress leadership to shape Madrigal’s scientific presence. This includes leadership of any external publication steering committees. Act as the strategic publications partner to Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Commercial, Market Access, Legal, Compliance, and other relevant divisions to ensure alignment and impact of publications Ensure the Publication Steering Review Team is driving integrated prioritization and cross-functional alignment across Med Affairs and Clinical Development Provide executive oversight of external publication vendors and agencies, including selection, contracting, RFPs, performance management, and budget governance, with focus on publications
Global Program Leadership
Direct the global publications portfolio, ensuring timely, high-quality, and high-impact execution across all regions Integrate publications strategy with disease-state communications, congress planning, medical education, lexicons, and global scientific narratives Oversee global budget planning and optimization for all publications activities, vendor engagements, and associated initiatives
Organizational Leadership & Talent Development
Build, lead, and scale a high-performing global publications team Establish a culture of scientific excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement through coaching, succession planning, and performance management Align team capabilities and resourcing models with current and future needs, ensuring readiness to support any additional assets or program expansions
Compliance & Quality
Ensure all activities comply with company SOPs, industry standards, and applicable regulations Uphold the highest ethical standards in all internal and external engagements
Travel Requirement
Willingness to travel up to 30% for conferences, various corporate locations, and stakeholder meetings, including overnight trips
Qualifications
Required: Advanced terminal degree in a scientific or healthcare discipline (MD, PharmD, PhD, DNP, MPH, MS or equivalent) with CMPP certification desired Required: A minimum of 18+ years of progressive experience in healthcare, clinical research, medical affairs, or scientific communications, including significant executive-level leadership responsibility Required: Extensive headquarters and global publications leadership experience, with direct accountability for enterprise publications strategy and governance Required: Demonstrated success partnering at the senior and executive leadership level with Clinical Development, HEOR/RWE, Biostatistics, Regulatory, Commercial, and Medical Affairs Required: Expertise in medical writing, global publications planning, and scientific communications, with a track record of high-impact peer-reviewed output Required: Proven experience leading large, complex portfolios, balancing multiple global priorities, timelines, and cross-functional interdependencies Required: Executive presence and exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence at the C-suite, Board, and external scientific leadership levels Required: Deep working knowledge of ICMJE, AMA, FDA, EU, and global compliance standards with demonstrated audit-ready governance experience Required: Recognized ability to build and sustain senior-level relationships with key opinion leaders, editors of journals, congress leadership and others Required: Demonstrated ability to translate complex clinical and scientific data into enterprise scientific narratives and strategy Required: Proven enterprise-level insight into scientific content and communications trends, including digital, data, and innovation-driven publishing models Required: Experience interfacing with business and corporate leadership to shape corporate medical and scientific strategy Required: Strong knowledge of US/EU healthcare systems, global regulatory standards (e.g., FDA, CE), and medical affairs compliance standards Required: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, virtual communication platforms (e.g., Zoom, Teams), and CRM systems (e.g., Veeva) Preferred: Clinical experience in a healthcare environment (e.g., medicine, pharmacy, laboratory, nursing) Preferred: In-depth knowledge of liver disease; experience in cardiometabolic health, or Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) Preferred: Adaptable and proactive in a fast-paced, evolving environment Education
Advanced terminal degree in a scientific or healthcare discipline (MD, PharmD, PhD, DNP, MPH, MS or equivalent) with CMPP certification desired
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