Associate Director, MSL Communications – U.S. Medical Affairs (Lumateperone)
Scorpion Therapeutics, Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Role Summary
Associate Director, MSL Communications – U.S. Medical Affairs (Lumateperone), based in Titusville, New Jersey. This role oversees MSL content planning and execution to enable strategic, timely field-based medical resources used in scientific exchange. It requires collaboration with MSL Operations, Medical Directors, and Medical Communications to develop tools and assets that support MSLs and stakeholders, while staying current with industry innovations. Responsibilities
Strategic oversight of high quality MSL content, driving prioritization of resources, balancing internal stakeholder and external customer needs, and championing focused assets aligned to MAF strategic imperatives Coordinate development, review, and approval of both reactive and proactive materials for the MSL team including talking points, presentations, and interactive infographics; oversee quality control to ensure scientific accuracy Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g., MSL team members, Medical Directors, Medical Communications) to fully understand strategic and ad hoc needs and identify how the MSL Comms team can meet such needs through development of specific MSL tools and resources Project management of communication materials (e.g., track prioritization, timelines and progress for communication materials including MSL proactive and reactive slide decks). Be able to utilize the Veeva system for review and storage of all materials. Support slide creation and formatting from abstracts/posters/oral presentations from medical congresses and other clinical/scientific meetings for development of post-congress slide decks to be delivered to MSLs and other stakeholders Management and vendor selection as well as budget negotiations. Provide direction, feedback, and oversight to contractor(s) and vendor(s) as well as manage related budgets. Track and analyze metrics of communication material use by MSLs in close partnership with MSL Operations team Partner with MSL Operations for MSL training, in collaboration with medical directors and MSL leadership Co-lead insight generation and Insights Forum efforts with Sci Comms lead, embedding field intelligence into MSL content planning Stay abreast of innovations and novel formats that are being used in MSL Communications functions across industry, and bring forward ideas/solutions to apply to MSL resources Qualifications
A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare, or related discipline with a minimum of 6 years of medical/MSL communications or medical writing experience or 6 years of related (pharmaceutical) work experience; or an advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MS) discipline with a minimum of 4 years related (pharmaceutical) work experience is required. Education
A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare, or related discipline with a minimum of 6 years of medical/MSL communications or medical writing experience or 6 years of related (pharmaceutical) work experience; or an advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MS) discipline with a minimum of 4 years related (pharmaceutical) work experience is required. Skills
Ability to translate complex clinical concepts into simple, digestible, and appealing visual displays Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional environments as well as ability to partner with scientists, academicians, clinicians, and vendors Detail-orientation with ability to efficiently fact-check and ensure scientific accuracy Experience in pharmaceutical health care compliance environment for external communication of scientific materials, with knowledge of compliant presentation of scientific data Excellent oral and written communication skills Excellent time management and organizational skills Experience in Word, Microsoft Office, Excel, Adobe Professional, and Veeva Neuroscience experience is preferred Project management/team leadership experience is preferred Proven creative problem solving and understanding of customer needs is highly desired Additional Requirements
Up to 10% travel may be required
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Associate Director, MSL Communications – U.S. Medical Affairs (Lumateperone), based in Titusville, New Jersey. This role oversees MSL content planning and execution to enable strategic, timely field-based medical resources used in scientific exchange. It requires collaboration with MSL Operations, Medical Directors, and Medical Communications to develop tools and assets that support MSLs and stakeholders, while staying current with industry innovations. Responsibilities
Strategic oversight of high quality MSL content, driving prioritization of resources, balancing internal stakeholder and external customer needs, and championing focused assets aligned to MAF strategic imperatives Coordinate development, review, and approval of both reactive and proactive materials for the MSL team including talking points, presentations, and interactive infographics; oversee quality control to ensure scientific accuracy Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g., MSL team members, Medical Directors, Medical Communications) to fully understand strategic and ad hoc needs and identify how the MSL Comms team can meet such needs through development of specific MSL tools and resources Project management of communication materials (e.g., track prioritization, timelines and progress for communication materials including MSL proactive and reactive slide decks). Be able to utilize the Veeva system for review and storage of all materials. Support slide creation and formatting from abstracts/posters/oral presentations from medical congresses and other clinical/scientific meetings for development of post-congress slide decks to be delivered to MSLs and other stakeholders Management and vendor selection as well as budget negotiations. Provide direction, feedback, and oversight to contractor(s) and vendor(s) as well as manage related budgets. Track and analyze metrics of communication material use by MSLs in close partnership with MSL Operations team Partner with MSL Operations for MSL training, in collaboration with medical directors and MSL leadership Co-lead insight generation and Insights Forum efforts with Sci Comms lead, embedding field intelligence into MSL content planning Stay abreast of innovations and novel formats that are being used in MSL Communications functions across industry, and bring forward ideas/solutions to apply to MSL resources Qualifications
A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare, or related discipline with a minimum of 6 years of medical/MSL communications or medical writing experience or 6 years of related (pharmaceutical) work experience; or an advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MS) discipline with a minimum of 4 years related (pharmaceutical) work experience is required. Education
A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare, or related discipline with a minimum of 6 years of medical/MSL communications or medical writing experience or 6 years of related (pharmaceutical) work experience; or an advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MS) discipline with a minimum of 4 years related (pharmaceutical) work experience is required. Skills
Ability to translate complex clinical concepts into simple, digestible, and appealing visual displays Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional environments as well as ability to partner with scientists, academicians, clinicians, and vendors Detail-orientation with ability to efficiently fact-check and ensure scientific accuracy Experience in pharmaceutical health care compliance environment for external communication of scientific materials, with knowledge of compliant presentation of scientific data Excellent oral and written communication skills Excellent time management and organizational skills Experience in Word, Microsoft Office, Excel, Adobe Professional, and Veeva Neuroscience experience is preferred Project management/team leadership experience is preferred Proven creative problem solving and understanding of customer needs is highly desired Additional Requirements
Up to 10% travel may be required
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