Associate Director, Medical Communications Strategy

Neurocrine Biosciences

95d • $168,400 - $243,700

About The Position

Responsible (in conjunction with internal leadership) for leading cross-functional teams in building and executing innovative and forward-looking strategic publication plans and developing comprehensive independent medical education programs across designated therapeutic area(s).

Requirements

• PharmD or PhD required and 5+ years of Medical Communications/publication management or related experience
• Previous managerial / functional management experience also required OR MD and some Medical Communications/publication management or related experience
• Emerging as an internal thought leader with technical and/or business expertise
• Applies in-depth knowledge of own area of expertise to solve problems
• Applies in-depth understanding and may guide others on how own discipline integrates within the department as well as impact to other departments and understands contribution to Neurocrine's achievement of business objectives
• Advanced proficiency in the use of literature searching databases
• Demonstrated ability to build strategy and manage matrix teams
• Demonstrated ability to perform in-depth analysis and interpretation of medical data
• Strong knowledge of all legal and regulatory guidelines affecting the dissemination of medical information and product promotion

Responsibilities

• Align with internal leadership/stakeholders and external stakeholders and agencies to develop and execute strategic, innovative, and forward-looking communication/publications plans across designated therapeutic areas (includes scientific platform development)
• Manage author/ key opinion leader (KOL) relationships and work with author teams in all aspects of publication development
• Manage and lead publication teams and meetings (e.g., cross-functional publication strategy team, publication author teams, publication steering committees)
• Align with key members of cross-functional and executive teams to develop a dynamic and evolving Independent Medical Education program
• Represent the Medical Communications/Affairs team as a therapeutic area expert, as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Retirement savings plan (with company match)
• Paid vacation, holiday and personal days
• Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
• Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees