Senior Manager, Medical Communications & Publications

Ipsen•Cambridge, MA

1d•$115,500 - $155,000

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Medical Communications & Publications serves as a subject matter expert and resource for U.S. scientific medical communications and locally developed publications supporting Rare Disease adult indications. Working with substantial independence, the role contributes to strategic planning and leads projects of moderate complexity, risk, and resource requirements aligned with Medical Affairs priorities, business objectives, departmental goals, budgets, and developments in the rare disease landscape. Areas of focus include disease education, emerging data, treatment pathways, unmet needs, and stakeholder insights relevant to adult patients and the multidisciplinary healthcare professionals involved in their care. As a primary point of contact for developing and deploying U.S. scientific communication materials, the Senior Manager leads field medical resources, scientific narratives, presentation content, congress materials, and external expert engagement resources, ensuring high-quality and timely execution across channels. The role also oversees locally developed scientific publications, including abstracts and manuscripts, and manages their coordination, review, and submission processes to ensure scientific accuracy, compliance, and alignment with Medical Affairs priorities. The position collaborates with the Therapy Area Head, Medical Directors, Field Medical, HEOR/RWE leads, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Legal and Business Ethics, Corporate Communications, Training/Medical Excellence, and Global Medical Affairs. It influences business decisions within its area of responsibility and partners with leadership on broader strategic initiatives.

Requirements

At least 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 6 years with a Master’s degree, or 3 years with a doctorate (PharmD, MD, or PhD), or equivalent experience.
Industry experience in Medical Communication, Publications, and/or Medical Affairs within a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company or a scientific publication/medical communication agency.
Understanding of methods of data generation and dissemination and activities related to the planning, conduct, and analysis of clinical trials.
Ability to collaborate with rare disease experts, investigators, and opinion leaders, including specialists who diagnose and manage adult patients.
Working knowledge of ICMJE/GPP 2022 guidelines.
Bachelor’s degree in Health or Life Sciences or a related field.
Fluent in English.

Nice To Haves

Rare or specialty disease experience, particularly supporting adult indications through medical communications, publications, scientific platform development, field medical resources, or congress planning.
Familiarity with communications and publications review systems, such as Veeva or Datavision.
Advanced degree in Health or Life Sciences or a related field, such as an MD, PhD, PharmD, or MS.

Responsibilities

Lead planning, development, execution, and tracking of internal and external scientific communication materials for supported Rare Disease products and adult indications, including field medical tools, disease-state resources, congress materials, and external expert engagement resources.
Partner with medical teams to develop and review medical communication materials, ensuring current scientific information and compliance with global and local regulations and guidelines.
Contribute to scientific communication platforms, core scientific messages, and medical communication narratives with Global teams, using stakeholder insights to develop solutions and maintain consistency across strategy, publications, and field medical resources.
Implement omnichannel communication tactics aligned with strategy across digital, print, and social media platforms.
Support planning and execution for major rare disease and adult-focused congresses, including communication plans, medical booth resources, session summaries, and post-congress field materials.
Support and help drive locally informed rolling 18-month strategic publication plans in coordination with Global publications leads and local stakeholders, reflecting Medical Affairs priorities, resources, and evolving business needs.
Prepare for and follow up on actions from regular publication team meetings, aligning work with Medical Strategy Team goals.
Manage review, approval, and submission or presentation processes for locally developed publications.
Support abstract planning, poster and oral presentation development, manuscript execution, and related congress publication deliverables.
Ensure publication activities meet high scientific and medical quality standards, Good Publication Practice standards, SOPs, and documentation requirements.
Communicate with external authors during publication development, review, and approval, including managing publication steering committees when applicable.
Ensure publication activities follow ICMJE/GPP and company policies and procedures; stay current on guideline updates and partner with GMPC on training and adherence.
Manage external agency partners to ensure publication quality and timelines.
Communicate publication and medical communication objectives, tactics, and processes to stakeholders; guide complex problem solving, clarify priorities and accountabilities, and ensure proactive stakeholder involvement in delivery aligned with Medical Strategy Team guidance.
Manage project budgets, agency scopes of work, purchase orders, invoice tracking, and financial forecasting with Finance and relevant functional leads, within applicable policies and budget parameters.
Build and maintain local and global Medical Affairs and cross-functional partnerships, leading through influence to align priorities, timelines, and deliverables and contribute to business decisions within the role’s area of responsibility.
Comply with laws, regulations, and policies governing the conduct of Ipsen U.S. staff and adhere to company policies and values.