Associate Director, Global Scientific Communications

Why Sarepta? Why Now?

The promise of genetic medicine has arrived, and Sarepta is at the forefront. We hold a leadership position in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne) and are building a robust portfolio of programs across muscle, central nervous system, and cardiac diseases. In 2023, we launched our fourth therapy and the first ever gene therapy to treat Duchenne. 

We’re looking for people who see unlimited potential in themselves and who are motivated by an unwavering commitment to patients.

What Sarepta Offers

At Sarepta, we care deeply about all the people in our community and believe in the importance of supporting them in all aspects of their lives. We aspire to maintain a culture that acknowledges people bring their whole selves to work, and we will strive to help everyone in our community integrate their work and personal lives while maintaining productivity. We are committed to offering a range of benefits and work-life resources designed to support people in the following areas:

• Physical and Emotional Wellness

• ​Financial Wellness

• Support For Caregivers

For a full list of our comprehensive benefits, see our website: https://www.sarepta.com/join-us
 

The Importance of the Role

The Associate Director, Scientific Communications, will serve as the primary liaison for internal teams, internal/external authors, alliance partners and collaborators, and publication agencies on all publication activities related to the assigned product. The individual in this role will have strong knowledge of good publication practices, authorship guidelines (ICMJE) and other relevant industry standards to ensure delivery of high-quality scientific publications (clinical and scientific conference abstracts/presentations and manuscripts) in a timely and compliant manner. This role will manage the development and review/approval of assigned projects, communicate effectively with external authors and internal stakeholders and provide project updates to the Executive Director Scientific Communications.

The Opportunity to Make a Difference

• Lead the development, management, and execution of the annual publication plan for the assigned product in collaboration with cross-functional teams including members of the global medical affairs, clinical development, preclinical, biostats, and PRO/RWE/HEOR teams.
• Lead the execution of scientific publications (conference abstracts/presentations and peer-reviewed manuscripts) for the assigned product in a timely manner in accordance with Publication SOP, ensuring compliance with industry practices while maintaining high scientific integrity and rigor.
• Have a strong understanding of the assigned product, disease state, and data.
• Present and review the assigned publication plan and conference data disclosures at internal cross-functional team meetings, as needed.
• Explore opportunities for publication enhancements (plain language summaries/plain language summary publications/infographics) for the assigned product to increase value of publications in scientific exchange.
• Manage publication agency partners and contractors in the execution of publication and scientific communications tactics.
• Contribute to budget management, forecasting, and resource allocation for the assigned product; actively track publication expenditures and ensure that they are within approved budget.
• Manage relevant alliance partnerships and lead Sarepta-alliance publication working group meetings.
• Update scientific communication platform and lexicon for the assigned product, as needed.
• Contribute to relevant medical communication activities, which may include but not be limited to slide decks, internal medical training and company-sponsored symposia content development.
• Serve as Scientific Communications representative at relevant internal team meetings.
• Attend scientific conferences and provide coverage support as assigned.

More About You

• Advanced Scientific Degree (Ph.D., Pharm. D) required with at least 7 years of relevant experience. Master’s Degree will be considered with at least 10 years of significant scientific communications experience. Relevant professional certification/credential (e.g., CMPP, AMWA) is a plus.
• At least 4 years of experience in medical/scientific writing/scientific communications/publications in the pharmaceutical/ biotech industry or within a medical communications agency is required.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication (verbal and written) skills are essential with demonstrated ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
• Experience with resource allocation and vendor management required.
• Experience in working with fast-paced, collaborative, cross-functional teams required.
• Experience in synthesizing, interpreting, and presenting complex scientific data required.
• Experience in rare disease/neurology/gene therapy.
• Working knowledge of statistical concepts and techniques.
• Ability to prioritize and support business critical or emergent critical publications in response to evolving business needs.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical clinical development, product life-cycle management, and clinical trial designs.
• Experience with publications management databases such as iEnvision.

What Now?

We’re always looking for solution-oriented, critical thinkers.

So, if you’re comfortable with ambiguity and candor, relish challenging yourself, and place kindness and integrity at the forefront of how you approach your peers and work, then we encourage you to apply.
 

#LI-Hybrid#LI-ES1This position is hybrid, you will be expected to work on site at one of Sarepta’s facilities in the United States and/or attend Company-sponsored in-person events from time to time.The targeted salary range for this position is $156,000 - $195,000 per year. Sarepta is making a good faith effort to be transparent and accurate around our hiring ranges. The salary offer is commensurate with Sarepta’s compensation philosophy and considers factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, external market conditions, criticality of role, and internal equity.Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.Sarepta Therapeutics offers a competitive compensation and benefit package.Sarepta Therapeutics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and participates in e-Verify.