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Sarepta Therapeutics · 1 day ago

Senior Manager, Scientific Communications

Cambridge, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$132K/yr - $165K/yr

5+ years exp

Sarepta Therapeutics is at the forefront of genetic medicine, focusing on Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other diseases. The Senior Manager, Scientific Communications, will lead publication activities and ensure high-quality scientific publications while collaborating with internal teams and external authors.

BiotechnologyGeneticsHealth CareTherapeutics

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Support the development and revision of a strategic Sci Comms plan for the assigned therapeutic platform(s) as they relate to GHRA tactics including publication and congress plans

Serve as the lead on publications (abstracts, posters, presentations, and manuscripts) and work with authors, evidence generation teams, and medical communication agencies to ensure the timely execution of publication plans, ensuring a high quality and timely product, as well as adherence to publication SOPs and associated procedures

Review draft publications for scientific quality and data accuracy, and ensure alignment with author direction

Present and review the assigned publication plan and conference data disclosures at internal cross-functional team meetings, as needed

Interface with external experts (e.g., physicians, other health care professionals, health economists) and effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams

Explore opportunities for publication enhancements (plain language summaries/plain language summary publications/infographics) for the assigned product to increase the value of publications in scientific exchange

Communicate the publication development process and industry guidance on good publication practices and authorship criteria to team members as needed

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 therapeutic platform(s); actively track publication expenditures and ensure that they are within the approved budget

Contribute to relevant medical communication activities, which may include but are not limited to slide decks, internal medical training, and company-sponsored symposia content development

Serve as the Sci Comms representative at relevant internal team meetings

Attend scientific conferences and provide coverage support as assigned

Qualification

Scientific publication planningMedical communication experiencePublication practicesAdvanced scientific degreeExperience in rare diseasesPublications management databasesStatistical concepts knowledgeMicrosoft Office proficiencyInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsTeam collaborationAttention to detail

Required

An advanced Scientific Degree (Ph.D., PharmD) required. A Master's Degree will be considered with significant publication planning and writing experience

At least 5 years of medical/scientific publication planning and development experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry or at medical communication agencies

Ability to understand and interpret scientific data

Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication (verbal, written, presentation) skills with flawless attention to detail

Experience in the rare disease/neurology therapeutic area

Familiarity with publications management databases such as iEnvision

Experience developing HEOR, real-world evidence, or patient-reported outcomes publications

Good understanding of industry guidelines related to scientific publications

Working knowledge of statistical concepts

Proficient in Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Experience working with fast-paced, collaborative, cross-functional teams

Ability to prioritize and support business-critical or emergent critical publications in response to evolving business needs