Executive Director, Global Publications

Madrigal is a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering novel therapeutics for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a serious liver disease that can progress to cirrhosis, liver failure, need for liver transplantation and premature mortality. Every member of our Madrigal team is connected by our shared purpose: leading the fight against MASH.

Madrigal’s medication, Rezdiffra (resmetirom), is a once-daily, oral, liver-directed THR-β agonist designed to target key underlying causes of MASH. Rezdiffra is the first and only medication approved by both the FDA and European Commission for the treatment of MASH with moderate to advanced fibrosis (F2 to F3). An ongoing Phase 3 outcomes trial is evaluating Rezdiffra for the treatment of compensated MASH cirrhosis (F4c).

Our success is driven by our people. We are building a dynamic, inclusive, and high-performing culture that values scientific excellence, operational rigor, and collaboration. To support our continued growth, we are strengthening our workforce strategy to ensure we have the right talent, at the right time, in the right way.

Role Summary:

The Executive Director, Global Publications provides enterprise-wide strategic leadership for the development, governance, and execution of the global scientific publications program within Medical Affairs at Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. This role defines the long-term publications strategy and ensures alignment with corporate medical strategy, asset lifecycle planning, and global scientific communications objectives, while maintaining full regulatory, legal, and industry compliance.

As a key member of the Scientific Communications Leadership Team, the Executive Director sets the vision, standards, and operating model for global publications, partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timely, data-driven publication plans, and oversees end-to-end lifecycle management from strategic planning through post-publication optimization. The role leads a high-performing global team and vendor ecosystem to deliver high-impact scientific communications that strengthen Madrigal’s scientific leadership with both internal and external stakeholders.

The position reports to the Vice President of Scientific Communication (or assigned delegate) and is a hybrid role (three days per week at Conshohocken, PA).

All incumbents are responsible for following applicable Division & Madrigal policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities and Primary Activities: 

• Publications Strategy and Governance
  • Define and own the global publications strategy, prioritizing scientific communication needs for all internal and external stakeholders across the product’s lifecycle
  • Ensure annual and long-range publication plans are fully aligned with Medical Affairs strategy, asset lifecycle planning, clinical development milestones, and corporate scientific communication objectives
  • Establish and oversee the global publications operating model, including governance frameworks, decision rights, execution standards, and budget oversight
  • Monitor and interpret evolving scientific, disease-state, and industry publication trends, translating insights into forward-looking publication strategy
  • Drive innovation in planning, including publication extenders, voice of the patient and appropriate use of AI technology
•  Publication Standards
  • Provide strategic oversight for the development of abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and peer-reviewed manuscripts to ensure scientific rigors, consistency, and enterprise alignment
  • Ensure all publications adhere to GPP, ICMJE, AMA, regulatory, legal, and industry compliance standards, with global consistency
  • Oversee end-to-end content quality assurance, including planning analyses, data verification, scientific accuracy, and alignment to core scientific narratives
  •  Ensure standards for publication repositories, archival systems, and version control across regions and vendors
• Executive Collaboration & External Engagement
  • Serve as the senior leader to external authors, investigators, scientific societies, and congress leadership to shape Madrigal’s scientific presence. This includes leadership of any external publication steering committees.
  • Act as the strategic publications partner to Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Commercial, Market Access, Legal, Compliance, and other relevant divisions to ensure alignment and impact of publications
  • Ensure the Publication Steering Review Team, is driving integrated prioritization and cross-functional alignment across Med Affairs and Clinical Development
  • Provide executive oversight of external p