Associate Director/Director, Medical Communications

Who We Are:

At Neurocrine Biosciences, we pride ourselves on having a strong, inclusive, and positive culture based on our shared purpose and values. We know what it takes to be great, and we are as passionate about our people as we are about our purpose - to relieve suffering for people with great needs.

What We Do:

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, neuroendocrine and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids,* as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn, X and Facebook. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)

About the Role:

This position reports into the Executive Director of Medical Communications and is responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction for the Publications and Independent Medical Education (IME) functions and teams, ensuring relevant department responsibilities are met in a manner consistent with corporate directives and regulatory guidelines.

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Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):

• Manages the development and implementation of strategic and cross-functional publication, scientific communications, and Independent Medical Education (IME) plans across all Neurocrine’s clinical programs and therapeutic areas
• Works with external authors and internal stakeholders to develop scientifically rigorous manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals, abstracts for identified scientific congresses, and content that will be used for scientific exchange with members of the healthcare community
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders and other scientific and medical experts to develop publications that are accurate, scientifically balanced and aligned with the medical strategy and cross-functional plans
• Manages vendors and consultants that may be utilized to support medical writing work
• Leads department and/or project teams, personnel/direct reports, and related initiatives as appropriate
• Ensures all publications are in compliance with company standards and that all internal stakeholders are adequately involved in the approval process
• Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function
• And other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• PhD or PharmD and 10+ years of Medical Affairs experience with the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry, Pharmaceutical industry experience in a medical affairs role (MSL, Med Pubs and/or Med Comm), Experience in neuroscience disorders is highly preferred OR
• MD and 5+ years of similar experience noted above
• Extensive previous managerial experiences also required
• Strong written c