Senior Director, Scientific Communications

Overview

Work at ROCKET PHARMA and help cure rare diseases!

 

Rocket Pharma is a fully integrated, clinical-stage company advancing gene therapies with curative potential for multiple rare childhood diseases. Rocket places enormous value on people and considers team member progress and well-being to be as important as the progress of its pipeline. We are looking for hands-on team players who enjoy collaborating with colleagues. We share a passion for seeking gene therapy cures for devastating diseases and making a difference for patients. This is an opportunity to become an integral part of a small, highly productive team and to help grow an entrepreneurial, scientifically driven organization that is increasingly recognized as a leading biotechnology innovator. In addition to a competitive compensation package featuring a generous 401K match and stock options, the position includes excellent health benefits.

Position Summary

The Senior Director, Scientific Communications will be accountable for leading the development of high quality scientific and medical content that accurately and consistently communicates about Rocket Pharmaceuticals’ diseases of interest, gene therapies (products and technology) and clinical data.

 

The person who fills this role must possesses a curious and strategic mindset in combination with a passion for the art of storytelling to translates complex science into effective communications of various formats to inform multiple audiences about Rocket’s AAV-and LV-based gene therapies.

 

This position reports into the VP, Global Medical Affairs and is a key role in a growing Global Medical Affairs team at an exciting time for Rocket.

Responsibilities

• Build and provide strong leadership to the Global Scientific Communications, Medical Communications and Medical Information functions. Manage and mentor direct reports.• Develop overall strategic communication plans encompassing Scientific Communications, Medical Communications and Medical Information across Rocket’s portfolio to include delivery of scientific platforms, manuscripts, congress activities (abstracts, presentations, symposia, booth content), CME, field medical resources, patient resources, digital assets, and Medical Information responses. Support development of content for Advisory Board meetings. Drive timely execution of the plan. • Keep abreast of how various audiences prefer to consume information and plan accordingly. Stay informed of innovative approaches and technologies that may drive efficient delivery of content to all relevant audiences. Creatively implement relevant new approaches and technology when fit-for-purpose. • Assess and recommend resources required to effectively deliver against the strategic plan, including the appropriate mix of internal and external resources. • Work effectively with other Global Medical Affairs functions, Discovery, Clinical Development, Real World Evidence, Health Economics Outcome Research, Pharmacovigilance, Biostatistics, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Marketing, Program Management, Medical Writing, Corporate Communications, and Rocket leadership.• Establish and cultivate professional relationships with external authors, thought leaders, medical organizations as well as journal editorial and administrative staff. • Develop productive and collegial working relationship with agencies/vendor partners; evaluate and drive selection of vendor partners as necessary. • As necessary, establish SOPs, work processes, and validated systems for development, review, and approval of medical content. May contribute to selecting and implementing a Medical Information inquiry response system. Ensure adherence to policies/procedures; educate key stakeholders as necessary.• Lead all aspects of the Medical Information function; including but not limited to establishing SOPs and Key Performance Indicators, providing oversight and leadership of outsourced resources and ensuring that all content used in response to Unsolicited Medical Requests is scientifically balanced and tailored. • Develop and manage annual budget.

Qualifications

• Advanced Clinical/Science degree required (PhD, MD, PharmD, PA, NP).• 12+ years’ experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry leading Scientific Communications, Medical Communications and Medical Information• Deep knowledge of industry guidance’s and best practices related to Scientific Communications, Publications and Medical Information. Experience with digital assets and databases used to effectively manage Scientific Communications and Medical Information functions and deliverables. • Strong experience with and knowledge base in statistical methods and clinical trial data reporting requirements• Ability to think strategically, critically analyze and synthesize complicated data and scientific information from various sources including clinica