Director, Evidence Communication

Why Sarepta? Why Now?
The promise of genetic medicine has arrived, and Sarepta is at the forefront. We hold leadership positions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs), and we currently have more than 40 programs in various stages of development in gene therapy, RNA and gene editing. 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 Director, Global Evidence Communications is responsible for creating and driving the strategy for evidence communication efforts across the International Business Unit. The implementation and management of critical Global Market Access, Evidence Generation (RWE, PCOR and HEOR) and International Business communication initiatives across all programs. The Director reports in to the office of the IBU and works closely with leaders of the GMAX, Evidence Generation, International Business and internal cross functional leads and external subject matter experts, vendors and stakeholders. The director manages and oversees the deliverables of a team of evidence communications professionals.

The Opportunity to Make a Difference

• Lead and implement the development of communication initiatives across all areas within the Global Access, Value, Evidence & International Business department, including deep dives into HEOR, PCOR, RWE and Analytics organization.

• Responsible for planning and implementing overall budgets across the programs.
• Identify gaps in current market access understanding and develop plans to gain direct payer insights through primary research, advisory boards, field insight mechanisms and work to develop solutions a timely, impactful manner.
• Lead key initiatives for dissemination via the Preapproval Exchange to advance proactive exchange of clinical and healthcare economic information to support access and reimbursement across products.
• Participate in scientific publication strategy and identify communication needs and target audiences to maximize internal understanding and increase external pull-through.
• Lead development and implementation of Sarepta processes to enable better communication of HEOR evidence as aligned by FDA guidance.
• Lead, develop and implement mechanisms to measure impact of effective field communications produced by the Global Access, Value, Evidence & International Business teams.
• Lead key initiatives as core member of rapid response team, providing direction to senior leadership and various stakeholder groups to enable rapid decision-making.
• Oversee and actively engage in the development of department objectives.
• Responsible for setting IBU communications strategies and objectives and successfully achieving approved objectives.
• Oversees and/or contributes to the development of global communication tools e.g, global value dossiers, country specific model adaptations etc.
• Develops and maintains core slide decks to facilitate internal and external communications.
• Manages data visualization activities and deliverables.
• Other related duties as needed.

More about You

·        Advanced HEOR or other business/science degree required. 

·        12+ years of relevant pharmaceutical/biotech industry, academic, medical communications or relevant experience.  

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