Role Overview & Key Functions:

The Director of Medical Communications will be a member of the Global Medical and Scientific Affairs team. Reporting to the Head of Medical Communications/Publications, the candidate will be responsible for developing and delivering high quality oncology medical communication training pieces (print/digital) in a cross-functional environment across a variety of tumor types. The role supports the following strategic imperatives:
• Build awareness of Karyopharm’s clinical programs and scientific leadership in the field of Oncology
• Support the differentiation of Karyopharm from competitors
• Lead the generation and dissemination of data to educate HCP and other relevant audiences
• Build strong relationships and collaborations with KOLs and/or principal investigators with initiatives that make Karyopharm a leader with science, innovation, and patient focused activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

Medical Communications:
• Provide strategic leadership to Medical Communications in support of the oncology field including, but not limited to, educational and training materials for relevant diseases and products.
• Create scientific tools and materials in support of the oncology business including, but not limited to educational/training materials, disease state and product slide kits, etc.
• Develop scientific programs and materials for internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage the work of external medical communication vendors, providing specific guidance on projects, as well as timeliness and quality of deliverables and adherence to budget.
• Act as liaison to field-based medical affairs to produce high-quality and useful communication tools, slide decks, and training programs.
• Lead the development of high-quality and high-impact scientific content in support of medical affairs, clinical development and other internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development, review, and/or refinement of clinical content for advisory boards and investigator meetings.
• Orchestrate the development of a strategic scientific communication tools, including study data compendia and treatment guideline plan summaries.
• Ensure awareness of current trends within the industry, identify benchmarks and establish “best practices” within the function.
• Incorporate tools and strategies that ensure cutting-edge innovation in scientific communications, while remaining in compliance to all policies and regulations.
• Evaluate adherence to policies and/or procedures and implement corrective action when needed.
• Conduct business in accordance with Karyopharm values.
• Provide clinical and/or scientific information, input and interpretation, as needed.
• Serve as a scientific/clinical content reviewer for communication pieces developed and ultimately submitted to the legal, medical regulatory review team.
• Partner with the Brand team to deliver and/or review scientific content for commercial deliverables.
• Create new training materials, and update existing training materials, as needed.
• Partner with MSL Director on MSL training, both for new hires and for ongoing training work streams.
• Assess competency of MSLs with MSL Director.
• Coordinate live and Web-based training meetings for internal stakeholders.
• Become a content expert that can deliver training presentations/sessions.
• When applicable, coordinate new hire and ongoing training for other GMSA employees, outside of the MSL team.
• Partner with the other team members on deliverables which include congress planning, congress materials, and other GMSA tools and resources.
• Partner with Sales Training on clinical content of sales training materials.
• Help create pre-congress materials (briefing books, content analysis etc.), congress sessions coverage and reporting plan and post-congress executive summary report.
• Lead the execution of these plans through a cross functional team setting.
Candidate Profile & Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Advanced degree in a related scientific or clinical discipline (MD, PharmD, or PhD) with at least 5 years’ relevant experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry in Medical/Scientific Communications.
• Oncology training or experience in solid and/or hematologic malignancies…