Job Description
Position Description:
As a Senior Manager, they will provide medical, scientific and technical expertise to scientific communications deliverables for marketed and pipeline products. They will help develop, manage, and track medical communication plans as well as create and review deliverables for medical and scientific accuracy. The Senior Manager will ensure compliance with Alkermes policies, procedures, and best-practices and support the development of key product materials for the CNS franchise.
This position is eligible for the hybrid workplace model, requiring work to be completed onsite at our Waltham, MA office at least 3 days per week. This role is not eligible for fully remote work.
Major Accountabilities:

• Demonstrate a strong track record in the medical communications role
• Act as the Medical Communications lead for product-specific working groups or projects
• Support the Scientific Communication Franchise Lead as needed in work across the franchise
• Create, manage and track strategic medical communication plans in partnership with a cross-functional team
• Create/review medical and scientific materials for both accuracy and strategic alignment for internal and external customers. Deliverables include scientific communication platforms, MSL slide decks targeted for HCP and payor audiences, Medical Affairs booth materials, Medicaid Testimonies, and others as needed
• Develop in-depth therapeutic knowledge of disease, epidemiology, product and competitor product information; act as a resource to others external to Medical Affairs
• Partner with Scientific Communication Franchise Lead and Medical Directors to develop and implement product specific strategy and alignment, and ensure accurate representation in scientific communication materials
• Work effectively with a cross-functional team of stakeholders including Compliance, Research and Development (Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Nonclinical, etc), Marketing, and individuals external to Alkermes
• Ensure compliance with department and company policies and procedures
• Serve as the subject matter expert for the Medical Affairs Copy Clearance Committee (MLR) review process and the content management and review tool (VEEVA Vault), provide guidance from concept/project initiation through approval for dissemination
• Manage vendor(s)/partner agencies, and budget
• Support additional projects or initiatives within the Scientific Communications function

Key Performance Indicators:

• Takes initiative and works independently
• Analyzes complex situations and data, requiring evaluation of intangible factors
• Demonstrates problem solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
• Employs strategic thinking to contribute to product, departmental, and organizational plans and goals
• Demonstrates flexibility and capacity to adjust to change and adapt to unexpected tasks, issues, changes in strategy, or department needs
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, experience working in a team with ability to work collaboratively toward a common goal
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to read, interpret, and convey complex scientific information
• Cultivates and maintains effective relationships across all levels of the organization as well as externally
• Is a resource to other colleagues; provides guidance where needed or per request
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical industry regulations, guidelines, standards and practices
• Domestic and International travel may be required (10%)
• Ability to work independently in a hybrid working model in our Waltham location at least 3 days/week

Basic Qualifications:

• Advanced scientific degree preferred (MD, PhD, PharmD)
• Minimum 2-3 years' experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development or related field in the industry with an MD/PhD/PharmD

Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare/scientific related degrees may be accepted
• Experience in the development and MLR review of MSL materials and scientific platforms preferred

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About Us
Alkermes plc is a global biopharmaceutical company that seeks to develop innovative medicines in the field of neuroscience. The company has a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for neurological disorders. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Alkermes has a research and development center in Waltham, Massachusetts; a research and manufacturing facility in Athlone, Ireland; and a manufacturing facility in Wilmington, Ohio. For more information, please visit Alkermes' website at www.alkermes.com.
Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other class protected by state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.