Associate Director, Medical Communications & Information

The Company

With deep expertise in chemistry, Nuvalent is working to create selective medicines designed with the goal to address the needs of patients with cancer. Nuvalent is an exciting early-stage company, bringing together experienced scientists and industry veterans with a proven track record in drug discovery, oncology drug development, and company building.

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Director, Medical Communications & Information, the Associate Director, Medical Communications & Information will be responsible for development and implementation of medical communications and information tactical plans in support of products and development assets across Nuvalent’s portfolio. You will lead the development and management of omnichannel scientific communications, medical content creation, and medical education initiatives. You will be responsible for establishing and managing Nuvalent’s Medical Information process and contact center.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement Nuvalent’s Medical Information capabilities and process, including onboarding and managing a Medical Information Contact Center.
• Lead development of standard and customized Medical Information content to fulfill unsolicited Medical Information requests in a timely, accurate, thorough, and scientifically balanced manner.
• Serve as a Medical Information resource for internal business partners and assure timely transfer of information and materials between the Medical Information group and other functions, including generation of Medical Information reports and dashboards as appropriate for internal stakeholders.
• Responsible for development of disease state and product-specific medical materials such as slide decks, digital materials, and training materials with vendors and relevant internal stakeholders; including generation of Medical Communications reports and dashboards to drive refinement of content and alignment with medical objectives.
• Ensure utilization of scientific platforms and lexicons for each product to drive consistency across all related medical materials and channels.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of medical communications/information trends, best practices, and the evolving medical communications/information landscape to identify areas for innovative resource improvement to enhance scientific engagement and deliver best-in-class programs.
• Support the medical congress strategy by leading development of medical content and ensuring collaboration across Medical Affairs and other functions on the tactical execution of key congress initiatives.
• Responsible for the development and execution of annual Medical Communications & Information tactical plans and associated budgets; monitor and manage the assigned budget and relationships with vendors to deliver projects in alignment with timelines and defined objectives.
• Contribute to medical education plans and initiatives, including participating in the review, approval, and funding of appropriate continuing medical education (CME) and sponsorship.
• Become a subject matter expert in the scientific and clinical areas of interest for Nuvalent, across the entire development portfolio.
• Provide process, scientific, and/or product training to internal stakeholders and external partners (e.g. Medical Information Contact Center, vendors)
• Provide high-quality medical information review of promotional and non-promotional materials; ensure materials are scientifically accurate and properly referenced; ensure materials are scientifically rigorous and presented with appropriate context.
  
  

Competencies Include

• Foster a culture of empowerment, collaboration, and a focus on patient impact.
• Experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross functional team environment.
• Encourages collaboration, innovation and new ideas while integrating information from various sources.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and foster relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Drives for results - creates and nurtures a performance-based culture of continuous improvement, addressing concerns and conflict proactively.
• Demonstrated ability to create departmental capabilities, processes, and procedures to ensure alignment with desired outcomes.
• Proven Leadership, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Highly effective presentation, communication, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal skills.
  
  

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD/DO, NP, PA-C or equivalent) in a relevant scientific discipline
• 8-10 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical or Biotech Industry.
• 4 years of experience in Medical Communications and/or Medical Information.
• Global product launch experience preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in solid tumor oncology.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing medical communications, medical information, education, and congress plans.
• Experience establishing and managing a Medical Information Process or Call Center.
• Demonstrated experience developing medical materials for internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience managing scientific communications and medical information vendors.
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of medical communications/information trends, best practices, and the evolving medical communications/information landscape.
• Thorough understanding of applicable regulatory requirements for Medical Communications and Medical Information personnel and PhRMA guidelines, including geographic regulatory related guidelines.
• Strong project management skills, with high attention to detail and ability to prioritize and deliver multiple projects simultaneously.
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal skills required.
• Up to 20% domestic travel
  
  

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