Senior Director

Actelion⠀Pharmaceuticals⠀US Inc. is⠀recruiting⠀for a⠀Senior⠀Director,⠀PH⠀Scientific⠀Communications⠀and⠀External⠀Engagement,⠀to be⠀located in⠀Titusville,⠀NJ.

The⠀Senior⠀Director⠀provides⠀strategic⠀leadership,⠀direction⠀and⠀oversight⠀for all⠀Pulmonary⠀Hypertension⠀Scientific⠀Communication,⠀Medical⠀Information⠀and⠀External⠀Engagement⠀Strategies⠀across the⠀portfolio.⠀This⠀position⠀is⠀responsible⠀for⠀developing⠀and⠀executing⠀strategies⠀for⠀providing⠀quality⠀and⠀compliant⠀external⠀engagement,⠀medical⠀information⠀services,⠀recruiting,⠀hiring,⠀training,⠀and⠀providing⠀stretch⠀opportunities⠀for the⠀organization.⠀Creates a⠀work⠀environment⠀that⠀promotes⠀continuous⠀learning,⠀open⠀exchange⠀and⠀sharing,⠀and⠀fostering⠀a team⠀environment⠀amongst⠀associates.

Responsible⠀for the⠀development⠀of all⠀employees⠀within the⠀department⠀by⠀supporting⠀the⠀development⠀of Human⠀Resources⠀Planning⠀(HRP)⠀programs⠀including⠀management⠀development⠀and⠀training⠀to meet⠀current⠀and future⠀business⠀needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the⠀development⠀of⠀high-quality⠀medical⠀content to⠀ensure⠀clear,⠀scientific⠀communication⠀of TA⠀approved⠀medicines,⠀pipeline⠀products⠀and⠀technologies
• Drive⠀the⠀medical⠀communications,⠀external⠀engagement⠀and Med⠀Info⠀activities⠀across the⠀TA⠀portfolio.
• Lead⠀the⠀medical⠀communications⠀team and⠀play an⠀integral⠀role in⠀strategy⠀development,⠀planning,⠀and⠀execution⠀of⠀high-quality⠀scientific⠀publications
• In⠀partnership⠀with the⠀MSL⠀National⠀Heads⠀develop⠀quality⠀content⠀for MSL⠀use in the⠀field that⠀is fully⠀aligned to⠀strategic⠀imperatives.
• Oversee⠀and⠀provide⠀strategic⠀guidance⠀to the CME⠀planning
• Oversee⠀and⠀provide⠀strategic⠀guidance⠀to⠀Conference⠀planning⠀and⠀execution
• Collaborate⠀and⠀partner⠀closely⠀with other⠀functions⠀and⠀departments.
• Oversee⠀all⠀development⠀and⠀provision⠀of medical⠀information⠀to health⠀care⠀providers⠀and⠀consumers,⠀ensuring⠀quality⠀and fair⠀balanced⠀information⠀and⠀compliance⠀with all⠀legal,⠀regulatory,⠀and health⠀care⠀compliance⠀guidelines⠀affecting⠀the⠀practice⠀of medical⠀information⠀delivery.⠀Work⠀closely⠀with⠀colleagues⠀in medical⠀affairs⠀and⠀businesses⠀to ensure⠀dissemination⠀of⠀scientific⠀evidence⠀in an⠀appropriate⠀manner.
• Combines⠀the⠀knowledge⠀of⠀science,⠀the⠀pharmaceutical⠀industry,⠀and⠀government⠀regulations⠀to⠀identify⠀opportunities⠀for the⠀Medical⠀Communications⠀group to⠀identify⠀potential⠀opportunities⠀or⠀issues.
• Ensures⠀that⠀cutting⠀edge⠀information⠀technology⠀is⠀evaluated⠀and⠀employed⠀when⠀appropriate⠀to improve⠀the⠀efficiency⠀and⠀effectiveness⠀of the Med⠀Info⠀group.
• Maintains⠀awareness⠀of⠀changing⠀conditions⠀in the⠀health⠀care and⠀regulatory⠀environment⠀that⠀affect the⠀operations⠀and use of⠀Med Info⠀resources.
• Benchmarks⠀other⠀medical⠀information⠀groups in⠀pharmaceutical⠀industry⠀to⠀maintain a⠀best-in-class⠀organization

Qualifications

• A minimum⠀of a⠀Doctorate⠀degree⠀required.
• 9-12⠀years’⠀healthcare⠀industry⠀experience⠀(5+ years⠀in Pharma⠀Sci Comm,⠀Medical⠀Information⠀experience⠀and/or⠀external⠀engagement)⠀required
• 5⠀years of⠀people⠀management⠀experience⠀required
• Pulmonary⠀Hypertension⠀experience⠀highly⠀preferred
• Experience⠀working⠀with⠀partners⠀in sales,⠀marketing,⠀clinical⠀development,⠀field⠀medical⠀groups.
• Medical⠀communications,⠀writing,⠀medical⠀information,⠀scientific⠀research⠀and⠀digital⠀technologies.
• Deep⠀knowledge⠀of⠀Integrated⠀Scientific⠀Communications⠀Strategy &⠀its⠀components,⠀Good⠀Publication⠀Practices⠀(ISMPP),⠀and ACCME⠀guidelines.
• Strategic⠀thinking⠀and⠀execution⠀excellence
• Strong⠀collaboration,⠀problem-solving⠀and⠀ability to⠀influence⠀others.
• Strong⠀knowledge⠀of US and⠀global⠀healthcare⠀systems,⠀strong⠀knowledge⠀of the⠀healthcare⠀market and⠀the⠀agencies⠀and⠀guidelines⠀regulating⠀the⠀pharmaceutical⠀industry;⠀strong⠀knowledge⠀of Medical⠀Information⠀process⠀and⠀technologies
• Excellent⠀written,⠀verbal⠀communication⠀skills.
• Excellent⠀interpersonal⠀skills,⠀client⠀relationship⠀management⠀experience⠀and⠀creativity⠀/⠀problem-solving⠀compliantly.
• Resource⠀Management⠀- Manage⠀department⠀of⠀professional⠀and⠀managerial⠀levels⠀across⠀several⠀therapeutic⠀areas for⠀maximum⠀efficiencies.
• Manage⠀budget to⠀meet⠀targets.
• Demonstrated⠀excellence⠀in⠀establishing⠀external⠀professional⠀relationships.