Associate Director, Global Medical Communications

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🕒 June 18

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $190.7k - $235.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🗣️ Communications

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Ultragenyx

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2010

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

Ultragenyx is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of individuals with rare and ultrarare genetic diseases. The company focuses on developing and delivering treatments for conditions where no current therapies exist, utilizing a variety of drug modalities tailored to each disease. Ultragenyx boasts a robust and diverse clinical pipeline, with therapies in development for genetic diseases such as Wilson Disease, osteogenesis imperfecta, and Angelman Syndrome. With a passionate team and a commitment to patient advocacy, Ultragenyx aims to lead the way in pioneering therapies that significantly impact rare disease communities.

📋 Description

• Develop, execute, and lead program-level scientific communications plan aligned with the global IEP, brand strategy, and medical objectives, shaping communication priorities based on emerging data and evidence needs. • Lead the development and maintenance of the core scientific communications platform and narrative, ensuring consistent interpretation and use of data across medical deliverables. • Lead the development and maintenance of key medical communications deliverables, including product/program Q&As, and scientific slide decks. • Support Medical Affairs congress strategy, leading the development of symposia content, congress booth materials, and post-congress scientific summaries. • Partner with publications stakeholders to define and drive program‑level publication strategy, including publication plans, prioritization of data dissemination, and alignment of abstracts and manuscripts with evidence and strategic scientific positioning. • Collaborate with Medical Information and other Medical Affairs colleagues to ensure scientific accuracy and message consistency across standard responses, training materials, and field medical deliverables. • Ensure all medical communications deliverables are data-current, compliant, and globally aligned. • Manage external Medical Communications vendors, providing clear strategic direction and accountability for output, ensuring quality, compliance, fiscal discipline, and on-time delivery. • Serve as a contributor to launch and lifecycle readiness, ensuring Medical Affairs is scientifically prepared for internal and external engagement.

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced degree in a scientific or medical field (PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent). • 6-10 years of experience in medical communications and scientific publications within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry. • Demonstrated experience in strategic publication planning at the program level, with ability to align publications with integrated evidence plans and medical priorities, and to independently shape publication strategy. • Proven experience in developing scientific narratives, slide decks, and congress materials. • Strong understanding of clinical development and data interpretation, with ability to translate complex data into clear, audience-appropriate scientific messages. • Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced, matrixed environment; ability to lead multiple therapeutic areas concurrently. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong project management and organizational capabilities. • Experience managing external agencies and vendors. • Ability to travel domestically and internationally (~20%).

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company • Volunteer days • Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings • Employee wellbeing benefits • Fitness reimbursement • Tuition sponsoring • Professional development plans