Scientific Director, US Pain (Hybrid-Boston)

Job Description

General Summary:

The Scientific Director, US Pain will play a pivotal role in providing scientific support for the Pain therapeutic area. This individual will be responsible for developing and executing the medical communication strategy and plan, ensuring alignment with corporate and patient needs. Collaborating closely with the US Medical Directors and a cross-functional team-including Clinical Development, North American Medical Affairs, HEOR/Market Access, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, and the Global Medical Affairs Lead, the Scientific Director will ensure that scientific and medical strategies are strategically aligned and effectively implemented. This role will also be critical in developing medical content, including training, Q&A, and externally-facing medical materials for field medical use as well as for digital educational purposes, and contributing to the development of the publication plan.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a highly matrixed environment, demonstrating a successful track record in developing project strategies and translating them into actionable tactics. A strong commitment to achieving corporate and medical objectives while upholding the highest ethical, regulatory, and scientific standards is essential.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive strategic communication alignment for assigned clinical programs/products by collaborating cross-functionally and engaging with key stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain the Scientific Communication platform, including the Scientific Narrative and Lexicon.

• Develop medical content including training, Q&A, content for advisory boards, medical symposia, medical booths at congresses and externally-facing medical materials with modular content for omnichannel distribution, including field medical use

• Contribute to the development of the Pain Medical Affairs Strategy, including objectives and tactical plans such as the publication plan

• Provide medical interpretation of data from clinical trials, registries, and published literature for assigned products.

• Support the creation and execution of aligned strategies and tactics to enhance scientific communication efforts, both in traditional settings as well as in the digital world

• Serve as a promotional reviewer for commercial materials to ensure compliance with scientific standards.

• Develop content for advisory boards, medical symposia, medical booths at congresses

• Conduct critical appraisals of available scientific and medical knowledge, identify gaps, and in collaboration with the Medical Affairs Training & Capabilities group develops training and core medical materials for medical team.

• Conduct critical appraisals of available scientific and medical knowledge, identify gaps, and in collaboration with the Medical Affairs Training & Capabilities group develops training and core medical materials for medical team.

• Support Access, Patient Advocacy, Policy, and Corporate Communications teams with medical/scientific expertise and materials review.

• Leads projects and demonstrates project management skillsets and proper stakeholder management.

• May serve as a mentor/coach to others on the team.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated leadership and expertise in scientific communication frameworks and impactful material development.

• Expert in in health communication principles and knowledge of how to pull through material development.

• Communication and medical and scientific knowledge of the disease area with the ability to communicate complex concepts and may negotiate with others to gain alignment.

• Communication and medical and scientific knowledge of the disease area with the ability to communicate complex concepts and may negotiate with others to gain alignment.

• Strategic thinking and problem solving: Identifies and defines problems and develops solutions using in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking.

• Demonstrates strong business acumen and has drug development experience, demonstrating deep and broad understanding of cross-functional interdependencies across the drug development lifecycle.

• Proven leadership capabilities, ability to work within complex matrixes and without functional authority.

• Compliance experience and in-depth knowledge of relevant (area-specific) legislation or regulatory guidance governing the provision of medical information and appliable data privacy legislation.

• Actively foster strong working relationships with key influential stakeholders inside and outside of Vertex

Education and Experience:

• Advanced degree (Masters, PharmD,. or Ph.D.) or equivalent highly relevant experience

• Medical Writing experience is a plus

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Medical Affairs and/or Scientific Communications, with a preference for experience in Pain.

• Typically requires 10 years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience

Flex Designation:

Flex Eligibility Status:

Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at ApplicationAssistance@vrtx.com