Director, Medical Communications

Lantheus is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts with offices in Canada, and Sweden. For more than 60 years, Lantheus has been instrumental in pioneering the field of medical imaging and has helped physicians enhance patient care with its broad product portfolio.

Lantheus is an entrepreneurial, agile, growing organization that provides innovative diagnostics, targeted therapeutics, and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that empower clinicians to find, fight and follow disease. At Lantheus our purpose and values guide our behaviors in all interactions and play a vital role in creating a dynamic environment that contributes to our success. Every employee is crucial to our success; we respect one another and act as one knowing that someone's health is in our hands. We believe in helping people be their best and are seeking to bring together a diverse group of individuals with different viewpoints and skill sets to be a part of a productive and inclusive team.

Summary of role
We are seeking a seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Medical Communications within our Medical Affairs organization. The ideal candidate will be responsible for medical communications ensuring the dissemination of high-quality and impactful scientific information to both internal and external stakeholders. This role requires a strategic thinker with a strong background in medical communications. Oncology, neurology and/or nuclear medicine experience is preferred.

Key Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Develop high-quality strategic plans and scientific and medical content (including medical content, payer-relevant content, Medical Information deliverables, etc.) to communicate Lantheus science in alignment with product and franchise strategies
• Support and contribute to medical strategy through scientific expertise and defining appropriate, relevant, and innovative channels for delivery of medical and scientific content to reach target audiences

• Involved in planning, development, and implementation of medical communication plans and tactics for assigned brands and/or pipeline therapies
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of medical communications trends and materials (MSL resources, scientific platform, core slide decks, scientific communication plans, digital communication plans) and drive timely updates/revisions to these materials
• Ensure that assigned medical communication projects remain on strategy, within budget, and are executed promptly
• Support congress planning and execution including oversight of content and design for the medical affairs booth, collection and generation of scientific insights, and planning of scientific symposia
• Drive post-congress support including liaising with competitive intelligence and post-congress integration of learnings into medical materials and communication plans
• Develop, maintain, cultivate, and influence strong relationships with cross-functional colleagues and provide expert medical input and review as needed
• Understand the external landscape and advance the Medical Communications capability in alignment with evolving regulatory, legal, and industry guidelines and recommendations
• Ensure compliance with relevant Medical Communications SOP(s) and system(s)
• Effectively handle agency and vendor partnerships

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate Degree (PhD, PharmD, or MD)
• 5 or more years of relevant experience in Medical Affairs including at least 2 years in Medical Communications within the biopharmaceutical industry (urology, nuclear medicine, and/or solid tumor preferred)
• 2 or more years of previous leadership within a function and experience managing direct reports
• Deep understanding of the clinical trial, drug development, and commercialization process
• Toolsets/skills required to drive organizational change and translate corporate imperatives into strategic drivers for the function with limited supervision
• Experience developing and implementing strategic plans
• Business process and systems management experience
• Finance and budget management experience
• Excellent medical communication skills and knowledge of pharmaceutical industry guidelines and legal/health system environment including all external stakeholders
• Outstanding work ethic and integrity
• Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment
• Ability to work independently and engage in collaborative decision making, complete tasks in a timely fashion, and function in a fast-paced and rapidly expanding environment
• This position is site-based and requires a presence on-site of 3 days per week in Bedford, MA when not traveling.

Lantheus is an equal opportunity employer that provides a workplace free from discrimination. All qualified applicants and employees are considered without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by 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 Lantheus Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@lantheus.com.