About the role
Company Overview
Our Mission:At Esperion, we are working tirelessly to deliver innovative medicines that help patients reach their goals today, tomorrow, and into the future.
Esperion is a fully remote based company with a corporate headquarters located in Ann Arbor, MI. The Company offers a competitive salary including a performance-based bonus program and a comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) matching plan and health insurance, and paid time off and holidays.
Position Title: Associate Director, Medical Communications
Reporting to the Director, Medical Communications. Responsible for leading the development of scientific content that empowers clinical decision-making and responsible for supporting strategic operational initiatives of the Medical Affairs function.
Preferred Location: Remote – US
Essential Duties and Responsibilities*
Direct Esperion Medical Information – including providing direction to the Med Info contact center vendor, guidance to escalated cases, and support development of medical related materials [e.g., Standard Response Documents (SRDs), Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), slide decks, etc.]Maintain digital medical platforms related to Medical Information and Medical Materials [e.g. Veeva Medical, Veeva CRM, Tableau, etc]
Responsible for developing and maintaining the SOPs relating to Medical Information and scientific exchange between Medical Affairs Colleagues and healthcare providers.
Analyze medical information trends and communicate key aspects and possible business impacts with internal team members.
Directs the coordination of meetings and discussions of cross-functional teams to develop a data education strategy and ensure all stakeholders are involved in the medical/scientific resource creation process.
Support the execution of the medical communications platform across medical information, publications, and interactions with the broader Medical Affairs Team.
Co-develop with the Director, Medical Communications the strategic plan as it relates to medical information/communications to improve operational efficiency and customer experience.
Oversee internal training of Medical Affairs, and other cross-functional partners as applicable, on medical information processes, product education, and competitive intelligence
Support content and knowledge management for medical information/communications and broader Medical Affairs function.
Participate in Esperion review committees including: Medical Legal Review (MLR) and Medical Scientific Review Committee (MSRC).
Coaching and mentoring of Medical Affairs fellows and interns.
Builds and maintains strong working knowledge of therapeutic areas of interest to Esperion including disease states, therapies, and competitors.
Collaborate with Global and other international colleagues to ensure medical/scientific communications alignment.
Oversee internal training of Medical Affairs, and other cross-functional partners as applicable, on medical information processes, product education, and competitive intelligence.
*additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications (Education & Experience)
Bachelor’s degree in life science from accredited college or university required. PharmD, PhD, or other closely related advanced life-sciences degree, highly preferred.
Minimum 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry in medical information, medical/scientific communications or medical affairs operations.
Experience working with medical information/communication related databases/systems
(e.g. Veeva Vault Medcomms, Veeva Vault PromoMats, Med Info database, etc.)
Excellent written and oral English communication skills; strong presentation skills.
Demonstrated project management skills and experience working with and providing direction to external vendors.
Proven ability to adapt, organize, prioritize, and work effectively on multifunctional teams in a fast paced and constantly changing environment.
Ability to manage multiple projects and to meet deadlines. Proven ability to work independently as well as within cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated proficiency in meeting planning, organization, and management.
Highly proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.)
Ability to travel – approximately 10-20%
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