Associate Director, Global Scientific Alignment - Job ID: 1456

Ascendis Pharma is a fast-growing biopharmaceutical company with offices in Denmark, Germany, and the United States. We are advancing a pipeline of endocrinology rare disease programs focused on making a difference in people’s lives. Three of our product candidates are currently in clinical development.

Ascendis is a dynamic place for employees to grow and develop their skills. As a member of our team, you can influence the direction of the company and be part of a company that creates new therapies with potential for best-in-class efficacy and safety.

Scientific Affairs is a key division within Global Medical Affairs responsible for Medical Communications, Scientific Training and Development, Medical Information, and Scientific Alignment. As a member of the Medical Affairs team, the Senior Manager, Global Scientific Alignment will ensure consistency and accuracy of core scientific messaging throughout internal and external medical materials. The Senior Manager will be a key contributor to the development of Ascendis Pharma’s Scientific Communication Platforms and lead the appropriate adaptations and guidance for the greatest impact and accuracy in local markets across Europe and US. To foster high scientific standards, this individual will be a subject matter expert and will engage in early concept reviews, constructive discussions, and provide actionable and clear guidance for Medical and Commercial colleagues on various externally facing and internal training materials.

The Associate Director will be the point of contact for regional content developers and medical reviewers related to the core messaging and guidance on key themes contained in external communications with disease state and Ascendis Pharma clinical data, such as Field Medical slide decks, advisory board materials, and FAQs. The individual will work closely with the entire Global Medical Affairs organization, particularly within Global Medical Strategy, Medical Information, Medical Communications, and Scientific Training and Development to develop and implement Global Medical Affairs strategy and ensures that critical scientific information is communicated with clarity, consistency, precision, and accessibility.

The position reports to the Director, Global Head of Scientific Alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a command of therapeutic areas and expertise with products in hypoparathyroidism, growth hormone deficiency, achondroplasia, and other therapeutic areas in development
• Analyzes and critically evaluates scientific data in medical, non-promotional, and promotional materials
• A key contributor and project lead for Scientific Communication Platforms for aligned and strategic global scientific messaging.
• Supports content development for Medical Information across products (Medical Content Letters, Custom Response Letters, FAQs., etc.)
• Provides perspective on the development and revision of SOPs, implementation guidelines (IGs), and Work Instructions (WIs) as necessary
• Contributes to the development and execution of Global Medical Affairs strategy and strategic imperatives across therapeutic areas
• Develops medical slide presentations for internal and external use
• Develops material for advisory boards and contributes to Congress Symposia/medical education, as appropriate
• Provides guidance for the appropriate use of scientific evidence by reviewing materials developed by external compendia (e.g., Medical Letter, MediSpan, treatment guidelines)
• Ability to research, develop, and write content that is scientifically accurate, evidence-based, grammatically accurate, referenced using appropriate sources, and consistent with quality and regulatory standards
• Supports development of internal scientific training materials for Field Teams, Medical Information Call Center, and others as appropriate
• Participate in vendor selection activities and manage various vendors and associated budgets
• Works closely and develop strong partnerships with internal stakeholders including Marketing, Market Access, Regulatory, Legal, Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Biometrics, Corporate Communications, Program Management and other functional group contributors to ensure successful alignment of communications
• Stays abreast of up-to-date knowledge on all clinical data relevant to all Ascendis Pharma programs, the competitive landscape, new therapies, clinical trends, and newly issued regulatory laws and FDA guidance to promptly identify possible impact, competition or improvements to product programs

Requirements

• At least 8 years of industry experience in Medical Communications or Medical Affairs, or as part of a Medical Communications agency is required
• 10 years of industry experience in Medical Communications or Medical Affairs is strongly preferred
• Advanced degree in Life Sciences (PhD/PharmD/MD/MSN) required
• Previous Medical Reviewer experience preferred, but not required
• Strong organizational skills and a solid proficiency in Microsoft Suite and Veeva Vault
• Expertise in Medical Communications projects including medical field team resources, advisory boards, congress/publication plans, conference symposia, and disease state education programs
• Demonstrated expertise in writing and presenting scientific and clinical data
• Keen analytical skills, especially involving scientific and clinical data
• Exceptional ability to manage multiple projects in dynamic environment
• Ability to work in teams and interface in a dynamic environment across corporate functions
• A high level of initiative and self-motivation
• Experience in rare disease and/or endocrinology preferred, but not required
• Ability/willingness to travel up to 25% (including international travel) is required

A note to recruiters:

We do not allow external search party solicitation.  Presentation of candidates without written permission from the Ascendis Pharma Inc Human Resources team (specifically from: Talent Acquisition Partner or Human Resources Director) is not allowed.  If this occurs your ownership of these candidates will not be acknowledged.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid maternity leave
• Paid paternity leave
• Commuter benefits
• Disability insurance