Job Description
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCUL) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the formulation, development, and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye using its proprietary bioresorbable hydrogel-based formulation technology, ELUTYX™. Ocular Therapeutix has built a robust product pipeline of drug delivery solutions developed to reduce the complexity and burden of the current standard of care and position itself to become a leader in the ophthalmic space.
Outside of the ophthalmic realm and behind the doors of our headquarters in Bedford, MA, we strive to build a strong culture where employees can flourish and achieve their career goals. We encourage out of the box thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and creativity.
Position Summary:
The Medical & Scientific Publications Manager/Associate is an integral part of the Medical team. S/he is accountable for executing the medical communication plan for products and pipeline assets, including operational and administrative support.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Content Development
- Support implementation of data dissemination plan for all programs via execution of the medical communication plan and incorporate strategic insights as relevant to medical
- Lead the execution of developing manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, and posters through collaboration with the medical communications team
- Collaborate with internal/external medical writers and/or vendors to draft, review, and edit medical and scientific content
- Provide support to internal/external authors and reviewers to track and facilitate content reviews, approvals, submissions, and other related activities as needed per ICJME guidelines
- Maintain the scientific communications platform
- Assist in the development of additional content for external audiences such as field medical, advisory boards, FAQs
Medical Review Committee (MRC)
- Shepherd medical materials through the review and approval process
- Coordinate and participate in MRC meetings to resolve comments and questions
- Manage reviewer timelines with close attention to deadlines, understanding sensitivities related to detail and timeline of information dissemination
- Create and maintain project status and projected timelines for medical and scientific materials
- Organize and maintain internal document and information repository with citations and references
Knowledge Management
- Develop broad and in-depth knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, and clinical outcomes associated with products and relevant disease states
Qualification Requirements:
- Master’s degree in biology or higher in Pharmaceutical Science or a related field
- 1+ years in medical communications within biotech/pharma industry (in ophthalmology research preferred)
- 1+ years’ experience in Medical or related fields like medical device, biotech, pharma
- Project management, Word, Excel and Power Point knowledge
- Experience with Veeva Vault preferred but not required
- Ability to learn applications quickly
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including meticulous proofreading)
- Team-oriented, flexible, creative, inquisitive, driven and extremely reliable
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills
- Ability to work with and collaborate will all levels and groups
- Ability to travel 15%
Salary Range
$155,000—$165,000 USD
Ocular Therapeutix is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding nondiscrimination. Ocular Therapeutix provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran. For information on how Ocular Therapeutix collects, stores, and utilizes candidate information please see our privacy policy found at https://www.ocutx.com/privacy-policy/. For the Privacy Notice for California Job Applicants, please see CCPA Applicant Notice.
