Associate Director, Medical Publications

Job Description

Supernus Pharmaceuticals is an award-winning biopharmaceutical company with more than 30 years of experience in developing and commercializing products that treat central nervous system (CNS) diseases. At Supernus, we develop innovative products that help treat neurological and psychiatric conditions. We currently have 9 products in the market that are making a real impact on patient outcomes.

The Associate Director, Medical Publications is responsible for leading the Medical Publications Strategic Plan, ensuring the timely and high-quality dissemination and publication of scientific data. This role collaborates cross-functionally, managing the end-to-end publication process, transforming clinical data into clear and accurate content for healthcare professionals, patients, and payers while ensuring compliance with Good Publication Practice (GPP) and company guidelines.

• Proactively lead cross‑functional stakeholders in the development of publication plans and medical communication strategy for CNS products within aligned product development timelines.
• Lead author teams and junior team members in the creation of medical publications (manuscripts, abstracts and posters) according to ICMJE and GPP guidelines.
• Prepare materials for author calls, guiding journal selection, setting up access to source documents, negotiating content, and managing review and approval cycles.
• Assist publication managers with medical writing and editing for manuscripts, posters and abstracts.
• Provide management oversight and direction for publication documents prepared by internal publication managers and external contractors to ensure appropriate content, clarity, accuracy, and alignment to communication strategy and author directives.
• Collaborate with product medical directors to lead the development of scientific communication platforms and lexicons.
• Lead and maintain regular strategic and tactical planning meetings.
• Assist the Senior Director in preparing departmental budgets and annual plans.
• Assist Publication Managers in maintaining up‑to‑date publication project plans, budgets, and archives.
• Provide guidance and training to team members regarding Good Publication Practices and facilitate the implementation of new technologies and initiatives in publication planning and medical communications.
• Other responsibilities and projects as assigned.

• Provide leadership and management in an effective manner consistent with Company Values towards defined Corporate Objectives.
• Understand Company Policy and Procedure to be able to guide direct reports appropriately.

• Doctoral‑level degree in medical or allied health field or life sciences with 5+ years of relevant experience in medical writing and publication planning for the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Previous experience in people management is required.
• Demonstrated experience in being able to lead, collaborate, and manage people as well as projects.
• Experience in central nervous system disorders and their treatment are strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of the process and standards for creating scientific publication plans and preparing and submitting scientific publications according to ICMJE and GPP guidelines.
• Certified Medical Publication Planning (CMPP) credential required or demonstrated clinical and analytical skills with demonstrated publication experience required.
• Strong literature evaluation skills, with demonstrated ability to integrate, summarize, report and explain complex data, drug mechanisms, research findings to a variety of audiences in written and graphical form.
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Adept and using Microsoft Office, and document referencing (Endnote or similar) and project management software (Smartsheet, MS Project, etc.);
  Adobe InDesign or graphics program experience is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical development and research process, statistical methods, and clinical trial document layout and reporting requirements.