Associate Director, Global Publications

About the role

Encoded Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on viral gene therapy for genetic disorders. Its Associate Director, Global Publications works within the Medical and Patient Affairs team, supporting the strategy, development and execution of global scientific publication plans. The role oversees turning complex clinical, translational and non-clinical data into high-impact manuscripts, abstracts, posters and congress presentations, and reports to the Director, Scientific Communications. The workplace is remote.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of global publication plans across preclinical and clinical assets
• Drive peer-reviewed manuscripts, congress abstracts, posters and oral presentations with internal authors, external investigators and medical writers
• Partner with Clinical Development, Biometrics, Translational Research, Regulatory Affairs and Medical Affairs on scientific accuracy and timely publication
• Establish and run Publication Steering Committees and author working groups, including authorship meetings and data disclosure reviews
• Manage external medical communications agencies, scientific writers and graphics vendors
• Ensure compliance with company publication policies, Good Publication Practice and ICMJE recommendations
• Oversee publication software for submission tracking, MLR reviews, author agreements and archives
• Contribute to congress planning, disclosure coordination, session coverage and post-congress debriefs
• Support patient advocacy and HEOR publications as needed, and travel as required

Required profile

• Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, or 8 years with a master's, or a PhD with 3-5 years of experience
• 3-5 years of medical writing, publications or scientific communications experience in biotech/pharma or a medical communications agency
• Strong understanding of publication processes, data communication, medical terminology, statistics and compliance
• Excellent writing, editing and project management skills, with attention to detail
• Ability to explain complex science empathetically to patient communities

Required skills

• Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe presentation tools
• Preferred: advanced degree in a life science field, knowledge of digital and multimedia formats, and comfort with graphic design and video editing tools

What we offer

• Salary of $180,000-$210,000 for San Francisco Bay Area candidates, $170,000-$195,000 for others in the USA
• Possible discretionary annual bonus, stock-based long-term incentives and paid time off
• Medical and dependent care programs, STD, LTD, life and AD&D insurance
• Parental leave, professional development, team-building events, a fully stocked kitchen and a fitness center at the South San Francisco location