Supernus Pharmaceuticals

Associate Director, Medical Writing

Supernus Pharmaceuticals$166K — $193K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in physical or life science with 8+ years of experience, or Master's with 6+ years in medical writing and project management.
  • PhD highly desirable with at least 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or CRO environments.
  • Direct experience in clinical regulatory writing in pharma, biotech, or CRO is required.
  • Proven ability to lead and manage teams effectively.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and Veeva Vault document management.
  • Familiarity with medical terminology and ICH regulatory guidance.
  • Excellent understanding of clinical research processes.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic direction for document development plans and timelines.
  • Lead and mentor teams regarding document scope and content.
  • Contribute scientifically to study teams by advising on data handling and documentation.
  • Advise teams on regulatory and ICH guidelines for clinical documentation.
  • Coordinate and unify messaging across clinical programs for deliverables.
  • Independently author and manage clinical and regulatory documents including protocols and study reports.
  • Review contractor-prepared documents for accuracy and alignment with company standards.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Paid time off.
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • Company-paid life insurance.
  • Health and wellness benefits.
  • Stock equity awards and employee stock purchase programs.
  • Participation in a discretionary annual bonus program.
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

The Associate Director of Medical Writing will provide leadership and functional oversight for multiple programs reporting to the Head of Medical Writing. This role will independently plan, lead, provide guidance to matrixed stakeholder team, and develop content for clinical and regulatory documents in accordance with company guidelines to support regulatory filings.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Provides strategic input into program-level plans for document development and authoring, deliverable level timelines to meet program-level goals and objectives.
  • Provides leadership and guidance at the team level as an SME for document scope and content.
  • Contributes strategically and scientifically at the study team level with recommendations for data reviews, collection of specific data, data outputs, and document content.
  • Proactively advice study and submission teams regarding regulatory requirements and ICH guidance for clinical documents.
  • Aligns, coordinates, and builds consistent information and messages across clinical program(s) for deliverables.
  • Independently plans, manages, and authors routine and complex documents in support of the clinical development program and submissions including (but not limited to) the following:
    • Clinical synopsis and protocols
    • Clinical study reports
    • Investigator brochures
    • Annual Safety Reports
    • Abstracts and manuscripts
    • Documents for NDA, BLA, IND, CTA, SOPs, etc
  • Reviews and provides oversight of documents prepared by outside contractors for content, clarity, accuracy, consistency, and alignment with company's position.
  • Proactively anticipates risks, provides solutions, and takes necessary actions to mitigate risks, manages expectations of stakeholders.
  • Participates in developing and implementing goals and initiatives for the MW department.
  • Facilitates implementation of new technologies and initiatives at the enterprise level related to the preparation of clinical regulatory documents.
  • Other responsibilities and projects assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
  • Provides leadership and management in an effective manner consistent with Company Values towards defined Corporate Objectives.
  • Understands Company Policy and procedure to be able to guide direct reports appropriately.

Knowledge & Other Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's in physical or life science required with a minimum of 8+ years of experience or a Master's degree with a minimum 6+ years of relevant medical writing and project management experience.
  • PhD degree is highly desirable with a minimum of 5+ years relevant work experience in pharmaceutical companies or CROs.
  • Experience in clinical research or medical/clinical writing, in a pharmaceutical or CRO is preferred.
  • Demonstrated direct clinical regulatory writing experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO space.
  • Demonstrated experience in being able to lead, collaborate, and manage people.
  • Strong understanding of Microsoft Office.
  • Experience in Veeva Vault document management.
  • Working knowledge of medical terminology.
  • Familiarity with relevant regulatory guidance especially ICH E6 and E3.

Other Characteristics:
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team and maintain high ethical standards of integrity and quality.
  • Ability of having an innovative and dynamic approach to work.
  • A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment.
  • Ability to consistently exhibit Supernus Values in interactions with employees at all levels of the organization, vendors, customers and others.
  • Capable of performing other duties as assigned by Management.
  • Authorized to legally work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Travel Requirements:
  • Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or carrying objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
  • The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer screen, iPad, or other electronic device; and extensive reading.
  • The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Compensation:

At Supernus, we offer a competitive compensation package that reflects your experiences and contributions. The expected salary range for fully qualified candidates applying for this role is $166,000 to $193,000. This range is what the Company reasonably expects to offer for the position and is not reflective of the full compensation scale of the role. This range may be modified in the future. An individual's salary within the range is based on multiple factors, which may include and are not limited to education, relevant experience, knowledge, length of industry experience and organizational needs.

You also will be able to participate in a competitive benefits package, including but not limited to: health, dental, vision, paid time off, 401k company match, company paid life insurance and health and wellness benefits. The total compensation package for this position also includes other compensation elements such as stock equity awards, employee stock purchase programs and participation in our Company's discretionary annual bonus program.

About Supernus Pharmaceuticals

Supernus Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in developing and commercializing drugs for central nervous system disorders. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. Supernus Pharmaceuticals has a portfolio of products that includes treatments for epilepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other neurological conditions. The company's products are sold in the United States and other countries, and Supernus Pharmaceuticals has partnerships with other pharmaceutical companies to develop and market new drugs. Supernus Pharmaceuticals is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol SUPN.
Learn more about Supernus Pharmaceuticals
Size
575 employees
Market Cap
$1.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$126.9 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+21.9%
Revenue
$520.4 million
NASDAQ

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