Director, Medical Managed Care

If you are a current Jazz employee please apply via the Internal Career site. Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate tolife-changing medicines for people with serious diseases - often with limited or noWe have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leadingtherapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments.Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and developmentadvancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology andneuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and developmentlaboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed toserving patients worldwide. The Director, Medical Communications is responsible for the development of medical publications as well as the management of publication agencies/vendors and the associated budgets, and oversight of internal medical writer led projects. This role collaborates with the medical communication lead for the therapeutic area, the Global Medical Affairs Lead (GMAL), and additional publication team members in the development of comprehensive strategic publication plans as well as scientific communication plans. The Director, Medical Communications is also responsible for leadership of the successful and timely implementation of publication and scientific plans within budget. The Director, Medical Communications also provides strategic guidance into related medical content development (e.g., MSL slide decks, medical booth content) and leads the development of key congress initiatives. The Director, Medical Communications, reports into the medical communication lead for the therapeutic area.Responsible for leading publication planning teams in assigned therapeutic area(s) along with the development and implementation of a comprehensive publication plan. Strategic publication planning is conducted in collaboration with the medical communication lead for the therapeutic area, the GMAL, and the publication team. Lead focus on the strategic value of the assigned publication plan with alignment to the medical strategy.Lead the development of a comprehensive global publication plan (including development of EUR/INT specific publication deliverables) and its implementation. Build effective partnerships with all internal stakeholders, including regional and global medical affairs directors, other medical communication leads, HEOR, RWE, biostatistics, clinical development, Early Development, medical science liaisons, medical information, and other members of the publications team.Lead author and publication steering committee meetings and engage with external experts during medical congresses.Manage all financial and contractual aspects of assigned projects, including external vendors.Ensure that all developed materials are reviewed and appropriately signed off according to Jazz publication policies and procedures and maintain archive of approved materials within the appropriate management system.Assist in the review of publications for medical accuracy, fair balance, and ensuring adherence to Jazz policies and good publication practice.Ensure all Jazz-sponsored publications are developed according to Jazz publication policy and good publication practice, including published guidelines (e.g., In collaboration with key stakeholders within medical affairs functions, lead the medical communication strategy activities at key medical congresses, including the medical and/or therapeutic area booth panel development, other booth materials, meeting summaries to internal audiences, and post-meeting slide reviews to internal audiences; ensure all materials undergo appropriate medical affairs review committee assessment. Where additional staff exist in this role, provide strategic oversight and medical review of activities.Provides strategic guidance into related medical content development (e.g., MSL slide decks, medical booth content)Support development of global scientific communications plans and oversee execution of tactics both internally and externally.Develop and expand scientific proficiency in assigned therapeutic area(s).Represent the medical communications function for the product in internal strategic meetings including the medical Functional Matrix Team and provide strategic input; disseminate learnings to other medical communication team membersMay serve as Business Process Owner, Document Owner, and/or Author of governance and procedural documents related to Jazz publication processes, including developing and updating documents as needed to reflect current processes, and overseeing documents through the appropriate stakeholder review and approval processPrepare, analyze, interpret, and summarize data.Evaluate study data from tables and listings.The Director, Medical Communication reports into the medical communication lead for the therapeutic area.Must have extensive experience in strategic publication planning and execution of publication plans.Strong Knowledge of current good publication practices and guidelines and medical writing guidelines (e.g., Experience in managing budgets across several projects.Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills and written communication skills.Understand clinical trial research, the drug development process, and GCP requirements, and have experience with reviewing clinical trial data.Prior medical writing experience preferred.Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as databases such as PubMed.Travel will vary, plan on 10-20%.Advanced scientific degree (Doctorate degree preferred: PhD, PharmD, or MD).Minimum of 7 years of experience in pharmaceutical medical communications / publications, medical writing, or other medical affairs scientific functions, or at a medical communications agency as a medical director and/or writer. Prior pharmaceutical company publications leader experience is required.Prior oncology experience preferred.#LI-Remote#Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz's Long Term Equity Incentive Plan.The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation.