Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.

Director, Medical Communications

Job Locations US-Remote
Job ID
2025-2379
# of Openings
1
Category
Medical Affairs/HEOR
Type
Regular Full-Time

Role Overview & Key Functions:

As a Karyopharmer, reporting to the Executive Director, Medical Communications; you will positively impact patients’ lives by:

 

  • Becomes a subject matter expert with strong business acumen allowing for deep understanding of unmet medical needs and therapeutic landscape 

  • Collaborates and builds strong cross-functional relationships with stakeholders for specific products or therapeutic areas of focus 

  • Develops innovative approach to internal and external resources or tactics that promote impactful external engagements and supports the strategy of key medical stakeholders. 

  • Developments and updates a scientific communication platform (SCP) aligned with strategic medical imperatives, with an understanding of how this platform will inform the overall Medical Affairs and Brand strategy  

  • Generates an Annual Medical Communications Plan for specific products or indications based on scientific and unmet medical needs  

  • Develops and implements a training plan for Field-based and HQ based Medical Affairs staff with both short and long-range goals and objectives based on GMSA’s Strategic Plan and Scientific Communication Platform.   

  • Directly provides training of Medical Affairs staff or ensures that provisions are in place to have the training carried out by other internal subject matter experts or external resources. This would include a Medical Affairs-specific, new hire on-boarding for new Medical Affairs employees; therapeutic area training (disease state and product-specific); US congress and internal meeting support, core developmental and professional skills. 

  • Supports development of medical/scientific content for scientific exchange, congresses, advisory boards, and training 

  • Ensures delivery of high-quality, fair-balanced, scientifically/clinically accurate medical communications deliverables in accordance with established timelines, compliance guidelines/policies, and budgets 

  • Manages external medical agencies assisting with medical content planning and development 

  • Manages medical affairs website 
  • Support Medical Information call center as needed 

Candidate Profile & Requirements:

You will rock this role if you bring:

 

  • Doctoral level degree (Ph.D., Pharm.D., or M.D.) in life sciences with minimum of 5 years bio-pharmaceutical industry experience within Medical or Clinical Affairs 

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand and effectively communicate complex scientific and clinical data to internal and external stakeholders 

  • Ability to works cross functionally with medical review team including medical directors, legal, regulatory  

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Experience in Medical Communications 

  • Clinical knowledge in Oncology and particularly Hematology/Oncology 

  • Critical thinking - willing to challenge the status quo. 

  • Ability to understand, critically analyze, and summarize complex scientific and medical data and understand risk taking approach regarding claims. 

  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, thinks critically, and adheres to deadlines. 

  • Ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities or business needs   

At Karyopharm, base pay is one part of a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and more), equity and the potential to receive annual target bonuses. Actual pay is based on factors such as location, experience, skills, education, and internal equity. We maintain broad salary ranges to reflect market conditions and the specialized nature of our work. The anticipated base salary range for this position is $205 K - $275 K USD.

Our Value Proposition:

Our Karyopharmers live and demonstrate our ICURE values every day!

 

#ThisIsWhyKPTI

 

Karyopharmers are passionately driven in our mission to positively impact patients’ lives and defeat cancer! This is personal, and we approach every challenge fiercely and tenaciously, but with enthusiasm, empathy, and passion. The work we do is both inspiring and life-changing. It requires the most diverse, the most unique, and the most authentic team in the industry. We are 400+ cancer driven conquerors, across the globe, with a strong sense of our values and our purpose. We are innovators, disrupters, and collaborators, and we challenge the norm and do things differently. At Karyopharm you will have the opportunity to do well by doing good, while learning and growing along the way. We invite you to join us and make your own personal contribution to our mission!

 

What We Offer:

 

In addition to our exciting, supportive, and intellectually challenging global workspaces(s), Karyopharmers enjoy a comprehensive and generous benefits package (active on day one) that makes them more productive and contributes directly to the development of their professional skills.

  • A fun, collaborative, work environment
  • A culture of employee engagement, diversity, and inclusion
  • Competitive salary, bonus, and generous equity offerings (Stock options and RSU’s-at time of offer and annual awards) – we are partners in prosperity!
  • Peace of mind through best in class medical (deducible paid by KPTI), dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, parental leave, a matching 401k program (immediate vesting), and tuition reimbursement.
  • Generous PTO and Holidays – we encourage you to recharge and spend time with family and friends.
  • Ample opportunities to learn and take on new responsibilities in a fast-paced, and patient focused company. (tuition reimbursement, management development programs, and a variety of reward and recognition programs)
  • Cell phone allowance

*Karyopharm requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against the Covid19 virus at the time of employment

 

* This position is eligible for remote/hybrid working arrangement 

 

ABOUT KARYOPHARM

 

WE ARE COMMITTED TO DE&I

 

 

 

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