Associate Director, Scientific Strategy Alignment
Ascendis Pharma, Denmark

Are you passionate about contributing to strategic medical communications to convey impactful and innovative science to key stakeholders in the health care community? Do you have experience within Medical Affairs organizations?

If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new Associate Director, Scientific Strategy amp; Alignment.

Ascendis Pharma is a fast-growing biopharmaceutical company with locations in Denmark, Germany, and the United States.

We are applying our TransCon technology to build a leading, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by our core values of patients, science, and passion, we use our TransCon drug development platform to fulfill our mission of developing new and potentially best-in-class therapies to address unmet medical needs. Today, we have a growing pipeline of prodrug therapies in development, each designed to be a best-in-class therapy.

We are seeking a passionate Associate Director, Scientific Strategy amp; Alignment to join our growing team. As a key member of the Ascendis Pharma team, you will play a crucial role in the development of Ascendis' scientific and medical communications to external stakeholders, contributing to the creation, concept reviews, and medical and scientific accuracy reviews of materials and ensuring alignment to core strategic medical messaging in Europe. The Associate Director will be the point of contact for regional content developers and medical reviewers related to the core messaging and guidance on key themes contained in external communications with disease state and clinical data, such as medical slide decks, advisory board materials, and FAQs. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborate with cross-functional, global teams working together to achieve extraordinary results.

You will be joining the Scientific Strategy amp; Alignment team consisting of 4 colleagues, and report directly to Toby Damron, Director, Scientific Strategy amp; Alignment,who is based in California, United States, with oversight from Anne Bro Bjørnelund, Head of Medical Affairs Europe amp; Japan, who is based in Hellerup, Denmark. This role will be based in Hellerup, Denmark.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Demonstrate a command of therapeutic areas and expertise with products in growth hormone deficiency, hypoparathyroidism, achondroplasia, and new therapeutic areas in development
• Analyze scientific data and interpret its significance to accurately translate, compose, and review scientific materials for appropriate stakeholders
• Support content development and lead medical accuracy reviews for Field Medical Affairs, Medical Information, and Scientific Training across products and therapeutic areas of interest
• Contribute to the development and execution of Medical Affairs strategy and strategic imperatives across therapeutic areas
• Develop medical slide presentations for internal and external use
• Develop material for advisory boards and contributes to Congress Symposia/medical education, as appropriate
• Key contributor to Global Scientific Communication Platform development and adaptations to best support regional and local markets

Qualifications and Skills:

• Strong organizational skills and a solid proficiency in Microsoft Suite and Veeva Vault
• Expertise in Medical Communications project creation and medical accuracy review, including medical field team resources, advisory boards, congress/publication plans, conference symposia, and disease state education programs
• Demonstrated expertise in writing, medical accuracy review, and presenting scientific and clinical data
• Experience in rare disease and/or endocrinology preferred, but not required

You hold a relevant academic degree an advanced degree in Life Sciences (PhD/PharmD/MD) is required and at least 5 years of experience within Medical Affairs

Key competencies:

You are a strong team player, analytical, and have a can-do attitude.

You possess an entrepreneurial mindset and can thrive in an informal, open environment where innovation and change are key.

To succeed in this role, we also expect you to have:

• Keen analytical skills, especially involving scientific and clinical data
• Exceptional ability to manage multiple projects in dynamic environment
• Ability to work in teams and interface in a dynamic environment across corporate functions
• A high level of initiative and self-motivation, and autonomy

Travel: No more than 25 days per year.

Office: Denmark, Hellerup, Tuborg Boulevard 12

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