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Kardigan

Director, Publications – Medical Information

Kardigan

. Co-lead development and execution of integrated publication strategies across all disease areas and development programs.

Posted 9/26/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $275,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Co-lead development and execution of integrated publication strategies across all disease areas and development programs.
  • Drive alignment between publication plans and broader scientific communication objectives.
  • Manage publication agencies and external publication partners.
  • Support publication charters and strategic publication plans aligned with clinical development milestones, evidence generation strategies, and Medical Affairs objectives.
  • Identify publication opportunities across clinical, translational, biomarker, real-world evidence, implementation science, and disease-state education initiatives.
  • Oversee publication development from concept through submission and dissemination.
  • Partner with clinical development, biostatistics, regulatory affairs, safety, legal, and research teams throughout publication development.
  • Lead publication operations infrastructure, including tracking systems, dashboards, annual planning, metrics, budget tracking, and governance workflows.
  • Ensure adherence to ICMJE guidelines, GPP standards, authorship policies, Sunshine requirements, and publication compliance standards.
  • Establish inspection-ready documentation, SOPs, work instructions, and quality management processes.
  • Develop and maintain scientific narratives and communication platforms across disease states.
  • Ensure consistent scientific messaging across publications, congress activities, medical education, field medical resources, corporate communications, and investor communications.
  • Lead operational planning, governance, budget management, vendor oversight, and performance reporting across Scientific Communications.
  • Develop dashboards and KPIs for publication execution, medical information performance, content utilization, and dissemination effectiveness.
  • Establish scalable systems and technologies for publication management, medical information operations, knowledge management, and launch readiness.
  • Identify opportunities to leverage AI and digital solutions.
  • Build and operationalize Kardigan's Medical Information capabilities toward commercialization.
  • Lead development and maintenance of standard Medical Information response documents, scientific response letters, FAQs, content repositories, and scientific exchange materials.
  • Establish and improve inquiry intake, triage, escalation, and response processes.
  • Ensure pharmacovigilance reporting and adverse event identification compliance.
  • Analyze inquiry trends and generate insights for Medical Strategy, Evidence Generation, and Medical Education priorities.
  • Serve as a strategic thought partner to Medical Affairs leadership.
  • Collaborate with Clinical Development, Research, Regulatory Affairs, Field Medical, Patient Advocacy, Commercial Strategy, and External Affairs.
  • Contribute to integrated Medical Strategy Planning and evidence dissemination planning.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • PhD, PharmD or equivalent advanced scientific degree.
  • Demonstrated leadership in publications strategy and execution.
  • Significant experience managing publication agencies and external vendors.
  • Strong understanding of publication guidelines, publication ethics, and scientific communications best practices.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams in complex development-stage environments.
  • Exceptional scientific writing, communication, and presentation skills.
  • 10+ years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or medical communications experience preferred.
  • Cardiovascular disease experience preferred.
  • Experience supporting launch or pre-launch products preferred.
  • Medical Information leadership experience preferred.
  • CMPP certification preferred.