Executive Director, Scientific Communications

Department: 107200 Medical AffairsLocation: San Diego, USA- RemoteBe a part of a global team that is inspired to make a difference in the lives of people living with rare disease.At Travere Therapeutics, we recognize that our exceptional employees are vital to our success. We are a dedicated team focused on meeting the unique needs of rare patients. Our work is rewarding - both professionally and personally - because we are making a difference. We are passionate about what we do.We are seeking talented individuals who will thrive in our collaborative, diverse, fast-paced environment and share in our mission - to identify, develop and deliver life-changing therapies to people living with rare disease. We stick by our values centered on patients, courage, community, and collaboration to pursue our vision of becoming a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the delivery of innovation and hope to patients in the global rare disease community.At Travere Therapeutics, we are in rare for life. We continue to courageously forge new paths as we move toward a common goal of elevating science and service for rare patients.Position summary:The Executive Director, Scientific Communications, provides portfolio-level strategic leadership and governance for Travere's scientific communications function, ensuring publications, medical education, congress planning, and scientific content are aligned to advancing Global Medical Affair's (GMA) medical objectives.This individual will be a member of the GMA Leadership Team and will serve as the senior point of contact for the function with cross-functional leadership, sets the multi-year scientific communications plan and builds scalable infrastructure to support current and future pipeline assets.Responsibilities:Portfolio-level scientific communications strategyLead the strategy and integration of scientific communications across publications, medical education, and congress planning, ensuring a unified, portfolio-level dissemination approach aligned to lifecycle and regulatory prioritiesEstablish and maintain a multi-year scientific communications plan aligned to pipeline milestones, label expansions, and evidence generation plansEnsure consistent scientific positioning and narrative alignment across indications, setting the enterprise narrative framework within which GMA operatesDefine the function's approach to digital dissemination, modular content, and responsible adoption of AI-assisted workflowsSynthesize competitive intelligence across the portfolio to inform narrative evolution and dissemination prioritiesOwn the Scientific Communications function budget, including annual planning, financial forecasting, and expenditure tracking across publications, content, med ed, congress planning, and agency partnersScientific content development and disseminationDirect the strategic sequencing and prioritization of publication plans across indications against portfolio-level objectives and regulatory milestonesSet the strategic framework within which congress strategy and medical education operate, ensuring alignment with the scientific narrative and portfolio prioritiesIntegrate the medical education program (grants strategy, areas of interest, CME/IME compliance) into the broader scientific communications strategyDrive innovation in scientific communications dissemination, working closely with GMA's Digital Engagement and Innovation functionOwn the enterprise content strategy and framework, defining how scientific content is created, reviewed, versioned, and repurposed across deliverables ensuring version control and reduced duplicationCross-functional integrationPartner closely with Therapeutic Areas, Market Access, Regulatory, Biometrics, and Commercial partners to translate upstream evidence generation and clinical development plans into dissemination strategiesAlign publication and dissemination timing with regulatory submissions, label expansions, and pipeline transitionsEnsure scientific communications consistency across alliance partners (e.g., Vifor, Chugai), including joint publication governanceTeam leadership and portfolio readinessLead, develop, and hold accountable a Scientific Communications team ensuring clear expectations, actionable feedback, and performance managementMaintain documented succession plans and individual development plans connecting team member growth to business needsEnable cross-functional capability development across publications, medical education, and congress planning through structured flexibility and development pathwaysOversee resource allocation across assets and functional streams, managing a multi-program team where individuals span indications and deliverable typesBuild the systems, agency partner relationships, and governance frameworks needed before new assets enter the dissemination phaseExternal scientific leadershipEngage key opinion leaders and academic collaborators in publication steering, dissemination advisory, and congress session development, distinct from field medical engagementRepresent Travere in publication and scientific communications forums, contributing to scientific discourse with credibility and authorityEducation, experience, and travel requirements:PharmD, PhD or MD in a related life sciences discipline. An equivalent combination of education and applicable job experience may be considered12+ years' experience within a scientific communications or medical affairs function, with demonstrable portfolio-level leadership spanning multiple assets, preferably in rare diseases or nephrologySignificant breadth of experience across publications, medical education, and congress strategyEmbodiment of Travere's Core Values: Courage, Community Spirit, Patient Focus and TeamworkAbility to travel 30% of your time domestically and internationally and perform face-to-face work with colleagues and onsite presence in San DiegoTravere is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability EmployerTotal Rewards OfferingsTravere provides comprehensive total rewards offerings that demonstrate our commitment as a diverse, equitable, people-centric, and pay-for-performance organization.Benefits:Our benefits include premium health, financial, work-life and well-being offerings for eligible employees and dependents, wellness and employee support programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with employer match and generous paid time off.CompensationOur competitive compensation package includes a combination of both cash compensation (base pay and short-term incentive) and long-term incentive compensation (company stock), designed to recognize, retain, and reward employees.Target Base Pay Range:$246,000.00 - $332,000.00Travere will accept applications on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected for the position.Travere Therapeutics, Inc. is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer.If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact us by sending an email to View email address on click.appcast.io. Please note that this email address is to be used exclusively to request an accommodation with the online application, interview or hiring process only. Travere HR will not reply to emails sent to this address for any other reason.This information is current as of the date of this posting and may be modified in the future. Actual pay offered to a candidate will depend on a variety of factors including the candidate's experience, education, skills, and location.J-18808-Ljbffr