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Posted: 10-Oct-23

Location: BOSTON, Massachusetts

Type: Fellowship

Categories:

Pharmacy

Required Education:

PharmD

Additional Information:

Employer will assist with relocation costs.

About the Opportunity

Northeastern University’s Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program is a two-year fellowship designed to advance the education and training of Pharm.D. graduates in various areas of industry pharmacy including regulatory affairs, medical information/affairs, patient safety, outcomes research, and many other areas. The program is a collaboration between Northeastern University and biopharmaceutical industry partners

Our program provides a dynamic academic environment offering fellows the opportunity for a wide breadth of experiences:

• Develop teaching skills through participation in our Teaching and Learning Seminar series
• Facilitate small and large group didactic education in partnership with a faculty mentor
• Create, present, and publish scholarly research through collaborative industry and university relationships
• Engage with faculty who participate in various interdisciplinary
• Network with area residents and other Northeastern fellows via professional development programs, teaching seminars, and participation on fellowship committees

In partnership with Northeastern University, Sarepta is offering a two-year Global Scientific Communications PharmD fellowship.

We are not accepting PPS interview requests. Applicants must apply through our career portal to be considered for this position. Apply today using the link at the end of this posting!

About Sarepta

Sarepta is on an urgent mission: engineer precision genetic medicine for rare diseases that devastate lives and cut futures short. We hold leadership positions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs), and we currently have more than 40 programs in various stages of development. Our vast pipeline is driven by our multi-platform Precision Genetic Medicine Engine in gene therapy, RNA and gene editing. For more information, please visit www.sarepta.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

The Pharmacy Postdoctoral Fellow will join the Sarepta Global Scientific Communications (Sci Comms) team for a two-year commitment. The aim of the Sarepta Global Sci Comms team is to develop and execute a holistic strategic communication plan that acts to support Sarepta’s platforms and programs by building timely, balanced, evidence-based, scientific narratives that provide clear and consistent content for a wide range of cross-functional stakeholders.

This fellowship program is designed to give the fellow in-depth experience within Sci Comms to collaborate with internal cross functional teams and liaise with external experts on key company initiatives. Unique to this program, the fellow will be immersed in publication and medical communication activities related to clinical and health economics and outcomes research, as well as real-world evidence in the gene therapy space. The Sarepta Sci Comms fellow can expect to support efforts to drive the strategic dissemination of data across a wide range of channels by leading diverse projects over the two-year program based on business needs and their interests.

Primary Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):

• Drive the development of select scientific publications (abstracts, posters, presentations, and manuscripts) in adherence to good publication practices and review draft publications for scientific quality, and data accuracy
• Develop medical field decks, booth collateral, and symposia content in line with the platform strategic imperatives
• Support the development or maintenance of scientific communication platforms to ensure consistency in messaging across the entire organization
• Obtain cross-functional alignment across relevant internal stakeholders and ensure coordination of the review, approval, and other applicable activities related to the development of scientific communications and publications
• Collaborate with medical communication agencies on the timely execution of publication, congress, and medical communication plans
• Identify and propose innovative solutions to resolve issues or improve efficiencies in current processes

Qualifications:

Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited institution, eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the State of Massachusetts.

Excellent oral and written communication, time management, and leadership skills, ability to work independently and take initiative on a variety of projects at the industry site and Northeastern.

Additional Information:

Applicants should submit the following APPLICATION MATERIALS by the priority deadline of October 31st , 2023:

• Curriculum vitae (CV), uploaded
• Unofficial PharmD transcripts, uploaded
• Cover letter, uploaded

Three formal letters of recommendation (LORs) sent directly from the letter writer to PharmDFellowships@northeastern.edu by November 29th, 2023. LOR writers should include the candidate’s name and fellowship program(s) in the subject line (e.g. Smith, John – Alnylam, GSK).

Address cover letter and three LORs to:

J. Andrew Orr-Skirvin, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Professor, School of Pharmacy

Chair, Department of Pharmacy & Health System Sciences

Director of Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program

360 Huntington Ave, 140TF R218

Boston, MA 02115

Apply Today!

About Northeastern University

Northeastern University Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowships Program offers a variety of two-year post-PharmD research fellowships. We aim to provide fellows with a dynamic environment to develop industry and academic skills to be leaders in their fields. With the rich biopharmaceutical landscape of Greater Boston as a backdrop, our programs offer the fellow an opportunity to work with innovative industry partners in a variety of specialty areas while partnering with Northeastern University faculty in the areas of research, scholarship, and teaching.

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