Associate Director, Medical Information and… at Deciphera… · Waltham

Company Description

Deciphera, a member of Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing important new medicines and providing hope to people living with cancer, neurologic and autoimmune disease. Deciphera is leveraging its proprietary switch-control kinase inhibitor platform and deep expertise in kinase biology to develop a broad portfolio of innovative medicines. In addition to advancing multiple product candidates from Deciphera’s platform in clinical studies, QINLOCK® (ripretinib) is Deciphera’s switch-control kinase inhibitor approved in many countries including the European Union and the United States for the treatment of adult patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) who have received prior treatment with 3 or more kinase inhibitors, including imatinib. ROMVIMZA® (vimseltinib) is a kinase inhibitor approved in the United States for adult patients with symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) for which surgical resection will potentially cause worsening functional limitation or severe morbidity, and in the European Union for adult patients with TGCT associated with clinically relevant physical function deterioration and in whom surgical options have been exhausted or would induce unacceptable morbidity or disability.

The spirit of collaboration that has brought medications to life continues to guide how we operate, grow, and discover new breakthroughs. We cultivate an inclusive culture that values curiosity, creativity, and shared accountability—empowering individuals to challenge the unknown together.

Deciphera offers competitive compensation, including equity-based compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance and a flexible spending account for either health care and/or dependent care.

Job Description

The Associate Director, Medical Information and Review works closely with the Head of Global Medical Affairs Excellence to lead a high performing team responsible for medical information and medical review activities across Deciphera’s portfolio. This individual is responsible for providing high-quality, timely, balanced and up-to-date medical and scientific information to internal and external customers, globally. The Associate Director is responsible for the management of Medical Review personnel providing the medical and scientific accuracy review of promotional and non-promotional materials across the portfolio. As necessary, this individual may support broader activities within Global Medical Affairs. The employee carries out this role in accordance with departmental SOPs, corporate policy, and other legal and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities
Management of the Medical Information function

• Responsible for the creation, review, and approval of standard response letters (SRLs), FAQs, and other scientific materials
• Ensures scientific accuracy, compliance, and alignment with product labeling and regulatory requirements
• Oversight of the third-party contact center as it relates to: Compliance with workflow procedures and standards; Inquiries requiring escalation or customization; Conducting quality review of medical information cases and responses to ensure consistency and accuracy; New hire or ongoing therapeutic area/product training, as applicable
• Perform critical analysis of medical inquiry trends to identify key insights, develop evidence-based conclusions, and provide actionable recommendations that inform Global Medical Affairs strategic plans
• Lead medical information launch planning and execution for new products and indication expansion
• Ensure all medical information activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards (e.g., PhRMA, FDA, EMA)
• Participate in internal audits and regulatory health authority inspections as needed
• Provide conference support including staffing the medical information booth and covering scientific sessions as needed
• Implementation of medical information best practices
• Supports various operational initiatives including development and maintenance of SOPs; training modules; database/system enhancements; identification of new innovative opportunities for dissemination of medical information.

Medical Review Process

• Oversee personnel tasked with ensuring medical accuracy of Deciphera’s advertising, promotional and scientific materials as part of Promotional Material Review Committee (PMRC) and Medical Material Review Committee (MMRC), in collaboration with the Medical Affairs Medical Directors
• Ensure team is providing fact-checking of data points and verification that all claims and statements are adequately supported by appropriate references and properly cited in materials submitted to the PMRC/MMRC in a timely manner

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree in pharmacy (PharmD) or related science (PhD) with 5+ years of experience or MS with 10+ years of experience
• Deep understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks (FDA, EMA, OIG, PhRMA)
• Understands the process for developing medical information response documents through the use of regulatory label, published medical literature, clinical study reports, posters, and abstracts
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated to drive for results
• Must be a strong team player with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional team
• Ability to travel to meetings / conferences (domestic and international) approximately 20% of the time

Preferred Capabilities

• Prior experience working with medical information systems/databases (e.g., Salesforce) or promotional/medical review systems (e.g., Veeva PromoMats)
• Adept at learning new software / applications
• Training or past experience in rare disease or oncology therapeutic areas
• Experience working on product launches
• Working knowledge of US, European, and international regulatory requirements, guidelines, and compliance standards applicable to medical information operations

Additional Information

Deciphera is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary pay range for this role is $167,000 - $230,000. Actual compensation packages will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to depth of experience, education, skillset, overall performance and/or location.​

Deciphera believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package to all employees. Our base salary is just one component of Deciphera’s competitive total rewards strategy that also includes annual performance bonus, a long-term incentive plan, full range of benefits and other incentive compensation plans (if applicable)

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and annual bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, and more.
• Generous parental leave and family planning benefits.
• Outstanding culture and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION

Deciphera is committed to equal employment opportunity and values diversity. To ensure that we comply with reporting requirements, we invite you complete the confidential survey at the end of this application. Providing this information is optional. It will not be accessible or used in the hiring process, and has no effect on your opportunity for employment. This information will also be treated confidentially. We are committed to make all hiring decisions and other employment decisions on a non-discriminatory basis.