Senior Director, Scientific Communications Lead - DMD

Role Summary:

The Senior Director, Scientific Communications Lead - DMD provides leadership for the planning, development, and execution of an integrated scientific communications strategy for Dyne’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy program. This role is responsible for defining long-term strategies that translate complex scientific, clinical, and real-world data into clear, accurate, and compliant communications for internal and external stakeholders, including healthcare professionals and payers. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in strategic scientific communication planning and cross-functional leadership ensuring close partnership with other functions withing the Global Medical Affairs team, as well as with Clinical Development, Biostatistics, Research, HEOR, Commercial, and Corporate Communications to ensure cohesive planning and execution of Dyne’s scientific and medical education strategy. 

This role is based in Waltham, MA. 
 
Primary Responsibilities Include:  

• Develop and lead the global scientific communications strategy for DMD aligned with program and corporate objectives 

• Develop and ensure the execution of a long-term strategic publication plan, including integration of preclinical, clinical, and real-world evidence data into dissemination roadmaps and evidence-generation narratives, and maintain visibility into timelines, dependencies and risks to ensure on-time delivery 

• Assist in developing Dyne’s overall congress strategy and presence, including planning medical booth assets, symposia, and presentations 

• Plan and execute global medical communications initiatives (e.g., IME, roundtables) that support product strategy 

• Serve as strategic advisor to cross-functional teams on scientific messaging and data interpretation 

• Partner closely with Patient Advocacy and regional medical teams on the development of publications and educational materials for their respective audiences 

• Manage agency partners and external vendors to deliver high-quality outputs 

• Manage budgets and resources to support long-term planning and execution 

• Mentor junior members of the team 

 

Education and Skills Requirements: 

• Doctorate degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) with 12+ years of experience with a focus on rare diseases, neuromuscular experience, or related discipline 

• Analytical skills, with a track record of delivering against goals while working in high performing, diverse teams 

• Demonstrated success in operating effectively in highly matrixed organizations where influencing skills are critical to day-to-day success 

• Experience in building strong and effective relationships with thought leaders 

• Experience in managing vendor partners 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Launch experience preferred 

• Travel up to ~20%