Senior Publications Manager

About Us

Oruka Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ORKA) is developing novel biologics designed to set a new standard for the treatment of chronic skin diseases. Oruka’s mission is to offer patients suffering from chronic skin diseases like plaque psoriasis the greatest possible freedom from their condition by achieving high rates of complete disease clearance with dosing as infrequently as once or twice per year. Oruka is advancing a proprietary portfolio of potentially best-in-class antibodies that were engineered by Paragon Therapeutics and target the core mechanisms underlying plaque psoriasis and other dermatologic and inflammatory diseases.

Job Title

Senior Publications Manager

Location

Remote

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Publications Manager to lead publication planning and execution across our clinical and scientific programs. This role will be responsible for driving high-quality, timely development of manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and related scientific communications in close partnership with internal cross-functional teams and external medical writing vendors.

This is a highly collaborative, hands-on role for someone who understands the strategic importance of publications in biotech and can manage multiple deliverables across a fast-moving environment. The right person will be comfortable building processes, partnering with subject matter experts, and ensuring scientific outputs are accurate, compliant, and aligned with broader medical affairs and development objectives.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both strategy and execution and is excited to help build the publications function within a growing biotech company.

Key Responsibilities

Publications Strategy and Planning

• Lead development and execution of publication plans aligned with company strategy, clinical milestones, and medical affairs objectives
• Partner with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Biostatistics, Regulatory, and other internal stakeholders to identify publication opportunities and priorities
• Help define publication strategy across manuscripts, abstracts, posters, congress presentations, and other scientific outputs
• Maintain visibility into timelines, dependencies, and milestone-driven deliverables across programs
• Track relevant congress deadlines and publication opportunities to support proactive planning

Publication Development and Execution

• Manage end-to-end development of scientific publications, including:
  • manuscripts
  • review articles
  • abstracts
  • posters
  • oral presentations
  • encore materials, as appropriate
• Coordinate author review, internal review, and approval workflows to support on-time delivery
• Ensure materials accurately reflect scientific data and are consistent with agreed messaging and publication objectives
• Partner with internal subject matter experts to shape content direction, interpret data, and resolve comments efficiently
• Support preparation for scientific congresses by driving abstract and poster development from concept through final delivery
• Oversee publication timelines, status trackers, and deliverables