Senior Scientific Communications 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 Scientific Communications Manager

Location:

Remote OR Hybrid 3 days/week if located near office in either Waltham, MA or Menlo Park, CA will be required

Role Overview:

We’re looking for a Senior Scientific Communications Manager to join our growing biotech team. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys turning complex scientific and clinical information into clear, accurate, and useful communications for a variety of audiences.

At a small startup, this person will wear multiple hats. You’ll help shape our scientific story externally and internally, while also building and supporting core Medical Information capabilities. That means creating high-quality scientific materials and helping ensure that medical inquiries are addressed in a timely, accurate, balanced, and compliant way.

This role is a great fit for someone who is scientifically strong, highly organized, comfortable with ambiguity, and excited to build processes in a fast-moving environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Scientific Communications

• Develop and refine clear, compelling scientific messaging across programs and stages of development
• Draft and manage scientific content such as:
  • slide decks
  • congress materials
  • medical Information letters
  • medical affairs and training materials
  • FAQs and background documents
  • external sci comm projects (e.g. webinars, podcast, product theaters, symposia)
• Translate preclinical, translational, and clinical data into audience-appropriate communications
• Partner cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, and company leadership to ensure scientific accuracy and message consistency
• Help prepare materials for advisory boards, investigator meetings, and scientific congresses
• Contribute to the development of the company’s scientific narrative as programs advance

Medical Information

• Help build and maintain core Medical Information content and processes in an early-stage company environment
• Develop, review, and update standard medical response documents and reference materials
• Research and synthesize literature and internal data to support responses to unsolicited medical inquiries
• Ensure responses are accurate, balanced, evidence-based, and compliant with internal and external requirements
• Partner with Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Pharmacovigilance to support appropriate documentation and escalation of medical inquiries, adverse events