Senior Publications Manager

About the role

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. For more information, visit www.orukatx.com As we build our core team, we're seeking top talent in different functional areas who are not just looking for a job, but an opportunity to be part of something bigger. Someone who is passionate about making a difference and eager to contribute to establishing an engaged, inclusive, and positive company culture. 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.

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 document version control
• Vendor and Agency Management
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external medical writing vendors and publications agencies
• Manage vendor scope, timelines, budgets, and deliverable quality
• Provide clear direction and feedback to vendors to ensure content meets scientific, stylistic, and strategic expectations
• Review drafts critically for scientific accuracy, clarity, completeness, and consistency
• Help establish productive, scalable ways of working with external writing partners
• Monitor vendor performance and help identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and collaboration
• Process and Compliance
• Help build and refine publications processes
• Ensure publication activities are conducted in accordance with internal policies, publication standards, and applicable industry guidelines
• Support documentation of publication decisions, authorship rationale, and review history as needed
• Contribute to publication governance, tracking, and planning tools that improve transparency and execution
• Promote high standards for scientific integrity, authorship practices, and publication quality

Requirements

• Required BA/BS in related discipline, a combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered
• Advanced degree in life sciences preferred
• Experience in the dermatology or immunology therapeutic areas highly preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in publications, medical affairs, scientific communications, or medical writing within biotech, pharma,

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