Radha Narayan PhD, CMPP in

Radha Narayan PhD, CMPP

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Senior Director, Head of Scientific Communications at Ardelyx, Inc.
📍 Belmont, Massachusetts, United States

Radha is a seasoned scientific communications leader with fifteen years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. As Senior Director at Ardelyx, Inc., she builds impactful strategic and tactical communication plans. She holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University and is a Certified Medical Publication Professional (CMPP).

People-centricity is a core part of her professional mindset. She focuses on empowering her teams to reach their highest potential and mindfully nurtures stakeholder relationships to deliver high-quality medical communications.

She is a co-inventor on patents for sirtuin modulators, highlighting her deep background in chemical research and drug discovery.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, Head of Scientific Communications
Job Level
Senior
Location
Belmont, Massachusetts, United States
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Scientific Storytelling
Showed interest in the theme of the ISMPP 2024 annual meeting, "Storytelling: its Art and Power," and hosted a roundtable on rethinking scientific platforms for better evidence storytelling.
Medical Communications
A core area of her fifteen-year career, she recently spoke at the 12th Annual Life Science Medical Communication Conference in April.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Senior Director, Head of Scientific Communications
Ardelyx, Inc.
3-2021 - 3-2024
Director, Global Scientific Communications
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
9-2018 - 3-2021
Associate Director, Global Scientific Communications
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11-2016 - 10-2018
Principal
Rias Medical Publications, LLC
4-2016 - 11-2016
Sr. Manager, Worldwide Medical Publications
Biogen
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Education
Ph.D.
Michigan State University
MS
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
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