Job Details:
Scientific Director – Senior Scientific Director (Medical Communications)
Promotional Medical Education – Medical Communications- Healthcare Communications
Our Medical Communications client specializing in Promotional Medical Education is actively in search of an experienced Scientific Directors– Senior Scientific Director (competitive compensation commensurate with experience). Similar titles include Medical Director, Senior Medical Director, Scientific Team Lead, etc. Someone with strong knowledge & experience in the Virology, Infectious Disease (HIV, HBV, HCV) areas is a plus.
- This is a full-time permanent staff position with competitive compensation package, bonus, paid vacation, medical benefits, 401k match and more
- Well established organization actively looking to hire due to growth
- Diverse client base across a variety of therapeutic areas
- Work/Life balance with 100% remote employment available
Position responsibilities & attributes sought:
- This role will provide oversight of all medical aspects for assigned clients including strategy, planning, and implementation on behalf of clients
- Provided strategic scientific support for business development initiatives
- US & global experience a plus
- Staff management & leadership experience a plus
- Work collaboratively with the scientific affairs team to ensure the creation of high quality, accurate medical/scientific content
- Interaction with faculty, clients, and key opinion leaders (KOL’s)
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
- Launch experience a plus
Individuals with a progressive scientific background with a firm foundation in promotional medical education directing client strategy, staff mentoring/management experience a plus, with the ability to lead an assigned scientific team in content creation as well as participate as this role is not simply staff management. Experience providing scientific & clinical expertise at a medical communications company with strong advisory board, speaker programs, and slide deck development experience.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
- Recruit faculty members for advisory boards and speaker training programs
- Provide high quality scientific and medical content (advisory boards, speaker training programs, slide decks/slide kits) in a specific therapeutic area, with the flexibility to work in a variety of therapeutic areas in the future
- Participate in the strategic planning and overall message development with clients
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with KOL’s, Faculty, Clients
- Excellent communication skills are essential
- Excellent time management, multitasking and strategic capabilities
- Ability to work with internal staff and teams (program management, account management, etc.) to ensure timely delivery of high-quality content
- Participate in new business development by providing quality content, new ideas and materials for new business pitches
- Prior industry experience participating in and/or leading brand planning
- Prior experience with new product launch is beneficial
- Product franchise experience a plus (but not required)
Qualifications:
- MS, PhD, PharmD, MD advanced degree with approximately five (5) or more years of progressive scientific experience in a medical communications agency environment
- Content development experience in a promotional medical education / medical communications company (Applicants without industry specific experience in an agency setting will not be considered).
- Strong knowledge & experience in the Virology therapeutic area desired, others with relevant experience considered
- Strong advisory board experience, as well as speaker training programs, slide deck content development
- Prior staff management/mentoring experience a plus, not required
- Prior launch/brand planning experience a plus
- Understanding of AMA guidelines
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Microsoft proficient (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other industry software)
- Ability to work both independent and as a team member
Please send a current copy of your resume/ CV to alex@libertyjobs.com for more details.
Alex Showers
Liberty Personnel Services
484-567-2087
#LI-Remote
#MedicalCommunications
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