Communications Director 12 Month FTC

Oxford Pharmagenesis Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford PharmaGenesis is seeking an experienced Communications Director to lead scientific strategy and mentor teams during a leave coverage. You will provide leadership across medical writing and account management, shape client strategies, ensure scientifically robust programmes, and drive commercial alignment while supporting career development.

A key focus is coaching senior medical writers and overseeing forecasting, resourcing and recruitment to balance workloads and deliver high‑quality

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in medical communications.
• Proven track record leading, managing and developing teams.
• Experience coaching colleagues in scientific communications roles.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to shape programmes.
• Experience working with pharmaceutical/biotech clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across multiple medical communications teams.
• Coach and mentor senior medical writers.
• Review and shape account strategies to stay scientifically robust and commercially aligned.
• Oversee forecasting, financial performance, writer resourcing and recruitment.
• Strengthen client relationships and drive business growth.

Skills

Medical communications

Team leadership

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Client relations

Job description

Are you an experienced medical communications leader looking for an opportunity to shape scientific strategy, develop talented colleagues and take on diverse leadership responsibilities?

Oxford PharmaGenesis is looking for a Communications Director to cover a period of leave. In this role, you will provide leadership and direction across multiple teams, supporting the delivery of high-quality scientific communications while helping colleagues, clients and accounts to thrive.

This opportunity is ideal for someone with a strong scientific background who enjoys developing people, influencing strategy and partnering with clients and colleagues across a diverse portfolio of medical communications programmes. Working closely with managers from medical writing and account management disciplines, you will help strengthen client relationships, support business growth and drive scientific excellence.

A major focus of this role will be coaching and mentoring senior medical writers, providing scientific leadership and guidance to support their development and long‑term success. You will also review and shape account strategies, ensuring programmes remain scientifically robust, strategically and commercially aligned, and focused on delivering client value.

In addition, you will oversee forecasting and financial performance, as well as writer resourcing and recruitment, helping to balance workloads, support career development and ensure the efficient delivery of projects.

We are looking for an experienced Communications Director who has:

• extensive experience in medical communications
• significant experience leading, managing and developing teams
• demonstrable experience coaching and mentoring colleagues in scientific communications roles
• strong strategic thinking skills and the ability to shape scientific communication programmes
• experience working closely with pharmaceutical or biotechnology clients
• excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills
• the ability to balance multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast‑paced environment.

About us

What if you could make a real difference to the lives of patients?
We are an independent HealthScience consultancy, working with global healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical companies to help healthcare professionals make better decisions for patients.

What if you could grow and achieve more than you dreamt possible?
We value eternal curiosity and provide exceptional learning opportunities to enable you to flourish.

What if you worked with over 500 exceptionally talented colleagues?
We bring out the best in each other by empowering and supporting each other in a truly inclusive environment.

What if your employer was socially responsible?
We are committed to offering matched charitable fundraising, and to supporting charities that are working towards the betterment of health, society and/or people. We supported more than 40 good causes last year.

What if you joined Oxford PharmaGenesis?You could have it all.

At Oxford PharmaGenesis, we believe that our connection to each other is one of our key strengths, and rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid working approach. Bringing colleagues together in person up to 3 days per week helps us to build and strengthen relationships and collaborate on important work.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. This is a UK government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions. If you would like to find out more about the initiative, please visit this link: Disability Confident employer scheme .