Director, Scientific Services

Prime; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare communications firm in London is seeking a Director of Scientific Services to lead a high-quality medical communications team. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, extensive medical writing skills, and the ability to inspire and manage a team. This senior role offers flexibility, with hybrid working options and several generous benefits including annual leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Birthday day off

5% pension contribution

Private medical health insurance

Flexibility around working hours

Qualifications

• At least 10 years’ healthcare agency experience in senior roles.
• Proven track record in leading an editorial/scientific team within a medical communications agency.
• Extensive medical writing experience in a medical communications or pharma environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the scientific and editorial team to deliver impactful medical communications.
• Manage resources, recruitment, and team development.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Medical writing

Mentoring

Education

Life sciences degree

Higher degree (Masters, PhD, or MD)

Job description

Accelerating Life-Changing Solutions to Global Healthcare Challenges is the vision that unites us through a shared sense of purpose, whatever the role.

It speaks to the significant challenges that exist within global healthcare, and how we, as one team, can help to deliver better solutions and outcomes for our partners and for patients everywhere, sooner.Your job description outlines the important role and responsibilities that you own in achieving this vision.

Importantly too is how we go about living our vision. This is defined by the Prime mission:

Through a pioneering fusion of the finest expertise in science, strategy, evidence, technology and creativity we deliver the world-class outcomes that our global partners trust to achieve their goals.

It speaks to collaboration and to everyone’s responsibility to bring together the diverse expertise that exist across our team to deliver world-class outcomes.

On this foundation, we have defined four core values, these represent the shared principles that guide our behaviours every day, whatever your role:

Be Brave, Be Human, Be Passionate, Be Exceptional.

At Prime these values are integral to who we are. They are there to guide you in your role and support you on your personal journey to success. They shape our culture and support us in achieving our vision together, as one global team.

The role

As Director, Scientific Services, you will lead the scientific and editorial team to deliver high-quality, compliant, and impactful medical communications that exceed client expectations. You will take responsibility for resource management, recruitment, and team development, while working closely with client services to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and aligned with strategic objectives.

This senior role is ideal for an experienced medical communications professional with strong leadership, commercial awareness, and a proven track record in scientific writing and team management. You will inspire confidence with clients and external experts, contribute to business growth through proposals and pitches, and act as a role model across the agency, driving both scientific excellence and commercial success.

• At least 10 years’ healthcare agency experience in senior roles
• A life sciences degree, ideally combined with a higher degree (science Masters, PhD, or MD)
• Proven track record in leading an editorial/scientific team within a medical communications agency
• Extensive medical writing experience in a medical communications or pharma environment across a broad range of projects and therapeutic areas
• Line management/mentoring and reviewing experience in a medical communications agency
• Strong leadership and motivational skills
• Commercial awareness relating to financial management of medical communications business
• Experience of developing and attending new business pitches

• 33 days annual leave
• Birthday day off
• 5% pension contribution
• Private medical health insurance
• WORKsmart - allows employees to have flexibility around their start and finish time
• Hybrid working