Senior Director, Medical Strategy

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Director of Medical Strategy specializing in Oncology. This role is pivotal in shaping medical strategies for breast cancer initiatives, leveraging deep pharmaceutical insights to guide clients. The successful candidate will drive business development, foster client relationships, and provide strategic leadership within a collaborative environment. With a commitment to innovation, this position offers the chance to make a significant impact on healthcare outcomes while working alongside a talented team. If you are passionate about healthcare and strategic thinking, this opportunity is tailored for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in pharmaceutical and medical communications required.
• Strong client relationship and business development skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Define strategy on complex business proposals in collaboration with senior team members.
• Advise clients on medical strategy and provide institutional advice.

Skills

Client Relationship Management

Strategic Thinking

Therapy Area Expertise

Business Development

Critical Thinking

Adaptability

Presentation Skills

Education

High Level of Academic Achievement

Tools

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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13.04.2025

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28.05.2025

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It's not every day we have a chance to make the world a healthier place—but here, it’s our way of life. Idealistic? Maybe. Deeply pragmatic? Always. Real Chemistry is a global health innovation company that has carved out its space at the intersection between healthcare, marketing and communications, tech, and the people at the heart of it all. It’s with a great sense of purpose that we work together with brave health and wellness companies to create and inspire healthier, happier, and longer lives. It’s our passion. And if you’re still reading, we’re guessing it might be yours too. We are looking to add to our alchemic mix of more than 2,000 talented professionals. At Real Chemistry, we don’t just wish the world was healthier. We leverage tech, data and creativity to make it so. You in?

Real Chemistry is looking for a Senior Director, Medical Strategy–Oncology–to join our growing team!

Our Consultants have a deep understanding of the internal machinations of a pharmaceutical company gained from employment or from similar experience within that environment. They are medical and scientific experts who are able to translate this knowledge into cutting-edge strategies and ensure excellence in all deliverables across the Medical team. The strategic thinking that they provide to our clients is therefore both medical AND institutional.

The current role is focused on Medical Strategy for our Oncology business, specifically for work in breast cancer.

What you’ll do:

1. Therapy area and scientific expertise: Advise clients and across the global ‘One Medical’ team through deep insight and clinical connections related to your therapy area and scientific expertise.
2. Strategic thinking: Define strategy on new and complex business proposals in collaboration with senior team members.
3. Client relationships: Proactively act as trusted advisor for clients using pharma sector experience.
4. Provide constructive challenge to key senior clients to support strategic decision-making, acting as a soundboard, confidante, and medical business partner.
5. Provide strategic institutional advice to maximize the impact of the medical programs that we deliver.
6. Artificial intelligence (AI): Identify opportunities for AI interventions and direct internal programs related to AI implementation across the global One Medical team.
7. Business development: Drive business development activities aligned with Real Chemistry growth strategy and targets via identification of new clients and working with existing clients by leveraging expertise and networking.
8. Strategic leadership: Advance internal and industry best practices, develop and publish related thought leadership content that has a meaningful impact on Real Chemistry’s brand and business development.
9. Execute leadership in all aspects of the strategy process, from research and analysis to insight and creative brief development.
10. Collaborate with other team members to analyze findings, develop insights and implications and create client presentations that deliver linear, evidence-based stories.
11. Develop and execute strategic initiatives for projects in collaboration with internal teams and client partners.
12. Critical thinking: Understand industry dynamics from a Medical Affairs perspective and shape into Real Chemistry services and offerings.
13. Confidently take a lead facilitator role in client meetings/workshops.

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

1. Our Company values really speak to you.
2. You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving.
3. You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.
4. You are a highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What you should have:

1. Previous extensive experience from being within a pharmaceutical company and medical communications or strategic consultancy environment.
2. Proven record of building strong client relationships and growing business opportunities.
3. A profound understanding of healthcare, science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry is essential.
4. A high level of academic achievement is expected.
5. You’ll need to be personable, articulate, and capable of nurturing relationships, with a knack for developing and delivering persuasive presentations.

Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have offices in cities with many employees and clients – New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Carmel (IN), Manchester (UK), Edinburgh (UK), and London (UK) – that serve as hubs where and when they need us. For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in-office team meetings, 1:1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on-site learning, and connecting with client partners is critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people.

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