Scientific Director

3310 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 84,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

The Scientific Director at Wiley will lead and shape the strategic direction of our IME and scientific content solutions. You will develop evidence-based content strategies, therapeutic area plans, and educational program concepts that drive customer engagement and revenue growth across healthcare, life sciences, and pharmaceutical markets.

You will work with editorial, product, and commercial teams to ensure clinical accuracy, translate complex concepts into accessible content, and design

Qualifications

• PhD, MD, or equivalent medical degree.
• Direct experience conducting or reviewing Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs), or comparable clinical review experience.
• Strong understanding of clinical evidence, guideline development, and evaluation of scientific literature.
• Experience in content strategy, editorial, medical affairs, medical communications, or a related healthcare field.
• Proven ability to communicate complex clinical concepts to both clinical and non-clinical audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills, with experience working across matrixed organizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and oversight for IME and scientific content solutions, ensuring content is accurate and defensible.
• Shape and drive the content strategy for the IME and science portfolio, establishing quality standards and scalable review processes.
• Serve as a trusted clinical expert and escalation point for complex content decisions.
• Partner with editorial, product, and commercial teams to develop innovative content and educational solutions.
• Monitor emerging clinical evidence and regulatory developments to keep content relevant and competitive.
• Represent Wiley's clinical expertise with stakeholders and partners to strengthen reputation.

Skills

Content strategy

Editorial leadership

Clinical evidence

Stakeholder management

Communication of complex concepts

Education

PhD, MD, or equivalent medical degree

Job description

We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what’s possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what’s next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large.

About the Role

The Scientific Director will lead and shape the strategic direction of our IME (Independent Medical Education) and scientific content solutions. You'll be responsible for developing evidence-based content strategies, therapeutic area plans, and educational program concepts that drive customer engagement and revenue growth across the healthcare, life sciences, and pharmaceutical markets. You'll bring medical judgment and credibility to the review, structuring, and quality of IME-related content and clinical evidence products, while also acting as a content strategist — defining how we source, structure, and scale trustworthy medical and scientific content across our portfolio. The role combines scientific expertise, market insight, and customer-facing leadership to identify emerging healthcare trends, align Wiley assets to market needs, and design scalable content and education solutions for sponsors. You'll work closely with key opinion leaders, project managers, product teams, and commercial sales teams to ensure our IME and science content meets the highest standards of clinical accuracy, defensibility, and usability. Our content spans a range of health and science disciplines, including:

Health

• Dentistry
• Dermatology
• General & Internal Medicine
• Hematology
• Medical Science
• Neurology
• Nursing
• Oncology

Science

• Analytical Chemistry
• Biopharmaceuticals & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
• Cell & Molecular Biology
• Chemistry

How You Will Make an Impact

Provide clinical leadership and oversight for IME and scientific content solutions, ensuring content is accurate, current, evidence-based, and defensible within medico-legal environments. Shape and drive the content strategy for our IME and science portfolio, establishing quality standards, content models, and scalable review processes that support business growth and customer needs. Serve as a trusted clinical expert and escalation point for complex content decisions, bringing medical judgment and credibility to high-impact initiatives. Partner with editorial, product, and commercial teams to develop innovative content and educational solutions that enhance customer engagement across healthcare, life sciences, and pharmaceutical markets. Monitor emerging clinical evidence, healthcare trends, regulatory developments, and IME best practices to ensure our content remains relevant, authoritative, and competitive. Represent Wiley's clinical expertise with internal stakeholders, key opinion leaders, customers, and industry partners, helping strengthen our reputation as a trusted source of scientific and medical knowledge. Translate complex clinical and scientific concepts into accessible, actionable content that supports learning, decision-making, and improved outcomes for healthcare professionals and researchers.

What We Look For

Required Qualifications

• PhD, MD, or equivalent medical degree.
• Direct experience conducting or reviewing Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs), or comparable clinical review experience.
• Strong understanding of clinical evidence, guideline development, and the evaluation of scientific literature.
• Experience in content strategy, editorial, medical affairs, medical communications, or a related healthcare field.
• Proven ability to communicate complex clinical concepts to both clinical and non-clinical audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills, with experience working across matrixed organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical expertise in oncology, hematology, dermatology, neurology, general/internal medicine, or a related specialty.
• Familiarity with scientific disciplines such as analytical chemistry, biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical biotechnology, or cell and molecular biology.
• 5+ years of experience in content strategy, medical communications, or editorial leadership.
• Experience designing content operations, taxonomy frameworks, or structured content models.
• Familiarity with AI- or ML-enabled content workflows, including content extraction, quality scoring, and summarization.
• Experience within scientific, technical, and medical (STM) publishing, health information, or clinical evidence services.

We power infinite possibilities. For more than 200 years, we've transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world. Today, our global team of innovators, creators, and experts is driving what's next in science, education, and publishing—creating impact that reaches everywhere. We're not just observers of progress. We're the ones accelerating scientific breakthroughs, advancing learning, and sparking innovation that redefines entire fields and improves lives. Here, your talent matters. Your ideas have room to grow. And your work creates breakthroughs that can change everything. Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [e-mail] for assistance. We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow. We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles in the United Kingdom, Canada, USA, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, or Spain. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies. Salary Range: 7,557.00 EUR to 11,081.66 EUR #LI-SC1