Associate Medical Director

Calcium+Company; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

VitaminMD is seeking an Associate Medical Director to provide sound scientific support and direction across client projects, ensuring medical accuracy and strategic direction for brands in the agency.

The ideal candidate holds an MD, PharmD, or PhD, has 1–2 years in medical advertising or medical education, and demonstrates strong literature skills, publication experience, and the ability to present complex data to diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in medical advertising, medical communications, or medical education.
• Strong literature search and appraisal skills (PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, etc.).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to present to diverse audiences.
• Ability to work in EST time zone and in a fast-paced, collaborative agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Validates and enhances clinical and medical relevance across client accounts and new business.
• Researches brand placement, efficacy and safety data, mechanism of action, and differentiators.
• Provides medical input for brand planning and supports new business pitches.
• Ensures scientific accuracy in internal and external communications.
• Onboards agency staff to brand teams and collaborates with Account, Strategy, PM, and Creative teams.
• Presents medical information to internal groups and client/new business meetings; supports live and virtual symposia.
• Attends live and virtual congresses when required.

Skills

Public speaking

Scientific writing

Data interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MD/PhD/PharmD

Tools

Microsoft Office

Keynote

PubMed databases

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

ASSOCIATE MEDICAL OFFICER

Medical

Reports to: Chief Medical Officer

Job Summary

The Associate Medical Director is a is a core member of the medical team at VitaminMD and will be responsible for providing sound scientific support and direction based on comprehensive knowledge of our clients’ (or prospective clients’) product and therapeutic area. Additionally, the Associate Medical Director embodies the VitaminMD core values of commitment, integrity, and respect, both in their work and in their relationships with their co-workers and external clients.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Validates, supports, and increases the clinical and medical relevance of work across the agency, including existing client accounts and new business endeavors
• Performs in-depth research and builds understanding of a brand's placement within the treatment paradigm, its efficacy and safety data, mechanism of action, and key points of differentiation within the treatment landscape
• Directly accountable for medical input in the overall brand planning efforts of the agency, as well as providing ongoing support throughout the new business pitch prep process
• Ensures scientific and medical accuracy in both internal and external communications
• Onboards agency staff to respective brand teams
• Collaborate internally with the Account, Strategy, Project Management and Creative departments, and with clients as required
• Presents medical information to large groups both internally and during client and new business presentations, which may include individuals with a broad spectrum of backgrounds and education levels
• Ability to attend both live and virtual symposia and congresses

Job Qualifications

• An MD, PharmD, or PhD degree in a relevant scientific discipline
• 1-2 years of experience in medical advertising, medical communications, or medical education
• Strong self-motivation and enthusiasm, with a demonstrated ability to thrive in a detail-oriented, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment
• Working knowledge of clinical or pre-clinical research principles
• Familiarity with PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, and other sources of clinical and scientific content
• Experience in publication writing, including primary manuscripts, reviews, abstracts and poster development, as well as publication planning
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where delivering tasks with a quick turnaround is necessary and expected
• Demonstrated ability to interpret data and provide clear strategic/scientific direction to a variety of audiences
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, including strong proficiency in related technologies (Microsoft applications, Keynote, Internet research databases)
• Must be able to work in EST work time zone
• Goes above and beyond the job description and has the willingness to be flexible for the team, agency, and ultimately the work

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