Director, Medical Affairs Strategy & Growth

PharmaLex; United (PA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora seeks a Director-level Medical Lead to drive strategic client engagements across Medical Affairs and Medical Excellence, while building NeoOptima’s capabilities and growth. The role blends scientific credibility, consulting strength, and commercial acumen, with roughly 50% client delivery and 50% internal development.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years in medical affairs/health outcomes and strong expertise in evidence generation, epidemiology, and health economics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health economics, pharmacy administration, biostatistics, health services research, clinical epidemiology, public health, life sciences, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred in health economics, epidemiology, public health, pharmacy, medicine, biostatistics, or related field.
• Certifications in epidemiology or public health research, health economics and outcomes, or medical writing are a plus.
• 6+ years of experience in Medical Affairs, Medical Excellence, health outcomes research, epidemiology, health economics, scientific consulting, medical writing, or related life sciences fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver strategic advisory engagements across Medical Affairs and Medical Excellence for life sciences clients.
• Shape and deliver solutions related to medical strategy, portfolio planning, field enablement, operating models, and AI-enabled Medical Affairs.
• Support growth by contributing to capability building, strategic initiatives, and thought leadership.
• Assess current-state client capabilities and identify opportunities to improve effectiveness, scalability, and business impact.
• Develop practical roadmaps to enhance Medical Affairs strategy, operations, and execution.
• Translate scientific and technical insights into client-ready recommendations and deliverables.
• Lead complex workstreams independently while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

Skills

Health outcomes research

Epidemiology

Medical writing

Client communication

Strategic consulting

Evidence synthesis

Communications in writing

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in health-related field

Master’s degree in health economics or public health

Job description

Cencora seeks a Director-level Medical Lead to drive strategic client engagements across Medical Affairs and Medical Excellence, while building NeoOptima’s capabilities and growth. The role blends scientific credibility, consulting strength, and commercial acumen, with roughly 50% client delivery and 50% internal development.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years in medical affairs/health outcomes and strong expertise in evidence generation, epidemiology, and health economics.