Director, Medical (Pharma Ad Agency Experience Required)

The Blue Venture Fund; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Blue Venture Fund in Chicago is seeking an experienced Director, Medical. This role involves overseeing medical content and ensuring its scientific accuracy, while collaborating with creative and account teams to develop effective advertising campaigns.

The ideal candidate will have an M.D., Ph.D., or Pharm.D., along with over 5 years in medical affairs or scientific communications. Excellent communication and data analysis skills are essential. The position includes responsibilities such as guiding medical submissions and enhancing medical literacy across teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in scientific communications, medical affairs, or medical education.
• Ability to lead development of content and analyze complex projects independently.
• Familiarity with FDA marketing regulations and digital best practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all medical content and ensure scientific accuracy.
• Consult with teams to develop compelling medical content across media.
• Analyze clinical data and conduct literature searches.

Skills

Medical science expertise

Excellent communication skills

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Understanding FDA regulations

Education

M.D., Ph.D., or Pharm.D.

Job description

Job Description

Director, Medical

We are seeking an experienced and knowledgeable Director, Medical for our medical team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in medical science, excellent communication skills, and a passion for translating complex medical information into impactful advertising. As the Director, Medical, you will oversee all medical content, ensure scientific accuracy, and collaborate with creative and account teams to develop effective campaigns.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Consult with Creative, Account, and Planning teams to develop compelling medical content across all digital and print media
• Identify new medical advances and opportunities, and implement disease‑state knowledge to drive promotional efforts
• Analyze clinical data, conduct literature searches, participate in medical conferences, and perform competitive analyses
• Engage and inform colleagues, healthcare professionals, and clients, including medical, legal, and regulatory groups
• Collaborate in the development of EVERSANA INTOUCH POVs and recommendations with clients
• Ensure medical communications and promotional pieces meet and surpass marketing team objectives
• Guide the creation of clinically cogent and engaging promotional and KOL materials while ensuring effective use of clinical data to reach strategic brand objectives
• Improve medical literacy across contributing agency teams; provide medical understanding on disease states, clinical trials, treatments, and competition
• Guide submissions for client medical/regulatory approval processes and help incorporate client and regulatory feedback
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• M.D., Ph.D., or Pharm.D. required with 5+ years of experience in an agency or pharmaceutical industry supporting scientific communications, medical affairs, or medical education
• A passion for science, medicine, and innovation, with a proven track record of communicating medical advances to different audiences
• Ability to lead and execute development of content, including data analysis for a wide range of complex projects with minimal review or direction
• Ability to independently and accurately incorporate strategic concepts into projects, as well as guide others to do so
• Understanding of clinical practice, with the ability to perform scientific literature searches and interpret complex clinical data into compelling stories (copy)
• Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills; insightful data analysis and presentation abilities
• Insightful with a problem‑solving, solution‑oriented mindset; comfortable with leading client interactions and defending work and opinions
• Familiarity with FDA marketing regulations, AMA style, and digital best practices
• Willingness to travel is a requirement

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for improving the lives of patients and leading innovation within the healthcare industry. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, the policy of EVERSANA is to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for EVERSANA. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview and hiring process, please contact us at [e-mail].