Director, Medical (Pharma Ad Agency Experience Required)

EVERSANA INTOUCH; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

EVERSANA INTOUCH is seeking a Director, Medical to oversee all medical content, ensure scientific accuracy, and collaborate with creative and account teams to develop campaigns. The role requires a strong medical science background, excellent communication, and the ability to translate complex information into engaging advertising.

You will lead development of clinically cogent promotional materials, review regulatory considerations, and contribute to disease state knowledge across campaigns.

Qualifications

• MD/PhD/PharmD with 5+ years in medical communications, medical affairs or medical education.
• Ability to translate complex medical information into impactful advertising.
• Experience leading content development with minimal supervision.
• Familiarity with FDA marketing regulations, AMA style and digital best practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee medical content for digital and print media across campaigns.
• Analyze clinical data and literature to support promotional materials.
• Lead client and cross-functional teams to meet campaigns objectives.
• Ensure scientific accuracy and regulatory compliance of materials.
• Guide submissions for client medical/regulatory approval processes.
• Travel as required to meet clients and conferences.

Skills

Medical content development

Scientific storytelling

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Education

MD/PhD/PharmD with 5+ years in medical communications

Job description

EVERSANA INTOUCH®is a global, full-service marketing agency network serving the life sciences industry, and is the first – and only – agency network to be part of a fully integrated commercialization platform through EVERSANA®. We provide next-generation creative and media services, enterprise solutions and data analytics services for clients.

We get fired up when people talk about getting—and staying—healthy. That’s where we find our inspiration: in the very human experiences of patients, doctors, and even each other. Then, we collaborate on ways to make caring for one’s health more achievable, connecting patients and physicians with the information and tools they need.

We embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs.

Job Description

WHAT DOES A DIRECTOR, MEDICAL DO?

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 be responsible for overseeing all medical content, ensuring scientific accuracy, and collaborating with creative and account teams to develop effective campaigns.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Consulting with Creative, Account and Planning teams to develop compelling medical content across all digital and print media
• Identifying new medical advances and opportunities, and implementing disease state knowledge to drive promotional efforts
• Analyzing clinical data, conducting literature searches, participating in medical conferences and performing competitive analyses
• Engaging and informing colleagues, healthcare professionals and clients, including medical, legal and regulatory groups
• Collaborating in the development of EVERSANA INTOUCH POVs and recommendations with clients
• Ensuring 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 to incorporate client and regulatory feedback
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• 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/direction
• Ability to independently and accurately incorporate strategic concepts into projects, as well as the capability to guide others to do so
• Understanding of clinical practice, with the ability to perform scientific literature searches; can interpret complex clinical data into compelling stories (copy)
• Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills; insightful data analysis and accomplished presentation abilities, as well as the drive to build client and team relationships
• 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

Additional Information

OUR CULTURAL BELIEFS:

Patient Minded I act with the patient’s best interest in mind.

Client Delight I own every client experience and its impact on results.

Take Action I am empowered and hold myself accountable.

Embrace Diversity I create an environment of awareness and respect.

Grow Talent I own my development and invest in the development of others.

Win Together I passionately connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime to achieve results.

Communication Matters I speak up to create transparent, thoughtful, and timely dialogue.

Always Innovate I am bold and creative in everything I do.

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EVERSANA is committed to providing competitive salaries and benefits for all employees. If this job posting includes a base salary range, it represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). More information about EVERSANA’s benefits package can be found at eversana.com/careers. EVERSANA reserves the right to modify this base salary range and benefits at any time.

From EVERSANA’s inception, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have always been key to our success. 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.

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