Director, Medical Strategy - VP

HGG IPG Health, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 175,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom—Area23 is seeking a Director of Medical Strategy (VP) in the United States to lead medical excellence, oversee team growth, and drive strategic insights across brands. You will translate complex medical information into actionable strategies and collaborate with cross-functional teams to fuel business development and innovation.

You’ll review content, stay ahead of industry trends, and supervise direct reports.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MS, MD, PhD, PharmD) in Clinical/Scientific field.
• 7+ years' relevant industry experience.
• Excellent communication skills, conveying medical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong teamwork/collaboration, with efficient workflow management.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the supervision of direct reports.
• Experience developing and delivering strategic medical communications content, including scientific platforms, brand planning documents, and pitches.
• Ability to apply strategic skills to drive business results through contributions to brand strategy, medical opportunity identification, and driving growth.
• Financial and operational acumen related to staffing plans, department utilization, budgets, and resource allocation.

Responsibilities

• Critically review agency-developed content, providing strategic medical recommendations to enhance brand communications.
• Stay current with industry trends to provide up-to-date recommendations for brands.
• Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and healthcare professionals (HCPs) to achieve brand objectives.
• Ensure consistent messaging by incorporating the brand's "medical hook" into new content.
• Identify and execute on medical opportunities to drive strategic and tactical development.
• Leverage data to tell compelling, differentiating stories and optimize brand communications.
• Facilitate and participate in proprietary workshops to drive strategic growth.
• Foster strong client relationships through participation in senior leader meetings and workshops.
• Contribute to business development by crafting medical insights and driving strategic recommendations for pitches.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Strategic medical communications

Business development collaboration

Budget & resource management

Education

Advanced degree (MS/MD/PhD/PharmD)

Job description

Agency: Area23 Job Function: Medical Scientific Services Job Subfunction: Medical Strategy Job Description:

About the Job As Director of Medical Strategy - VP, you will spearhead medical excellence, overseeing team growth, client relationships, and strategic insights. You'll require expertise in multiple products and disease states, translating complex medical information into actionable brand strategies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business development, medical research, and innovation, while you'll also foster talent development and department expansion.

A Day in the Life

Critically review agency-developed content, providing strategic medical recommendations to enhance brand communications. Stay current with industry trends to provide up-to-date recommendations for brands. Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and healthcare professionals (HCPs) to achieve brand objectives. Ensure consistent messaging by incorporating the brand's "medical hook" into new content. Identify and execute on medical opportunities to drive strategic and tactical development. Leverage data to tell compelling, differentiating stories and optimize brand communications. Facilitate and participate in proprietary workshops to drive strategic growth. Foster strong client relationships through participation in senior leader meetings and workshops. Contribute to business development by crafting medical insights and driving strategic recommendations for pitches.

What you will need:

• Advanced degree (MS, MD, PhD, PharmD) in Clinical/Scientific field.
• 7+ years' relevant industry experience.
• Excellent communication skills, conveying medical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong teamwork/collaboration, with efficient workflow management.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the supervision of direct reports.
• Experience developing and delivering strategic medical communications content, including scientific platforms, brand planning documents, and pitches.
• Ability to apply strategic skills to drive business results through contributions to brand strategy, medical opportunity identification, and driving growth.
• Financial and operational acumen related to staffing plans, department utilization, budgets, and resource allocation.

$175,000-$220,000

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