Medical Director

Publicis Groupe ANZ; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Digitas Health, part of Publicis Groupe, seeks a Medical Director to lead medical strategy for a core brand and ensure scientific accuracy across regulatory submissions.

The role translates complex clinical data into clear messaging, collaborates with strategy and creative teams, and guides internal medical staff while mentoring colleagues.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in healthcare or science field.
• 5–7+ years in medical strategy or related roles.
• Experience leading medical reviews for regulatory readiness.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial design and endpoints.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to support research and review.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with scientific rigor.

Responsibilities

• Lead medical content strategy for the brand within a client portfolio.
• Translate clinical data into positioning, messaging, and claims.
• Ensure materials reflect real-world treatment dynamics and regulatory expectations.
• Serve as primary medical reviewer for promotional and non-promotional materials.
• Prepare materials for regulatory review with detailed references.
• Collaborate with strategy and creative teams to ground ideas in clinical reality.
• Lead disease education sessions for internal and client education.

Skills

Medical strategy

Regulatory review

Scientific communication

Project management

AI-enabled tools

Education

PharmD / PhD / MSc

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Company description

Digitas Health is the modern creative agency that takes on the biggest moments in healthcare, raises the standard of creative, and connects people, partners, and ideas to create work that earns its place in culture. Purpose-built for today’s complex and evolving landscape, we partner with some of the world’s largest healthcare brands to do big things by moving faster, connecting deeper, and unlocking new possibilities at the intersection of creativity, data, technology, and empathy. Guided by our purpose, Connected for Good, and fueled by a vibrant, magnetic culture—we deliver meaningful work that drives relevance, changes behavior, and creates lasting impact, always grounded in humanity, not just technology. As part of Publicis Health and Publicis Groupe, we bring together entrepreneurial energy with the scale, stability, and depth of one of the world’s leading communications networks.

At Digitas Health, what sets us apart isn’t just who we work with, it’s how we work and how it feels to be here. Our culture attracts curious, driven people who want to make a difference and be part of something bigger. Our teams are intentionally crafted across disciplines, perspectives, and experience levels, bringing strategy, creativity, data, and technology together from the start. We believe the best ideas come from curiosity, collaboration, and healthy debate and we expect people here to be thoughtful, engaged, and eager to shape what’s next. If you’re energized by complexity, motivated by impact, and excited to help redefine how healthcare connects with people, we’d love to meet you!

Overview

The Medical Director is responsible for leading medical strategy and execution for a core brand within a client portfolio. This role translates complex medical and healthcare system information into clear, actionable direction and ensures scientific accuracy across all materials entering regulatory review.

Responsibilities

Own Brand-Level Medical Content

• Lead medical content for assigned brand(s) within a client portfolio
• Translate clinical data and health information into positioning, messaging, and claim direction
• Ensure materials reflect real-world treatment dynamics and HCP decision-making
• Anticipate scientific, clinical, and regulatory risk

Lead Scientific Review and Regulatory Process

• Serve as primary medical reviewer of promotional and non-promotional materials for patients and providers
• Review copy, layouts, concepts, and client-facing deliverable to ensure scientific accuracy and clinical relevance
• Prepare materials for regulatory review, including detailed reference annotation and reference validation
• Support regulatory review discussions for assigned brands
• Resolve scientific and clinical feedback efficiently and accurately

Collaborate Cross-Functionally

• Partner with copywriters to refine claims and strengthen scientific clarity
• Work with strategy partners and creative teams to ensure ideas are grounded in clinical reality
• Contribute to briefs and creative development from a scientific perspective
• Lead disease and product education sessions for internal teams and support client education, as needed
• Ensure cross-functional partners understand key clinical and competitive dynamics
• Reinforce scientific standards during onboarding of new team members

Support Team Development

• Contribute to internal training and scientific knowledge sharing
• Mentor Associate Medical Directors and provide structured feedback

Contribute to Growth

• Support new business efforts related to assigned therapeutic areas
• Provide scientific input for pitch materials and RFP responses
• Help identify opportunities to expand client engagement through strong medical partnership

WHAT SETS THIS ROLE APART

You own the science behind the brand.

You ensure every claim stands up to scrutiny.

You move confidently between data and creative execution.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a healthcare or science field required (PharmD, PhD, Master’s, or equivalent)
• 5-7+ years of experience in medical strategy, medical affairs, scientific communications, or related healthcare industry roles
• Demonstrated experience leading medical reviews for scientific accuracy and regulatory readiness
• Strong understanding of clinical trial design, endpoints, and treatment pathways
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to support research and scientific review, with the ability to critically evaluate outputs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining scientific rigor

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

• medical coverage
• dental
• vision
• disability
• 401K
• parental and family care leave
• family forming assistance
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible time off

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $106,780.00 - USD $153,405.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/5/2026.