Medical Director

AdMed Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Professional development

Job summary

AdMed Inc. is seeking a Medical Director to provide scientific leadership across pharmaceutical and healthcare training and marketing content. You will ensure medical accuracy, strategic relevance, and high-quality communication while partnering with internal teams and clients.

You will guide scientific oversight, mentor the medical content team, participate in proposals, and help shape AI-enabled content development with responsible practices in a fast-paced agency setting.

Qualifications

• Advanced life science/healthcare degree; PhD/PharmD/MD preferred.
• 5+ years in medical writing, medical communications, or related field.
• Ability to translate complex scientific data into engaging content.
• Experience guiding scientific accuracy and strategic direction.
• Experience mentoring medical writers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled content development tools and responsible use.
• Strong client-facing communication and proposal involvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific leadership across medical content and training initiatives.
• Collaborate with writers, designers, and project managers to translate science into training content.
• Review, edit, and ensure accuracy across medical content and marketing materials.
• Participate in client meetings, workshops, and strategic discussions.
• Mentor content team members and guide junior writers.
• Contribute to business development through proposals and capability presentations.
• Promote responsible AI use in content workflows.

Skills

Medical writing

Scientific leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Client-facing communication

Mentoring

Project management

Review & editing

AI-enabled content tools familiarity

Strategic guidance

Education

PhD/PharmD/MD or equivalent

Tools

AI-enabled content development tools

Job description

The Medical Director provides scientific and medical leadership across pharmaceutical and healthcare training and marketing initiatives. This role is responsible for ensuring the clinical accuracy, scientific rigor, and strategic relevance of medical content while serving as a trusted medical partner to both internal teams and clients. The Medical Director works closely with medical writers, instructional designers, creative teams, project managers, and other cross-functional team members to translate complex scientific information into clear, engaging, and impactful training and marketing content. The role also helps guide the thoughtful use of artificial intelligence in content development, leveraging AI to improve efficiency and innovation while promoting responsible use, strong medical writing, critical thinking, and appropriate scientific oversight throughout the content development process. In addition to content and scientific leadership, the Medical Director participates in client meetings, workshops, and strategic discussions; mentors and develops members of the medical content team; and contributes to business development activities, including proposals, pitches, capability presentations, and the development of innovative solutions for current and prospective clients.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a life science, biomedical, healthcare, or related field (PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent strongly preferred)
• 5+ years of experience in medical writing, medical communications, pharmaceutical training, healthcare marketing, or a related field
• Strong scientific and clinical knowledge with the ability to quickly understand complex therapeutic areas, clinical data, and mechanisms of action
• Demonstrated experience developing, reviewing, and providing strategic direction for scientifically accurate and engaging medical content
• Experience collaborating with medical writers, creative teams, instructional designers, project managers, and other cross-functional partners
• Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills, including experience participating in client meetings, workshops, and strategic discussions
• Experience mentoring and providing scientific guidance to medical writers and other content team members
• Familiarity with AI-enabled content development tools and an understanding of responsible and effective AI use within medical content workflows
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven agency environment
• Strong attention to detail, critical thinking, and scientific review skills
• Experience supporting business development activities, including proposals, pitches, and capability presentations, preferred
• Pharmaceutical or healthcare agency experience strongly preferred

Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and professional growth of our team. Benefits include comprehensive health and wellness coverage, paid time off and company holidays, retirement benefits, and opportunities for professional development and career growth. Team members also have the opportunity to work at the forefront of AI-enabled medical communications. AI is deeply integrated across our internal systems and workflows, giving our teams access to advanced tools that enhance how we research, develop, review, and deliver content. You'll work in an environment that actively embraces emerging technology while maintaining the scientific rigor, critical thinking, and human expertise essential to high-quality medical content. Our collaborative and creative environment also provides exposure to diverse therapeutic areas, leading pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations, and innovative training and marketing initiatives.