Medical Lead

Cencora; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora seeks a Director-level Medical Lead to drive strategic client engagements in Medical Affairs and Medical Excellence across life sciences clients. You will blend scientific credibility with consulting strength and commercial acumen to solve complex challenges in medical strategy, portfolio planning, and AI-enabled Medical Affairs.

The role spans client delivery and internal capability building, roughly 50/50, with opportunities to influence capabilities and growth while collaborating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in health economics, pharmacy administration, biostatistics, health services research, clinical epidemiology, public health, life sciences, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in Medical Affairs, Medical Excellence, health outcomes research, epidemiology, health economics, or related consulting.
• Experience leading strategic consulting engagements for life sciences organizations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver strategic advisory engagements across Medical Affairs and Medical Excellence for life sciences clients.
• Shape and deliver solutions related to medical strategy, portfolio planning, field enablement, operating models, and AI-enabled Medical Affairs.
• Support growth by contributing to capability building, strategy initiatives, thought leadership, and field enablement.
• Assess current-state client capabilities and identify opportunities to improve effectiveness, scalability, and business impact.
• Develop practical roadmaps to enhance Medical Affairs strategy, operations, and execution.
• Partner with stakeholders to support solution development, proposals, and client discussions.
• Lead complex workstreams independently while managing priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines.
• Translate scientific insights into client-ready recommendations and deliverables.
• Contribute to reusable methodologies, tools, and best practices across NeoOptima and VEA.
• Provide guidance to less-experienced team members and drive delivery quality.

Skills

Medical writing

Health economics

Epidemiology

Outcomes research

Client communication

Project management

Strategic consulting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in health economics / related field

Master's degree in health economics / epidemiology / public health

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

Cencora Global Consulting Services (GCS) — Value, Evidence & Access (VEA)

Join NeoOptima at Cencora and help shape the future of Medical Affairs and Medical Excellence. We are seeking a Director-level Medical Lead to drive strategic client engagements while helping build NeoOptima’s capabilities, offerings, and growth.

This role is ideal for a leader who combines scientific credibility, consulting strength, and commercial acumen to solve complex challenges across medical strategy, portfolio planning, field enablement, and AI-enabled Medical Affairs. The role spans both client delivery and internal business building, with approximately 50% of time focused on each, depending on business priorities and client needs.

We welcome candidates from across the United States. Given the global nature of the team and regular cross-region collaboration, candidates in the Eastern Time Zone or nearby time zones may find the working hours especially well aligned.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver strategic advisory engagements acrossMedical AffairsandMedical Excellencefor life sciences clients.
• Shape and deliver solutions related tomedical strategy, portfolio planning, field enablement, operating models, and AI-enabled Medical Affairs.
• Support NeoOptima’s growth by contributing tocapability building, strategic initiatives, thought leadership, and field enablement.
• Assess current-state client capabilities and identify opportunities to improve effectiveness, scalability, and business impact.
• Develop practical, actionable roadmaps to enhance Medical Affairs strategy, operations, and execution.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to supportsolution development, proposals, and strategic client discussions.
• Lead complex workstreams independently while managing multiple priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines.
• Translate scientific and technical insights into clear, client-ready recommendations and deliverables.
• Contribute to the development of reusable methodologies, tools, and best practices across NeoOptima and VEA.
• Provide guidance to less-experienced team members and help drive consistent, high-quality delivery.

Education

Required

• Bachelor’s degree inhealth economics, pharmacy administration, biostatistics, health services research, clinical epidemiology, public health, life sciences, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred

• Master’s degree inhealth economics, epidemiology, public health, pharmacy, medicine, biostatistics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Certifications

• Certification inepidemiologyorpublic health research
• Certification inhealth economics and outcomes research
• Certification inmedical writingorscientific communications

Experience

Required

• 6+ years of experiencein one or more of the following:
  • Medical Affairs
  • Medical Excellence
  • Health outcomes research
  • Epidemiology
  • Health economics
  • Scientific consulting
  • Medical writing
  • Market access evidence
  • Related life sciences or consulting disciplines

Preferred

• Experience leading or supportingstrategic consulting engagementsfor pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences organizations
• Experience improvingMedical Affairs capabilities, operations, field models, or organizational effectiveness
• Experience developing and presentingclient-ready recommendations and strategic deliverables
• Experience supportingproposal development, concept papers, and client solution design

Skills

• Strong knowledge ofhealth outcomes research, epidemiology, and observational study design principles
• Understanding ofhealth economics concepts, including value demonstration, evidence generation, and economic model development
• Knowledge ofsystematic literature reviews, evidence synthesis methods, and scientific publication practices
• Knowledge ofprotocol development, study reporting, and scientific communication standardsacross the research lifecycle
• Familiarity withdata sources, database structures, and analytical methodsused in outcomes research and pharmacoepidemiology
• Understanding ofmarket access, payer evidence, and field-based evidence applicationswithin life sciences consulting
• Skill in designing and delivering health outcomes and epidemiology studies from concept through final report
• Skill in developing scientific content forprotocols, study reports, abstracts, posters, manuscripts, and presentations
• Skill in synthesizingclinical, epidemiologic, and economic evidenceinto clear and actionable insights
• Skill in contributing toeconomic models, value dossiers, systematic reviews, and related evidence-generation deliverables
• Strongmedical writingand client communication skills
• Ability to analyze multiple data sources and document methods, rationale, and outputs clearly
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments with minimal guidance
• Ability to delivercomplex consulting assignments independentlywithin scope, quality, and timeline expectations
• Ability to communicate technical findings effectively in writing, presentations, and stakeholder discussions
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements that reduce rework and improve consistency
• Ability to coach less-experienced professionals and contribute to reusable resources and best practices

What You’ll Bring

You are a strategic and scientifically grounded leader who is comfortable operating at the intersection of Medical Affairs, consulting, and business growth. You bring a strong foundation in evidence-based thinking, a practical approach to solving complex problems, and the ability to build credibility quickly with both clients and colleagues. You are equally comfortable shaping strategy, leading delivery, and helping develop the capabilities and offerings that will define future success.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Salary Range*

$94,500 - 148,060

*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Affiliated Companies:

Affiliated Companies: NeohealthHub Ltd