Scientific Director - Medcomms & Publications

OPEN Health; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Scientific Director to lead multiple projects and serve as a medical expert. This role involves developing strategic content, ensuring scientific accuracy, and maintaining high standards of client service. The ideal candidate will possess a doctoral-level degree and extensive experience in medical communications, with superior communication skills to convey complex scientific concepts effectively. Join a flexible global organization committed to improving health outcomes and patient wellbeing, offering a collaborative environment and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Generous paid vacation

Health insurance programs

Ongoing training and development

Corporate Social Responsibility program

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in medical communications and pharmaceutical marketing.
• Proven ability to communicate complex scientific concepts effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple projects for clients, ensuring scientific accuracy and quality.
• Develop high-quality medical content and manage client relationships.

Skills

Medical Communications

Pharmaceutical Marketing

Content Production

Communication Skills

Scientific Knowledge

Project Management

Education

Doctoral-level degree (PhD, MD, PharmD)

Tools

MS365

Job description

Reports to the EVP, Medical & Scientific Services

Job Summary

The Scientific Director will have the skills and ability to lead multiple projects for multiple clients simultaneously. They will serve as the medical expert for the teams they support, understanding the therapeutic landscape and related scientific data. They will be responsible for directly developing high quality medical and commercial content that supports the strategic product positioning of their clients.

• Developing meaningful strategic content, provides strategic alignment, ensures medical accuracy, and accepts responsibility for the scientific content in a variety of projects, including but not limited to advisory boards, promo slide presentations, and scripts.
• Anticipating a client’s scientific content needs and proactively addressing those needs to ensure complete client satisfaction. Ensure the highest levels of quality control and client service.
• Planning and execution of project work, along with senior management, project and account teams, to ensure appropriate scientific support and communication.
• Developing high-quality written materials that are scientifically accurate and appropriate to the target audience.
• Working independently to incorporate necessary rounds of revisions and address reviewer questions/comments.
• Successful management of workload to allow timelines to move forward in an effective and smooth manner.
• Maintaining scientific integrity of content during project implementation

Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

• Doctoral-level degree (PhD, MD, PharmD) in a relevant field preferred (account support will likely be solid and hematologic oncology and/or ALS).
• Extensive experience in medical communications, medical education, pharmaceutical marketing, medical affairs, content production (promotional slide presentations and ad board decks) or equivalent.
• Superior communication skills (both written and verbal) and a proven ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a variety of audiences including clients, patients, and the external scientific community.
• Proficient in MS365 including Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and Teams.
• Familiarity with ABPI code of practice as they pertain to the core business and product legalities.
• Ability to foster integration, collaboration, and teamwork with account team members.
• Apply experience by demonstrating a clear and full understanding of evolving medical education policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Ability to interact with third parties (other agency vendors, professional organizations, societies) where appropriate.
• Understanding of a variety of therapeutic categories as required, with the ability to learn quickly.
• Complete and comprehensive knowledge of the professional education (on label) process.
• Proficiency using MS365 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.

Travel Requirements

• The ability to travel and meet with clients as required to maintain effective relationships.
• 10% potential domestic/global travel. As required by business needs

About OPEN Health

OPEN Health unites deep scientific knowledge with wide-ranging specialist expertise to unlock possibilities that improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing. Working in partnership with our clients, we embrace our different perspectives and strengths to deliver fresh thinking and solutions that make a difference.

OPEN Health is a flexible global organization that solves complex healthcare challenges across medical communications, HEOR and market access, and creative omnichannel campaigns.

What we offer:

As a global organization, OPEN Health is committed to supporting our employees and their families through a comprehensive benefits program

• Competitive pay, generous paid vacation and holidays, and health insurance programs across all our locations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities which foster and shape your individual career path
• An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
• The opportunity to thrive in a global, collaborative environment while working every day to improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing
• Diverse, inclusive culture that encourages you to bring your whole self to work

If we sound like the sort of business environment in which you would thrive, then we would love to hear from you.

OPEN Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, colour, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.