Senior Medical Director

Lynne Palmer Executive Recruitment; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in medical communications is seeking a Senior Medical Director to lead strategic initiatives for pharmaceutical clients. This role involves overseeing content development, fostering client relationships, and mentoring junior staff. The ideal candidate will possess an advanced degree and a strong knowledge of therapeutic areas such as respiratory and cardiovascular. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will drive innovation and excellence in medical communications, ensuring that client needs are met with scientific rigor and strategic focus. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in relevant fields is essential.
• Strong skills in communication, organization, and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple accounts and provide strategic direction.
• Oversee content development and maintain client relationships.
• Train and develop junior scientific staff members.

Skills

Knowledge in therapeutic areas

Data interpretation

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Mentoring and guidance

Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments

Education

PharmD

PhD

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

(Remote) Well-established Medical Communications Company is seeking a Senior Medical Director who will oversee the development and implementation of various medical communications assignments supporting their pharmaceutical clients. The individual will help develop the client relationship by ensuring that the scientific needs of the account are being met, specifically that the work has strategic focus, scientific rigor/accuracy, and clinical relevance.

Responsibilities Include:

1. Act as the scientific lead on multiple accounts, providing strategic direction and leadership
2. Overseeing content development, including primary writing
3. Problem-solving when conflicts or issues arise to ensure that the client’s goals are met
4. Building and maintaining client relationships
5. Partnering effectively with other cross-functional team leads to ensure client communication strategies are achieved
6. Providing input into the scientific aspects of budget and timeline development
7. Collaborating with the client services team on scientific staffing plans
8. Participating in business development initiatives, including identifying and providing recommendations to potential new clients
9. Training and developing junior scientific staff members
10. Actively participating in and leading scientific services departmental initiatives designed to foster creativity and innovation in the company and its services.

Requirements/Skills/Experience Include:

1. The successful candidate will have a commanding knowledge in any one or more of the following therapeutic areas; respiratory, cardiovascular, immunology, dermatology, internal medicine (including pulmonology, nephrology, and rheumatology) is essential.
2. An advanced degree such as PharmD, or PhD.
3. Ability to interpret data and to provide pharmaceutical clients with strategic/scientific direction
4. Strong organizational, and problem solving skills
5. Expertise in overseeing a wide range of complex projects within a team structure
6. Excellent communication and presentation skills and management experience with the ability to mentor and guide others
7. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, highly detail-oriented environment
8. In depth knowledge of pharmaceutical standards, compliance, and regulations
9. Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, and Internet research
10. Ability and willingness to travel (typically once or twice a month for client events/meetings).