Senior Scientific Associate (Medical Education)

VML HEALTH; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits including health coverage

401k match

Growth-oriented opportunities

Job summary

VML HEALTH seeks a Senior Scientific Associate to ensure scientific integrity across projects. This role involves interpreting complex scientific data, creating content, and collaborating with various teams. Ideal candidates have an advanced degree in biomedical sciences and experience in medical communications, contributing to impactful healthcare narratives.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience at a medical communications agency.
• Strong professional writing experience in biosciences/medical fields.
• Curious about the medical education/communication field.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret complex scientific information.
• Assist in creating scientific content and conducting literature searches.
• Build professional relationships with key opinion leaders.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Listening skills

Time management skills

Education

Advanced degree in biomedical sciences (MD, PhD, Pharm D)

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

PubMed

Job description

Who We Are:

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work.

About VML Health:

VML HEALTH is a global healthcare agency that partners with healthcare clients across a broad definition of health, from high science to wellness and everything in between. It operates fluidly within the VML agency, as a core group of health specialists (a 'vertical') that has the benefit of autonomy in management, but with support of non-health expertise.

At the heart of health is the story of life - all the highs and lows, ambitions, and possibilities. But facing a health challenge can suddenly pull people away from these stories, knocking them off course.

Our purpose is to bridge this gap, bringing people closer to life and all its meaning. We gain a deeper understanding of Healthcare Professionals' and patients' needs, behaviors and lived experiences through what we call 'radical empathy'.

VML Health creates connected brands that get to the heart, bringing people closer to the lives they want to live. Get to the heart. Connect for life.

International Meetings and Science (IMsci), a division of VML Health, works with companies to build world-class healthcare and pharmaceutical brands among medical professionals and consumers, with a transmedia storytelling approach that covers medical education strategies.

What we're looking for:

The Senior Scientific Associate will collaborate with scientific, account, and editorial teams to ensure scientific integrity across client projects and new business endeavors. This role supports all project phases, from brainstorming and research to content creation and revision.

What you'll do:

• Read, interpret, and distill complex scientific information from medical journals and clinical study reports for scientific and marketing messages.
• Assist in creating scientific content.
• Conduct literature searches.
• Research physician opinion leaders, medical journals, and conferences.
• Incorporate client and editorial changes into documents.
• Attend scientific/client meetings with senior team members.
• Build professional relationships with key opinion leaders.
• Liaise with clients and fulfill their requests.
• Partner with account services and editorial teams.
• Adhere to internal processes on all projects.
• Expand knowledge of the medical communications industry.
• Support other teams on important/rush projects.

Who you are:

• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Curious about the medical education/communication field.
• A willing learner with excellent interpersonal and listening skills.
• A team player with a strong work ethic, sound judgment, and effective time management skills.
• Willing to work overtime, travel, and attend off-hour events within reason.

What you'll need:

• Advanced degree in biomedical sciences (MD, PhD, Pharm D).
• 1-2 years of experience at a medical communications agency.
• Strong professional writing experience in biosciences/medical fields.
• Beginner to intermediate skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, internet search, and PubMed.

What we offer:

• Passionate, driven people | We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
• Consciously cultivated culture | We aim to embody the behaviors to build an inclusive community that is in it together, bringing both positivity and active listening into the workplace as we simultaneously strive to empower creative bravery.
• Competitive benefits | What we offer full time hires ranges from the full spectrum of group health coverage options (medical, dental, vision) to a generous 401k match (100% dollar-for-dollar match, up to 5% of salary contribution), and a variety of paid time off offerings that reflect our investment in all aspects of your overall life balance and wellness.
• Growth-minded opportunities | We aim to nurture a culture of real-time feedback, growth-oriented mindset, and plenty of training opportunities through VML and WPP, so you can continue to grow personally and professionally.

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The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click WPP Benefits for more details.

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$60,000-$140,000 USD

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