Scientific Director – Publications

Scientific Director – Publications

Requirements

• Advanced, doctoral level degree within a scientific discipline
• Demonstrated experience within the medical communications industry
• Experience managing complexity
• The ability to provide coaching and guidance to clients
• Excellent presentation skills
• Calm under pressure
• Exceptional scientific writing skills with extensive experience writing across different therapeutic areas and for different target audiences
• In depth knowledge of pharmaceutical industry standards and compliance

Responsibilities

• Manage a wide range of complex projects across multiple teams and a variety of therapeutic areas
• Acting as a key scientific lead on a designated account providing scientific guidance to the internal account team and externally to clients
• Providing regular communication on product updates, medical/regulatory milestones, competitor landscape and the wider healthcare industry
• Ensure that the team deliverables are in line with the clients strategic goals and objectives
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with the client and relevant medical experts
• Consistency producing client ready deliverables across a wide range of projects
• Ability to translate large amounts of highly technical and scientific data into accessible deliverables for a variety of different audiences. Knowing how and when to adapt the language and content
• Oversee scientific team content development ensuring high quality standards and scientific excellence are consistently delivered
• Lead the facilitation of client workshops and thought leadership discussions with HCPs
• Forward thinking approach, constantly looking ahead to continue to provide clients with fresh thinking and ideas
• Develop a trusted partnership with the Client Services lead to ensure effective project execution including strategic planning, timeline creation, account management and resource planning
• Working with the Client Service lead on financial management including forecasting and budgets
• Actively participates in new business both organically with existing clients and on wider new business
• Provide regular coaching, mentoring and feedback to the team to drive career development
• Proactively manage the Scientific Services team and individual performance, including training and development of junior writers

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.