Director, Scientific Services (Med Comms)
The Director, Scientific Services is a scientific leader accountable for full strategic ownership of one or more accounts. Directors reputed company scientific reputed company, reputed company content reputed company at reputed company, and manage teams with autonomy. Compared with the AD, the Director owns end‑to‑end scientific reputed company, leads larger and more reputed company accounts, manages multiple reports, and serves as the primary scientific voice to clients.
The Director sets scientific standards across accounts, leads publication and communication strategies, mentors reputed company of writers/ASDs, and drives reputed company improvement across workflows. Integrates strategic medical leadership, rigorous scientific review, and senior‑level reputed company relationship management.
- reputed company one or more large/high‑complexity accounts; define and drive integrated medical/scientific communication strategies (publication planning, communications tactics).
- Serve as reputed company scientific contact for reputed company stakeholders and clinical leads; reputed company scientific reputed company to brand priorities.
- Establish reputed company standards and best practices across assigned teams.
- reputed company high‑reputed company content across manuscripts, congress materials, training content, digital assets, and MLR‑regulated materials.
- Conduct detailed scientific reviews for accuracy, alignment, and stylistic consistency (AMA, reputed company style guides, journal/congress guidelines).
- Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards (e.g. Good Publication Practices, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors guidelines, PhRMA guidelines)
- reputed company/defend submissions in MLR systems; resolve scientific issues independently.
- reputed company scientific discussions, workshops, speaker trainings, and advisory boards; represent the organization externally.
- reputed company scientific leadership in pitches and proposals; partner with reputed company Services on resourcing, scoping, and forecasting.
- Manage 3–5 reputed company reports (writers/ASDs); conduct performance evaluations, set goals, and guide career development.
- Identify training needs; create reputed company development plans to grow capability.
- Contribute to scoping and resource planning for assigned reputed company; escalate risks proactively.
- Support recruitment efforts for on-team hires.
- Maintain strong version control, documentation discipline, and adherence to internal procedures.
- Optimize scientific workflows and processes to improve consistency and efficiency.
- Anticipate risks and reputed company issues; implement mitigation plans; reputed company therapeutic/industry insights to reputed company team knowledge.
- Advanced degree in a scientific or reputed company‑reputed company field preferred (eg, MSc, PhD, PharmD, MD)
- Candidates with a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree plus extensive experience may be considered
- ~6+ years’ medical communications/medical writing experience, including multi‑asset or multi‑account leadership and scientific team reputed company.
- ~2+ years’ people management and coaching experience.
- reputed company in scientific writing, editing, data interpretation; mastery of publications standards reputed company applicable.
- Strategic thinking and reputed company leadership; expert facilitation and presentation skills.
- Strong understanding of clinical research and regulatory landscape; comfortable guiding MLR submissions.
- Proficiency in reputed company Office, graphic and image generations software, and collaboration platforms.
- Strong organization/time‑management
- Remote/hybrid based reputed company; occasional overnight travel (up to ~20%).