Responsibilities

• Consulting with Science, Creative, Account and Planning teams for the creation of compelling medical content across digital and print media
• Identifying new clinical developments and implementing disease state knowledge to drive client business growth through promotional and unbranded initiatives
• Analyzing clinical data, conducting literature searches, participating in medical conferences and performing competitive analyses
• Engaging and informing colleagues, healthcare professionals and clients, including medical, legal and regulatory groups
• Collaborating and communicating deliverables and strategic recommendations with clients
• Managing and mentoring junior Medical team members
• Guide the creation of clinically cogent and engaging promotional materials and ensure effective use of clinical data to reach strategic brand objectives
• Improve medical literacy across agency groups and provide medical understanding on disease states, clinical trials and treatments
• Guide submissions for client medical/regulatory approval processes and incorporate client and regulatory feedback
• Occasional travel (less than 10%)

Requirements

• Advanced clinical/scientific degree such as MD, PhD, PharmD with at least seven years of experience in an agency (agency experience is ideal) or the pharmaceutical industry supporting marketing or medical communications
• A passion for science and medicine with a proven track record of communicating medical advances to different audiences and an ability to get up to speed quickly on new therapeutic areas
• Ability to lead and execute development of content, including data analysis for a wide range of complex projects, with minimal review/direction
• Independently and accurately incorporate strategic concepts into projects, as well as guide others to do so