Medical Strategy Director- MedComms
New York City, NY (Hybrid)
Posted 5 days ago
Job Summary
Own medical strategy across medical communications accounts and therapy areas, shaping scientific narratives and omnichannel content while mentoring teams.
- Own medical strategy across medical communications accounts and therapy areas
- Shape disease education, MOA, data dissemination, and HCP/patient education narratives
- Mentor Associate Directors and Strategists to elevate scientific thinking across the team
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Own medical strategy across medical communications accounts and therapy areas
- Lead development of scientific narratives across disease education, MOA, data dissemination, and HCP/patient education
- Translate complex clinical data into clear, structured communication strategies
- Partner with creative, account, and scientific teams to shape work from the ground up
- Serve as a senior scientific partner to clients—trusted, steady, and highly credible
- Drive consistency and excellence across multi-brand and multi-audience programs
- Guide content strategy across omnichannel medical communications initiatives
- Ensure scientific integrity across all deliverables, including review through MLR and compliance processes
- Mentor Associate Directors and Strategists, elevating scientific thinking across the team
- Identify gaps in the science story and proactively shape solutions
Requirements
- Advanced scientific degree (PharmD, MD, PhD, or equivalent experience preferred)
- 7+ years in medical communications, medical strategy, or pharma advertising
- Deep experience developing scientific narratives and communication platforms
- Strong understanding of clinical data, publication planning, and regulatory frameworks
- Proven ability to translate complex science into clear, audience-ready messaging
- Experience leading multi-brand or large-scale med comms accounts
- Confident client presence with strong relationship-building skills
- Experience mentoring and developing junior and mid-level talent
- Strong strategic judgment with a high standard for scientific accuracy and clarity
Fifth Element
We’re a full-service healthcare agency built for the future. Our expertise spans audiences and markets—US and global, advertising, medical education, and everything in between. Founded at a time where our industry finds itself caught between two powerful forces. Rapid advancements in AI and the enduring value of human creativity. It’s in this middle space that the most meaningful breakthroughs will emerge, and it's why we exist. To navigate the tension, harness the friction, and turn it into something transformative. That’s where we do our best work. In the unseen. The in-between. The Fifth Element.
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$145K/yr – $160K/yr
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