Scientific Director, Medical Communications

USA (Remote)

$125K/yr – $155K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 5 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and drive scientific content development for strategic accounts, guiding writers, editors, and clients through timelines, regulatory reviews, and business development in medical communications.

  • Lead content strategy and ensure Precision AQ standards across projects
  • Mentor Medical Writers and manage client-facing discussions

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Writes, reviews, and provides feedback/direction to others involved in the content development process (eg, Medical Writers, Editors, Graphic Artists) to ensure that the content meets the objectives and strategic needs of the Strategic Account Director and client and adheres to the established Precision AQ standards
  • Analyzes, interprets, and utilizes complex medical documents; reviews analyses conducted by junior team members
  • Leads and/or supports others in discussions of content directly with authors and clients
  • Manages and mentors Medical Writers within the team
  • Maintains current knowledge (eg, conducts literature searches) regarding competitor products, drugs in development, treatment, and strategic issues for assigned therapeutic area(s) to ensure delivery of the most up-to-date, accurate, and clinically relevant information/content for assigned products
  • Attends medical conferences and assesses competitor product activity and market opportunities for client products
  • Provides scientific and strategic background to Writers, Editors, and other staff members
  • Identifies and helps develop new clients in the relevant medical field
  • Manages timelines and expectations throughout the content development process
  • Oversees and manages the regulatory review process for all projects within client team(s)

Requirements

  • Minimum Required: Advanced life sciences degree: MD, PhD, or PharmD
  • Other Required:
  • - Extensive medical writing experience
  • - Communication agency experience (at least 2-3 years)
  • Skills: Proficiency in Word®, PowerPoint®, Excel®, Adobe Acrobat®, and reference-management software (EndNote®)

Benefits

  • health insurance, retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, and paid time off for sick leave and vacation, among other benefits.
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We founded Precision Medicine Group in 2012 because we believed there was a transformational opportunity to improve the process of bringing new drugs to market. It involves utilizing technology, data, and human expertise. It is a big challenge that requires diverse talents. Our model involves both nurturing and investing organically and acquiring capabilities that we do not have but critically need. Our core executive team is anchored to this model, building life science services that address fundamental changes in healthcare that are necessary for health and outcomes improvement.

Founded in 2012
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
3.4K employees (256 in marketing)
27% recommend to a friend
44% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$125K/yr – $155K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
187 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
3.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7

Funding

Total Funding
$310.2M
Last Raise
$35.2M
Series Unknown, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2021
    Series Unknown • $35.2M
  • Dec 2017
    Private Equity • $275M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
10.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.4%
Direct
43.4%
Referral
6.1%
Social
4.6%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.4K

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Scientific Director, Medical Communications

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