Group Director, Medical

About the role

• 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%)
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 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

Cultural beliefs

• Patient Minded: I act with the patient’s best interest in mind.
• Client Delight: I own every client experience and its impact on results.
• Take Action: I am empowered and empower others to act now.
• Grow Talent: I own my development and invest in the development of others.
• Win Together: I passionately connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime to achieve results.
• Communication Matters: I speak up to create transparent, thoughtful and timely dialogue.
• Embrace Diversity: I create an environment of awareness and respect.
• Always Innovate: I am bold and creative in everything I do.