Medical Director

Brief Description

Partner with CS/AM to serve as the medical leader, scientific expert, ensuring quality, rigor, and strategic alignment.

Provide scientific, tactical, historical, and strategic expertise during pitches, meetings, and discussions with clients and team.

Collaborate with CS/AM to monitor and direct work cross-functionally within scope and budget.

Supportive leadership driving multiple projects and accounts.

Independently create high-quality content, execute exceptional research, and exceed client expectations.

Maintain medical, legal, and regulatory expertise and support others in achieving it.

Build relationships with clients through regular and consistent engagement in meetings.

Collaborate with applicable cross-functional teams to support internal timelines, ensuring work is executed within budget and on time.

Coach and train Medical/Scientific employees and/or contractors to exemplify Petauri Advance values, anticipate client issues, help them solve issues, and provide contingency plans, as necessary.

Ensure capacity is used efficiently, including reaching out to team members to support when under capacity, and overseeing opportunities to fill capacity.

Routinely report project status and resourcing schedules to department heads to make and adjust department-related forecasting and decisions and propose solutions to department heads.

Provide scientific expertise and market guidance to support proposals, ensuring scientific accuracy of content.

Present ideas that leverage capabilities and novel solutions during pitches to stay competitive.

Aid in developing and maintaining relationships for new business opportunities.

Partner with clients to identify additional needs based on client strategy, such as brand planning.

Mentor junior teammates and may have direct reports.

Aid in building and mentoring proficient, competitive teams that provide medical content and strategic expertise in multiple therapeutic areas.

Assist with interviews and review of writing tests, providing input regarding hiring decisions.

Train new team members and identify opportunities for growth within the Medical/Scientific team.

Provide leadership and encourage/develop team-centric staff; provide feedback for cross-functional development.

Support the development and implementation of processes for the Medical/Scientific Team.

Lead solutions for cross-functional level dynamics and issues.

Align workload and assignments to skill.

Delegate responsibilities and supervise the work product as needed to achieve quality and timelines.

Identify needs regarding additional support and manage contractors.

Analyze problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions.

Requirements

Competencies:

• Established knowledge in various disease state markets.
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills and ability to synthesize complex or diverse information.
• Strong attention to detail and ownership of quality; ability to steer team toward higher quality.
• Curious and creative mindset with a willingness to provide innovative suggestions to benefit the company and our clients.
• Able to take initiative, communicate clearly, and work collaboratively in a dynamic, remote environment.
• Strong working knowledge in pharmaceutical and biotech industries and medical communications.
• Strong understanding of a variety of medical communications deliverables; ability to design novel solutions.
• Able to work calmly under high pressure and prioritize effectively in a rapidly changing environment.
• Able to communicate changes in a timely manner to the appropriate team(s).
• Excellent presentation skills both verbal and written communications to the intended audience.
• Strong problem-solving abilities in demanding situations and has the ability to influence others.
• Proactively takes accountability for work and cross-functional relationships.
• Demonstrates Petauri Advance values and assists others in aligning to culture.
• Ability to build and maintain external relationships by being attentive to their needs.
• Strong ability to work through conflict by encouraging open communication, thinking strategically, and delegating effectively.
• Strong ability to lead others and delegate work.

Education and Experience

• An advanced science or clinical degree (e.g., PhD, MBBS, MD, PharmD, RN, RPh) or a lesser degree with significant relevant experience is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of work experience in an agency, the pharmaceutical industry, or a related scientific or medical writing position.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience leading medical communications accounts in various disease states.
• Preferably at least 2-3 years of experience in management.
• Business development, mentoring other writers, leading client-focused teams, and client partnering are musts.
• Demonstration of success in pitching new products to potential clients is a plus.

About Petauri Advance

Petauri Advance is the organization's collective of medical and scientific communication platforms (Bluprint Oncology, Verascity, Cogency, Drive, Propel, and Momentum—All Powered by Petauri).

Grounded in scientific expertise, the teams deliver innovative medical communication strategies that transform evidence into understanding, which in turn empowers informed decisions and advances patient care.