Strategic Content Lead

About the role

The Strategic Content Lead is a senior content strategist responsible for shaping the high-level direction, influence, and execution of content across an entire therapeutic vertical, and serving as a recognizable brand ambassador externally.

Responsibilities

• Set the content direction and strategy for your therapeutic area (e.g., Oncology, Neurology, Cardiology, Dermatology).
• Oversee all content producers, content franchises, partner programs, and high-impact initiatives within the vertical.
• Ensure that content aligns with audience needs, clinical trends, brand positioning, and enterprise-wide goals.
• Build, optimize, and oversee an enterprise-level KOL ecosystem across your specialty, with MJH’s signature white-glove service always on full display.
• Define strategic faculty engagement plans, ensuring depth, diversity, and the right mix of experts for premium programs and large-scale initiatives.
• Develop long-term relationships with top-tier KOLs, clinical trial investigators, society leaders, and industry influencers.
• Create major content products—premium video programs, recurring franchises, expert panels, congress series, and social-first formats.
• Lead content experimentation and pilot new models that modernize clinician engagement.
• Identify cross-brand opportunities and develop new initiatives that drive influence and scale across the enterprise.
• Lead and mentor Content Producers and Content Associates.
• Provide coaching, performance feedback, goal-setting, and succession planning.
• Assign resources strategically based on product demand, vertical priorities, and business needs.
• Leverage analytics and audience insights to refine calendars, optimize engagement, and maintain consistently high editorial quality.
• Ensure best-in-class practices for SEO, AEO, UX, and platform-specific performance.
• Collaborate with VP of Content Strategy, Project Management, Business Development, and other stakeholders to support enterprise initiatives.
• Play a key role in high-level client interactions, KOL recruitment strategy, and market differentiation efforts.
• Pilot new tools, workflows, and formats that advance the department’s capabilities.

Requirements

• Advanced scientific degree strongly preferred (MS, MPH, PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent).
• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Life Sciences, or related field required.
• 5–8+ years in medical communications, clinical content strategy, healthcare journalism, or a related field.
• Proven experience leading content teams, managing KOL partnerships, and producing complex multimedia programs.
• Demonstrated success overseeing content strategy at a therapeutic area or portfolio level.

Qualifications

• Strong scientific and clinical acumen; ability to translate data into strategic content direction.
• Leadership experience guiding multi-level content teams.
• Exceptional communication skills—written, verbal, and on-camera.
• Deep understanding of clinical research, pipeline developments, and healthcare industry trends.
• Expertise in developing and scaling omnichannel content products.
• Forward-thinking mindset with fluency in emerging tools (AI, digital video, social-first formats).
• Charismatic communicator with strong interpersonal instincts.
• Comfortable initiating conversations with high-profile experts and navigating complex stakeholder dynamics.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Skills

• Strong scientific and clinical acumen; ability to translate data into strategic content direction.
• Leadership experience guiding multi-level content teams.
• Exceptional communication skills—written, verbal, and on-camera.
• Deep understanding of clinical research, pipeline developments, and healthcare industry trends.
• Expertise in developing and scaling omnichannel content products.
• Forward-thinking mindset with fluency in emerging tools (AI, digital video, social-first formats).
• Charismatic communicator with strong interpersonal instincts.
• Comfortable initiating conversations with high-profile experts and navigating complex stakeholder dynamics.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule
• Health insurance through Cigna (medical & dental)
• Vision coverage through VSP
• Pharmacy benefits through Optum
• RxFSA, HSA, Dependent Care FSA, and Limited Purpose FSA options
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
• Pet discount program with PetAssure
• Norton LifeLock identity theft protection
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through NYLGBS
• Fertility benefits through Progyny
• Commuter benefits
• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Supplemental Aflac coverage: Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Discounts and rewards through BenefitHub