Senior Scientific Director - Medical Communications

About the role 

As a Scientific Director/Senior Scientific Director you will be a scientific expert, providing insights and knowledge to projects, clients and new business efforts. You will review projects for strategic alignment and scientific accuracy, and when needed, act as the medical writer for more scientifically complex projects. Acting as a client relationship manager, you will build scientific credibility and partnerships, ensuring a high level of service with each client. You will provide scientific and strategic expertise to new business development activities, researching and developing content for pitches, as well as being part of the presentation team. Building a support network for junior members of the team, you will work closely with medical writers, account teams, client services and project management. 

Who we are? 

We are the leading global commercialisation partner for the modern life sciences era. Powered by a globe-spanning pack of strategic, creative, and scientific experts, we are driven to connect patients and healthcare professionals with the knowledge they need to live better lives.

Our three core operating units—Commercial, Consulting, and Medical Communications—can be leveraged individually but are designed for dynamic collaboration, with expert teams intentionally and uniquely assembled for each project. By bringing together best-in-class capabilities from around the world, we empower our clients—global pharmaceutical, medical device manufacturers, and emerging biotech and healthcare companies—to navigate the most complex of ecosystems while embarking on a faster, more efficient path to developing, launching, and growing their brands and portfolios.

Our internationally recognised, award-winning teams collaborate across operations in the UK (Brighton, London, Manchester, Knutsford, Dublin and Oxford) and USA (Evansville, New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Scottsdale, St. Louis, and San Diego).

What you'll do

• Work closely with teams, leading the scientific development of projects
• Lead the development of scientifically complex materials as appropriate, proactively driving projects through to completion
• Combine in-depth scientific understanding of the product/therapy area with strong commercial awareness to inform all deliverables and communication planning recommendations
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, ensuring the highest level of service
• Participate in business development activities, such as pitching and proposals
• Provide leadership to ensure that teams are exceeding performance standards and developing professionally

About you 

• 5-10 years'+ experience in a medical communications agency environment, including medical writing experience and editorial management experience
• Bachelors degree in the life sciences; PharmD or PhD highly preferred
• Proficiency in the use of MS office, PowerPoint and Excel

What we offer 

We offer a creative, supportive environment with a uniquely diverse career structure where you will be able to continuously develop and tailor your career towards your preferred route, be that scientific delivery, operational, or client service. Our STEPS training programme – Supporting Training, Enhancing Professional Development – provides a broad range of training delivered in-house and on-line, and supplements on-the-job training/project team-led training initiatives. We also offer a generous company pension, private medical insurance plus many other excellent employee benefits.