Scientific Director
- Employer
- Barrington James
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater) (GB)
- Salary
- Up to £90,000
- Start date
- 22 Jul 2021
- Closing date
- 21 Aug 2021
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- Discipline
- Medical Communications
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Experience Level
- Director/Executive
Job Details
Purpose of this role
An active member of the management team, leading the editorial and scientific team of medical writers and scientific advisers. To work in partnership with account leads delivering the strategic scientific insights that aid company decisions and account decisions for effective delivery. Ensure the successful delivery of all allocated content projects for the company, prepare and present for RFPs/pitches providing a solid foundation for ongoing business.
Main responsibilities
- Actively lead the editorial and medical writing function of Highfield, motivate, stimulate, train the team and inspire them
- Work with the team to agree and deliver clear process for optimal content generation upholding our high standards
- Help the team deliver projects to the brief, scope, within timelines required and flagging early any potential barriers that could arise to achieve this in resource discussions
- Oversee with senior team members the content review process for quality control of all materials, ensure they are adhered to before materials are sent to clients
- Work with the teams to ensure the content meets the relevant Industry practice, publications and compliance codes
- Lead the content resourcing needs as part of the resource team, looking for new roles and identifying when freelancer support or additional resource is needed.
- Support team members coordinating the graduate entry programme run at Highfield
- Support the managing director and the management team to business plan each year and develop future plans
- Provide best practice training along with senior team members where needed
Qualifications and Experience
Education
- Educated to graduate level in Life Sciences. PhD is preferred
Experience
- Extensive medical writing experience having held previous senior writing roles such as principal medical writer, senior scientific adviser and senior medical writer
- Extensive strategic medical writing experience including publications, ideally with a track record of working on pre-launch, launch and mature brands, developing scientific platforms, messaging, publication planning, core claims materials and medical programme planning and delivery
- Previous team leadership, management and training experience. Ideally managed a team of at least 3-4
- Previous pitch leadership experience with a proven track record of success
- Previous experience in a wide range of therapy areas including if possible: anti-infectives, respiratory medicine, cardiology, women’s health and neurology
Company
We’re great at what we do. A collection of the worlds finest Life Science recruiters working for the worlds best Life Science consultancy.
Originally, a purely contingency and contract recruiter, focused in the UK, Barrington James is now a sophisticated, highly effective provider of human resources solutions up to full RPO, partnering the pharma, medical devices, and healthcare industries right across the globe.
- Website
- https://barringtonjames.com/
- Telephone
- 01293 776644
- Location
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Victoria House
Consort Way
Horley
Surrey
RH6 7AF
United Kingdom
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