Scientific Services Director – Medical Communications
Position: Scientific Services Director
Location: London (hybrid)
Contract Type: Permanent
Start: ASAP
Scientific Services Director-
This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and fast-growing boutique medical communications agency in London! As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you'll have the flexibility to shape your role around your strengths while playing a pivotal part in driving the continued success and growth of the company.
The ideal candidate will be a confident and resourceful leader with the expertise to oversee various medical communications projects from scientific, editorial, and strategic standpoints. In addition to exceptional writing skills, the Scientific Services Director must possess strong scientific knowledge, keen business acumen, creative problem-solving abilities, and a talent for motivating and inspiring teams to achieve their best work.
Our client fosters a collaborative, inclusive, and dynamic work culture where ideas and creativity thrive. They encourage continuous professional development, offering hands-on training and mentorship. With a focus on delivering high-quality results for their clients, they have created an environment where individuals are empowered to take ownership of projects, drive their own growth, and contribute to the team's success.
Role & Responsibilities:
* Be an active member of the leadership team and contribute to the company strategy in line with the vision and objectives
* Collaborate with the agency's client services lead to take full responsibility and accountability for the agency, ensuring the seamless execution of strategic and tactical initiatives to the highest standards
* Lead scientific strategy calls and meetings with clients
* Take responsibility for leading scientific strategy development with new clients, aiding with the identification of their business needs and communications requirements
* Provide scientific counsel on accounts, challenging and supporting their scientific strategy and acting as a source of advice for members of the team across all departments
* Develop an in-depth understanding of assigned products, related medical areas, and competitors
* Engage and educate the team on how a clear scientific strategy can enhance the quality of delivery to clients
* Implement and monitor team processes that ensure the production of high-quality outputs that are on brief and meet client expectations
* Maintain a fully resourced editorial and medical writing team and provide input on recruitment decisions that will drive and support the growth of our business opportunities
* Manage and oversee the work of junior members of the team and work with the leadership team to develop performance plans for the team
* Work collaboratively with the commercial team to provide strategic scientific support for the development of proposals/pitches and participate in new business pitch presentations
* Proactively identify new business opportunities by researching therapy area developments and product pipelines
* Have an active involvement with project delivery
Requirements:
* Degree (science, preferably life science); PhD or MSc (highly desirable)
* Experience leading high-performing teams and proven leadership and influencing skills in a commercial environment
* Experience and aptitude in - strategic planning, developing and presenting new business proposals/pitches and nurturing the talent of less experienced team members
* Extensive medical writing experience in a medical communications agency across a broad range of projects and therapeutic areas
* Strong commercial acumen in the financial management of a medical communications business
* Commercially savvy - skilled at advising the client service team on SOWs and budgets while driving organic growth by winning new business with existing clients
* Can-do attitude, not just an oversee-er but someone willing to pitch in where needed
* Several years’ experience as a Scientific Team Lead or Scientific Director in a medical communications agency
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Scientific Services Director – Medical Communications