Scientific Director

Key objectives

• To develop educational and strategically focused medical communication programmes for a wide range of healthcare clients, with a focus on publication planning and development

• Take an active role in securing new business through contributions to proposal development and pitches
• To ensure projects are delivered in accordance with the specification/brief, to the project schedule and within budget, ensuring the highest standards of quality control and client service
• To present authoritatively and with credibility to client commercial, medical and scientific staff, and to Thought Leaders in any given therapy area
• Embrace a leadership role in promoting a culture of team work, innovation and open communication

Main duties applicable to all
• Direct an M&SS team to ensure the team deliver medical education and communication projects to the highest standards of quality control and client service
• Write, support and/or manage the delivery of defined activities within an integrated medical communication programme
• Analyse and assimilate market, therapy area and product information in order to provide consultancy advice to clients on product differentiation, positioning and marketing strategy
• Provide consultancy advice in areas of expertise and best practice within and across internal departments and divisions
• Utilise experience and expertise to identify and develop business leads, to assist with new business development proposals and pitches, and to build understanding across account team
• Have a thorough understanding of principles and processes underlying the various components of a communication programme and the healthcare compliance framework
• Define and lead development of communication strategy for one or more accounts
• Identify and develop positive relationships with Thought leaders
• Possess excellent medical writing skills in a wide range of communication activities
• Build excellent relationships with client commercial, medical and scientific staff
• Plan resource and delegate responsibilities within the M&SS team so account objectives are achieved; utilise and manage freelance resource
• Assist in identifying and delivering scientific training needs across team
• Act as a mentor for other members of the M&SS team
• Support long-term planning through budgeting process and forecasting
• Work closely with the Client Services team to provide accurate budgets and account forecasting

Main duties applicable to those with line management responsibilities
• Take line management responsibility for M&SS team members and work closely with the VP M&SS to ensure performance management, staff development, succession and resource planning takes place

Reports to
• VP of Medical and Scientific Services