Scientific Director

Healthcare Consultancy Group (HCG) is the global healthcare communications partner for pharma and biotech that accelerates the impact of medical science.

HCG boldly defines the healthcare communications landscape at the convergence of people, purpose, science and technology, driving the impact that pharma needs to realize the promise of innovative medicines.

We’ve created a unique model of four powerhouses- Commercial & Marketing, Medical Affairs, Publications, Regulatory – that enables hyperconnected, audience-centric engagement that delivers health impacts for our clients.

Why? Science requires it. HCP’s demand it. Patients deserve it. Pharma inspires it.

Our Purpose

We accelerate the impact of science.

Scientific discovery moves humanity forward, creating better ways to connect, to care, to live. The innovations our clients create not only improve lives but save them. We work every day to maximize that impact.

With the unrivaled ability to define what’s next, we keep clients ahead of the evolving industry landscape. Equal experts in the science and the humans behind it, we interrogate our client’s challenge to identify real opportunity. Our industry foresight is matched with relentless execution, and we partner with clients to ensure their story connects with the right audience when it matters most.

Together, we move medicine closer to patients. Together, we accelerate the impact of science.

Scientific Director

Healthcare Consultancy Group is seeking a Scientific Director to join our Medical & Scientific Services team and drive the development, execution and delivery of multiple medical communication projects. The Director will play a key role in developing new and strengthening existing client relationships, ensuring that the assist in the development and growth of new and existing client relationships, ensuring that the scientific needs of the account are being met with strategic focus, scientific rigor and accuracy, and clinical relevance. The Director will also play a significant role in developing junior scientific team members.

Responsibilities

Scientific Content

• Independently provide client-ready deliverables
• Delegate work effectively and efficiently, providing clear, actionable feedback and direction
• Oversee content development on a wide range of complex projects across multiple teams/therapeutic areas and guide the decision-making process in data analysis
• Review scientific content developed by scientific team members and guide others to develop this skill
  
  

Fiscal Responsibility

• Contribute to scope creation and provide feedback on scientific aspects of budget development
• Collaborate with the Client Services partner for forecasting, staffing, and resource planning
  
  

Strategic Perspective and Guidance

• Serve as scientific lead on assigned accounts, providing strategic direction and leadership
• Develop understanding of the big picture in therapeutic categories through fundamental review of literature
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of pharmaceutical industry standards and compliance
  
  

Client Engagement and Influence

• Build and manage strong relationships with clients and medical experts communication channels with physicians and guides others in developing this skill
• Moderate and facilitate effective, productive client sessions
  
  

Team Engagement and Influence

• Communicate effectively and propose rational and appropriate solutions when conflicts arise
• Partner with Client Services on account / issues management
• Full understanding of internal processes, and roles and responsibilities of members of all Departments
• Guide career development and performance management for direct reports
  
  

Business Development

• Work with functional teams and Client Services to cross sell services showing an understanding of business environment and client business strategy/implications
• Participate in business development initiatives with existing clients and contribute to RFPs and pitches for business with new clients
  
  

Qualifications

• An advanced scientific degree (PhD, MD, PharmD) with 3 to 5 years of experience in a Medical Communications agency setting
• Strong therapeutic category knowledge and experience.
• Experience working directly with pharmaceutical clients
• Demonstrated ability to interpret data and provide strategic/scientific direction to clients
• Proficiency organizing teams and managing projects
• Strong self-motivation and enthusiasm with demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, highly detail-oriented environment
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical standards, compliance, and regulations
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, including strong proficiency in related technologies (Microsoft applications, Internet research platforms, etc)
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed
  
  

The salary range for this position is $115,000-150,000. This range represents the low and high end of the salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of an HCG Agency in the United States. Salaries will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to, professional and academic experience, training, responsibilities of the position, and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire. HCG

US Salary Range

$115,000—$150,000 USD

Omnicom Health Group is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is equally distributed, and we’re focused on developing diverse teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you.