Director, Medical Strategy

Company Description

EVERSANA INTOUCH™ is a leading full-service, global healthcare agency serving the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. We provide next-generation creative and media services, enterprise solutions and data analytics services for clients.   

We combine the power of world-class creative and digital teams with deep market access, payer, and healthcare communications expertise to provide innovative solutions to life science companies that want to connect with consumers, healthcare professionals, and payers.    

We get fired up when people talk about getting—and staying—healthy. That’s where we find our inspiration: in the very human experiences of patients, doctors, and even each other. Then, we collaborate on ways to make caring for one’s health more achievable, connecting patients and physicians with the information and tools they need.   

And as a part of EVERSANA, a pioneer in next-generation commercial services, we connect dots that other agencies can’t, helping drive commercialization success.   

Our eight affiliates within the EVERSANA INTOUCH Network include EVERSANA INTOUCH Solutions, EVERSANA INTOUCH Proto, EVERSANA INTOUCH Seven, EVERSANA INTOUCH Oxygen, EVERSANA INTOUCH Engage, EVERSANA INTOUCH B2D, EVERSANA INTOUCH Media, and EVERSANA INTOUCH International.    

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs.  We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA INTOUCH, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve.   

Job Description

WHAT DOES A DIRECTOR, MEDICAL STRATEGY DO?

• Collaborating with Creative, Account and Planning teams to develop compelling medical content across all digital and print media
• Identifying new medical advances and opportunities, and implementing disease state knowledge to drive promotional efforts
• Analyzing clinical data, conducting literature searches, participating in medical conferences and performing competitive analyses
• Engaging and informing colleagues, healthcare professionals and clients, including medical, legal and regulatory groups
• Collaborating in the development of Intouch POVs and recommendations with clients, including new data in the competitive landscape
• Ensuring medical communications and promotional pieces meet and surpass marketing team objectives
• Guide the creation of clinically cogent and engaging promotional and KOL materials while ensuring effective use of clinical data to reach strategic brand objectives
• Improve medical literacy across contributing agency teams; provide medical understanding on disease states, clinical trials, treatments and competition
• Guide submissions for client medical/regulatory approval processes and help to incorporate client and regulatory feedback

Qualifications

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• M.D., D.O., Ph.D. or PharmD is required with 5+ years of experience in an agency or pharmaceutical industry supporting scientific communications, medical affairs or medical education
• A passion for science, medicine and innovation, with a proven track record of communicating medical advances to different audiences
• A strong background in oncology across a spectrum of diseases (e.g., hematological oncology and solid tumors)
• Ability to lead and execute development of content, including data analysis for a wide range of complex projects with minimal review/direction
• Ability to independently and accurately incorporate strategic concepts into projects, as well as the capability to guide others to do so
• Understanding of clinical practice, with the ability to perform scientific literature searches; can interpret complex clinical data into compelling stories (copy)
• Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills; insightful data analysis and accomplished presentation abilities, as well as the drive to build client and team relationships
• Insightful with a problem-solving, solution-oriented mindset; comfortable with leading client interactions and defending work and opinions
• Familiarity with FDA marketing regulations, AMA style and digital best practices
• Willingness to travel is a requirement

Additional Information

OUR CULTURAL BELIEFS:

Patient Minded I act with the patient’s best interest in mind