Associate Medical Director (Medical Education)

Who We Are

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

 

 

About VML Health:  

VML HEALTH is a global healthcare agency that partners with healthcare clients across a broad definition of health, from high science to wellness and everything in between. It operates fluidly within the VML agency, as a core group of health specialists (a ‘vertical’) that has the benefit of autonomy in management, but with support of non-health expertise.  

At the heart of health is the story of life – all the highs and lows, ambitions, and possibilities. But facing a health challenge can suddenly pull people away from these stories, knocking them off course. 

Our purpose is to bridge this gap, bringing people closer to life and all its meaning. We gain a deeper understanding of Healthcare Professionals’ and patients’ needs, behaviors and lived experiences through what we call ‘radical empathy’. 

VML Health creates connected brands that get to the heart, bringing people closer to the lives they want to live.  Get to the heart. Connect for life. 

International Meetings and Science (IMsci), a division of VML Health, works with companies to build world-class healthcare and pharmaceutical brands among medical professionals and consumers, with a transmedia storytelling approach that covers medical education strategies. 

What we're looking for: 

We're seeking an Associate Medical Director to provide strategic insight and medical direction across client projects. This role requires someone who can translate complex science into compelling medical education materials while maintaining scientific accuracy. The ideal candidate will combine scientific expertise with creative thinking to deliver effective solutions for our clients.

What you'll do:

• Develop strategic and scientifically accurate materials
• Write and review medical communications content
• Conduct literature searches and data analysis
• Manage submission processes for medical/legal/regulatory review
• Partner with account teams on project execution
• Build relationships with KOLs
• Support client meetings and presentations
• Guide scientific associates and junior team members
• Ensure quality control of deliverables
• Maintain reference databases and secure permissions
• Contribute to strategic planning
• Collaborate across departments
• Support new business initiatives

Who you are:

• Scientific expert with strategic mindset
• Emerging leader and mentor
• Detail-oriented professional
• Creative thinker
• Team player
• Client service oriented
• Process driven

What you'll need:

• Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD)
• 1-2 years agency or pharmaceutical industry experience
• Strong scientific writing capabilities
• Excellent presentation skills
• Project management abilities
• Literature research expertise
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn new therapeutic areas
• Technical proficiency in relevant software
• Understanding of medical education landscape

What we offer: 

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