Associate Scientific Director

Associate Scientific Director

Remote; The Ideal candidate should be based in the EST/CST time zone

Associate Scientific Directors effectively lead a variety of projects for their assigned clients. They serve as medical experts across various disease states, understanding each therapeutic landscape and related scientific data. They are responsible for developing high-quality medical and commercial content that supports the strategic product positioning of their clients.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Developing high-quality written materials that are scientifically accurate and appropriate to the target audience
• Accepting responsibility for content created across a variety of projects, including but not limited to, advisory boards, promo slide presentations, and scripts
• Ensuring that written materials meet communication objectives, client specifications, and industry guidelines
• Collaborating with senior management and project and account teams, on the planning and execution of assigned work to ensure appropriate communication throughout the life of a project
• Incorporating necessary rounds of revisions, addressing all stakeholder questions/comments, facilitating alignment, resolving queries and making content suggestions related to content development on assigned brands
• Understanding expectations regarding budgeted hours and deadlines and communicating with team about these as needed
• Maintaining scientific integrity of content during project implementation
• The ability to travel and meet with clients as required to maintain effective relationships
• 10% potential domestic/global travel

Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

• Doctoral-level degree (PhD, MD, PharmD) preferred
• Experience working in the areas of type 2 diabetes and obesity a PLUS!
• 3+ years of experience in medical communications, medical education, pharmaceutical marketing, medical affairs, content production (promotional slide presentations and ad board decks), or equivalent
• Superior communication skills (both written and verbal) and a proven ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a variety of audiences including clients, patients, and the external scientific community
• Familiarity with FDA, AMA, and PhRMA Guidelines as they pertain to the core business and product legalities
• Ability to foster integration, collaboration, and teamwork with account team members
• Ability to apply experience to have a clear and full understanding of evolving medical education policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Ability to interact with third parties (other agency vendors, professional organizations, societies) where appropriate
• Understanding of a variety of therapeutic categories as required, with the ability to learn new areas quickly
• Flair for managing multiple competing priorities with an ability to delegate, prioritize, problem-solve, and set expectations
• Confidence and professional demeanor when interacting with clients and key experts
• Acceptance and application of constructive feedback from the scientific medical director, authors, and clients
• Enthusiasm, team-player attitude, and self-motivation
• Complete and comprehensive knowledge of the professional education (on-label) process
• Proficiency in performing PubMed searches and using MS365 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams

Travel Requirements

• The ability to travel and meet with clients as required to maintain effective relationships
• 10% potential domestic/global travel

About OPEN Health

OPEN Health unites deep scientific knowledge with wide-ranging specialist expertise to unlock possibilities that improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing. Working in partnership with our clients, we embrace our different perspectives and strengths to deliver fresh thinking and solutions that make a difference.

OPEN Health is a flexible global organization that solves complex healthcare challenges across medical communications, HEOR and market access, and creative omnichannel campaigns.

What we offer:

As a global organization, OPEN Health is committed to supporting our employees and their families through a comprehensive benefits program

• Competitive pay, generous paid vacation and holidays, and health insurance programs across all our locations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities that foster and shape your individual career path
• An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
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