Associate Director, Medical Insights

Working at Real Chemistry and in the healthcare industry isn’t just a job for us. We got into this field for different reasons, but we all stay for the same reason – to uncover insights, make meaningful connections, infuse creativity, and improve the patient experience by transforming healthcare through AI and ideas.

Real Chemistry creates the world around modern therapies with over 2,000 talented professionals, and for the last 20+ years has, carved out its space at the intersection between healthcare, marketing and communications, data & AI, and the people at the heart of it all. We work with the top 30 pharma and biotech companies and are built for uncommon collaboration—we believe we are best together, bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines collaborate without barriers under a single, unified mission: to transform what healthcare is to what it should be. This one-of-a-kind model allows us to work in a way that better reflects how people experience healthcare—all with the intent to transform healthcare from what it is to what it should be. But we can’t do it alone – you in?

 Real Chemistry is looking for an Associate Director, Medical Insights to join our growing Integrated Intelligence team!

As an Associate Director in our Integrated Intelligence (I2) practice, you will serve as a strategic lead on high-priority analytics engagements with Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, and Promotional Medical Education clients, overseeing the delivery of integrated analytics that span social listening, real world data, digital/secondary data, and primary market research. You’ll manage multiple concurrent workstreams, lead client relationships, and mentor junior and mid-level team members.

This role combines deep hands-on experience in multi-modal research with leadership and client engagement responsibilities. You should bring a strong background in insights-development, preferably within the Medical Affairs/Communications & HCP education and/or marketing sides of the healthcare industry, as well as a demonstrated ability to translate data into actionable insights.

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our U.S. offices—New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or San Francisco—or fully remote within the U.S., depending on team and business needs.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead day-to-day insights strategy, execution, and delivery for pharmaceutical clients across disease, treatment, and healthcare spaces, primarily with Medical Affairs and Promotional Medical Education clients

• Integrate insights spanning real world data, social listening, digital behaviors, marketplace trends and dynamics into novel, innovative solutions for internal and external clients

• Serve as primary client contact on select analytics projects, guiding communication and project outcomes

• Develop measurement frameworks and methodologies that ladder up to client business goals

• Oversee the creation of data-driven reports and presentations that offer clear, actionable insights for medical affairs and promotional medical education tactics

• Collaborate cross-functionally with account, strategy, and activation teams to ensure insights are fully integrated and activated

• Mentor and manage junior team members, delegating tasks effectively and supporting career development

• Guide the evolution of reporting templates, benchmarks, and best practices to improve quality and efficiency

• Identify opportunities to innovate our medical analytics approaches and expand our offerings, particularly through the use of proprietary and third-party AI and technology

You’ll Thrive in This Role If:

• You understand the nuances for Medical Communications business and have a passion for in-depth, scientific insights

• You embrace technology and are driven by deep curiosity to constantly evolve and try new things

• You are passionate about turning data into compelling stories that drive strategic action

• You are highly organized, able to juggle multiple projects without losing sight of the details

• You enjoy client engagement and know how to foster trust, credibility, and collaboration

• You embrace ambiguity, stay ahead of changing digital and healthcare trends, and are excited to grow with the team

What You Should Have:

• 5–7+ years of experience in analytics, social listening, or market research, with at least 3 years focused on healthcare/pharmaceutical clients, including Medical-specific client work

• Proven ability to lead research initiatives, develop strategic insights, and present findings to senior clients

• Knowledge of the nuances of Medic