Senior Scientific Director - Oncology
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Senior scientific/medical communications leader with 10+ years creating promotional medical education content. Requires an advanced science degree, oncology/therapeutic-area scientific content oversight, client/brand strategy leadership, AMA-style editorial process knowledge, and US remote eligibility. Multiple myeloma or hematologic cancers experience is a plus.
About Lockwood: Lockwood collaborates with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries to identify effective, holistic, science-based strategies to address their objectives through medical communications. Our clients count on us to challenge their assumptions and help them creatively navigate around obstacles. From strategy through execution, we focus on accuracy, transparency, and scientific value to create programs that are evidence-based, clinically relevant, and contribute to the development of our clients’ brands. Over a third of our staff hold advanced scientific or medical degrees, and most work from where they live. Because our flexible structure provides better work-life balance, we attract the best talent, facilitate their best work, and as a result, are more responsive to our clients, wherever and whenever they do business. Summary: In this role, the Senior Scientific Director is responsible for the planning, development, and oversight of scientific content for an assigned account or accounts across various therapeutic areas and managing most aspects of the scientific contributions across a large and/or multiple accounts.. Responsibilities: Responsibilities include leading assigned accounts, leading client interactions and brand strategy, leading the scientific portion of brand planning and business development, managing resource allocation, partnering with client services to develop SOWs and timelines and identifying areas for new and organic growth. Education: An advanced degree in science is required. Professional Skills & Experience: Candidates must have 10 or more years of relevant job experience with promotional medical education content such as advisory boards, speaker programs, slide decks, etc. This role requires demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as the ability to analyze and interpret scientific data, multitask, work independently, and manage projects within tight deadlines with limited direction. Experience with established professional medical editorial processes (eg, AMA style) and ethical guidelines is also required. Experience with multiple myeloma and/or hematologic cancers (blood cancers, liquid tumors) is a plus.
What you'll do
- Planning, development, and oversight of scientific content for an assigned account or accounts across various therapeutic areas
- Managing most aspects of the scientific contributions across a large and/or multiple accounts
- Leading assigned accounts
- Leading client interactions and brand strategy
- Leading the scientific portion of brand planning and business development
- Managing resource allocation
- Partnering with client services to develop SOWs and timelines
- Identifying areas for new and organic growth
What they require
- An advanced degree in science is required.
- Candidates must have 10 or more years of relevant job experience with promotional medical education content such as advisory boards, speaker programs, slide decks, etc.
- Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to analyze and interpret scientific data
- Ability to multitask, work independently, and manage projects within tight deadlines with limited direction
- Experience with established professional medical editorial processes (eg, AMA style) and ethical guidelines is required.
- Preferred: Experience with multiple myeloma and/or hematologic cancers (blood cancers, liquid tumors)
Benefits
- Flexible structure provides better work-life balance
- Most work from where they live
Lockwood collaborates with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries to identify effective, holistic, science-based strategies to address their objectives through medical communications.