Ashfield MedComms
Medical Communications
ScientificDirector
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“Scientific Director at Ashfield MedComms. Skills: Medical Communications, Scientific Director, Client Advisory. line management. mentorship”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure the highest standards are met; ensure alignment of strategy and content; highest quality of deliverables
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
experience writing, developing and reviewing related content within a Healthcare/Medical Communications setting, medical communications expertise, client interactions, line management, mentorship, reviewing work of junior team members, communicating highly scientific content in an accessible medical educational setting, scientific and strategic input, scientific accuracy and highest quality of deliverables, adapting content and style to the appropriate audience, decision-making abilities, Medical Communications, commitment to quality
Nice to Have
key therapy area knowledge including respiratory diseases
What You'll Do.
reviewing work of junior team members
ensuring alignment of strategy and content
partnering with clients
provide scientific and strategic input
ensuring scientific accuracy and highest quality of deliverables
adapting content and style
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work closely with colleagues; partnering with clients; translating this into direction for the internal team; partner closely with our pharmaceutical clients
Communication Scope
making the complex simple; communicating highly scientific content; accessible medical educational setting
Process & Methodology
juggling multiple priorities and workstreams
Full Job Description
Scientific Director Medical Communications – Medical Affairs UK – remote, hybrid or office based Make it Matter Are you passionate about science and get a buzz out of making the complex simple? Do you want to help develop the skills of others? If so, then we want to hear from you. Role Profile We have an exciting vacancy for a Scientific Director for established medical affairs accounts, working across several respiratory areas including COPD, severe asthma and refractory chronic cough. With key therapy area knowledge including respiratory diseases, your experience writing, developing and reviewing related content within a Healthcare/Medical Communications setting will be a critical success factor. You will be the strategic account lead within existing teams and will use your medical communications expertise to work closely with colleagues and clients as a trusted advisor. You will enjoy client interactions and partnering with clients to understand their strategic goals and priorities, translating this into direction for the internal team. You will be responsible for line management, mentorship and reviewing work of junior team members to ensure the highest standards are met throughout, with a passion for developing people. You’ll be responsible for ensuring alignment of strategy and content across different parts of the respiratory franchise and excel at juggling multiple priorities and workstreams. In our Scientific Directors, we are looking for leaders – people who are passionate about communicating highly scientific content in an accessible medical educational setting. You will partner closely with our pharmaceutical clients to provide scientific and strategic input, as well as ensuring the scientific accuracy and highest quality of deliverables. You will embrace learning the nuances of account therapy areas quickly, and adapting content and style to the appropriate audience. You will be confident in your decision-making abilities and highly experienced in Medic
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