BOLDSCIENCE ยท 3 months ago
Scientific Director - Commercial
BOLDSCIENCE is seeking a Scientific Director who will play a crucial role in the Scientific Services leadership team. This individual will lead scientific communications strategies for clients, manage complex projects, and ensure high-quality content development across various therapeutic areas.
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Responsibilities
Manage a wide range of complex projects across multiple teams and a variety of therapeutic areas
Acting as a key scientific lead on a designated account providing scientific guidance to the internal account team and externally to clients
Providing regular communication on product updates, medical/regulatory milestones, competitor landscape and the wider healthcare industry
Ensure that the team deliverables are in line with the clients strategic goals and objectives
Establish and maintain strong relationships with the client and relevant medical experts
Consistency producing client ready deliverables across a wide range of projects
Ability to translate large amounts of highly technical and scientific data into accessible deliverables for a variety of different audiences. Knowing how and when to adapt the language and content
Oversee scientific team content development ensuring high quality standards and scientific excellence are consistently delivered
Lead the facilitation of client workshops and thought leadership discussions with HCPs
Forward thinking approach, constantly looking ahead to continue to provide clients with fresh thinking and ideas
Develop a trusted partnership with the Client Services lead to ensure effective project execution including strategic planning, timeline creation, account management and resource planning
Working with the Client Service lead on financial management including forecasting and budgets
Actively participates in new business both organically with existing clients and on wider new business
Provide regular coaching, mentoring and feedback to the team to drive career development
Proactively manage the Scientific Services team and individual performance, including training and development of junior writers
Qualification
Required
Advanced, doctoral level degree within a scientific discipline
Demonstrated experience within the medical communications industry
Strong expertise in commercial, peer to peer deliverables
Previous experience managing a team of medical writers
Experience managing complexity
The ability to provide coaching and guidance to clients
Excellent presentation skills
Calm under pressure
Exceptional scientific writing skills with extensive experience writing across different therapeutic areas and for different target audiences
In depth knowledge of pharmaceutical industry standards and compliance