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Lockwood™ · 3 months ago

Freelance Scientific Director - Publications

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Lockwood collaborates with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries to provide effective, science-based strategies through medical communications. The Freelance Scientific Director is responsible for planning, developing, and overseeing scientific content for assigned accounts across various therapeutic areas.

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Culture & Values

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include working with the Group Scientific Director to provide clients with strategic medical communication recommendations that support the achievement of brand goals, independently leading execution of content development activities, supervising Associate Scientific Directors, and liaising with other in-house or freelance staff to manage writing and other content-related tasks such as conducting background research, data-checking, and reference annotation

Qualification

Medical publications experienceAdvanced degree in scienceAnalytical skillsMedical editorial processesEthical guidelines knowledgeOrganizational skillsInterpersonal communicationProject managementMultitaskingIndependent work

Required

An advanced degree in science (ie. PhD, PharmD, or MD) is required

Candidates must have 5 or more years of relevant job experience with medical publications, including manuscripts, posters, abstracts, podium presentations, scientific platforms, and publication extenders

This role requires 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

Experience with established professional medical editorial processes (ie. AMA style) and ethical guideline working knowledge (ie. ICMJE, GPP2022) is also required

Preferred

CMPP preferred

Company

Lockwood™

Lockwood™ is a full-service medical communications agency dedicated to delivering strategic, scientifically rigorous, and impactful solutions across the healthcare landscape.

Founded in 2007

Stamford, Connecticut, USA

501-1000 employees

http://thelockwoodgrp.com

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

unknown

2021-09-24Acquired

Leadership Team

Matthew Schecter

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Alan Banner

President & COO

Recent News

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The Lockwood Group Expands Capabilities by Welcoming Research To Practice

2025-11-14

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