Associate Director, Medical – PhD, MD, Pharma Ad Agency Experience Required
Location
Illinois + 1 moreAll locations: Illinois | Maryland
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$110K - $140K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Associate Director, Medical – PhD, MD, Pharma Ad Agency Experience Required
EVERSANA
• The Associate Director, Medical has a deep understanding of the client’s business and demonstrates critical thinking and confidence • Provide strategic input to guide creation of clinically relevant educational content and ensure effective use of clinical data to reach strategic brand objectives • Independent scientific content development including analysis and interpretation of clinical data across a wide range of project types • Conduct literature searches, proactively monitor competitive landscape and perform competitive analyses • Establish strong relationships with clients and proactively seek to contribute and collaborate in client meetings • Partner with internal teams to create compelling peer-to-peer educational content and engagement projects for healthcare professionals • Establish close partnership with copy, art and digital teams to create interactive, engaging programs utilizing scientific storytelling techniques and unique data visualization • Collaborate to create and communicate Intouch’s POV and recommendations with clients • Play key role on team to educate team members on disease state, clinical trials, treatments and competition • Support submissions for client medical/regulatory approval processes
Job Requirements
- Advanced degree (PhD, MD or PharmD) in medical sciences related field required
- Preferably two or more years of agency experience in medical education, medical communications and/or HCP marketing
- Strategic thinker that understands how to effectively tell a scientific story in a compelling way to differentiate client products
- Two years minimum medical writing experience required
- Experience creating branded or unbranded peer-to-peer educational content
- Expertise in extracting relevant information from clinical sources and writing medically accurate copy
- Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills
- Client-facing confidence that advances dialogue and creates strong agency-client relationships
- Experience with complex projects that require collaboration between internal and external teams including key opinion leaders
- Familiarity with FDA marketing regulations, AMA editorial style and digital
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Benefits package
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