Scientific Director

Our client is a medical education agency who is seeking a Scientific Director to lead their editorial team and further develop their medical education content strategy across a variety of media outputs (inc. digital, slide kits, meeting reports, manuscripts).

As well as an excellent salary, you can expect private healthcare for you and family members and a pension package. This position is currently home-bases due to the pandemic. Primarily, the role will be positioned at their office in Buckinghamshire.

Responsibilities:

• The main point of contact for clients and authors for individual projects
• Keep abreast with disease-specific advances and competitor activities
• Keep up-to-date with industry codes of practice/legislation
• Support quality medical writing and consistency throughout the company
• Lead the editorial team and further develop the medical education content strategy of the agency across a range of channels including slide kits, meeting reports, websites and apps
• Build strong working relationships with clients and grow existing accounts
• Lead and manage a team of medical writers, editors and account managers

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

• Extensive experience at a Medical Communications/Education Agency
• Located in the United Kingdom
• Life Science degree
• Knowledge of industry guidelines (i.e. ABPI)
• Previous experience in creating innovative strategic programs for clients in a medical communications/education agency
• Experience line managing and mentoring Editors
• Experience with identifying and leading business development opportunities
• Experience in working in a fast-paced, agile environment

To find out more, please send your CV to Elizabeth to E.Lowe@nonstopconsulting.com. Applicants with prior Medical Communications/Education Agency experience who reside in the UK will only be considered for this position.