Scientific Director - Medical Communications

Pharma-Partners are currently recruiting a Scientific Director for a specialist medical education agency in South West London. This role will work across several therapy areas for a top 10 pharma company. You will be a source of scientific, editorial and therapy expertise within the business. Whilst providing strategic direction across this account, you will also line manage a number of direct reports.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership within the medical education team to ensure client satisfaction
• Proactively identify and develop opportunities for organic growth, new business and ideas for medical education products
• Determine optimal allocation of scientific services resource and plan mid- to long-term account alignment and succession planning
• Monitor project costs against agreed budgets and discuss any changes to specification with the wider project team and the client at the earliest opportunity

Requirements:

• The successful candidate must currently be a principal medical writer or scientific director within a medical communications agency
• Significant experience across several products and therapy areas within medical communications or an equivalent environment
• Energetic and hard-working, with a professional and mature attitude and demeanour, attention to detail and excellent quality-control skills

Salary and benefits:

• Salary upto £85,000
• Competitive and flexible benefits package
• Home working options