VP, Medical Director, Medical Strategy & Scientific Affairs

The role

The VP, Medical Director oversees the strategic direction of medical affairs efforts across therapeutic areas. This person will lead the creation and execution of medical strategies, scientific communications, and operational leadership.

What you will do

• Lead medical affairs initiatives including communication strategies, scientific narratives, and tools for field medical teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including client teams, healthcare professionals, and internal teams.
• Drive the creation of scientific content in partnership with digital and creative departments.
• Maintain scientific integrity and ensure accuracy and quality across all deliverables.
• Supervise the creation of high-quality scientific materials.
• Mentor and guide medical writers.
• Support business development by contributing to proposals and pitches.

Required qualifications

• Lead medical affairs initiatives, including the creation of communication strategies, scientific narratives, and tools for field medical teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including client teams, healthcare professionals, and internal Cadent teams (creative, editorial, and scientific).
• Drive the creation of cutting-edge scientific content in partnership with digital and creative departments.
• Maintain scientific integrity, ensuring accuracy and quality across all deliverables.
• Supervise the creation of high-quality scientific materials
• Mentor and guide medical writers, overseeing their contributions to client deliverables.
• Support business development by contributing to proposals and pitches.

Nice to have

• Proven leadership, interpersonal, and communication abilities.
• Track record of creating strategic, scientifically accurate content and providing oversight to maintain high-quality standards.
• Experience in training and guiding medical writers on best practices for publications.
• Strong project management capabilities, with the ability to prioritize tasks and delegate effectively.
• Capable of excelling in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, and collaborative environment, while also working independently.
• Strategic thinker with the capacity to assess resource requirements and implement solutions accordingly.

Benefits

• health care insurance
• retirement plans
• generous paid time off and holidays
• wellness benefits
• life insurance
• learning and development opportunities

About the company

BGBx is an independent commercial solutions partner to pharmaceutical and life science companies. They bring together strategists, scientists, communicators, creatives, technologists, and data experts to tackle healthcare challenges.