Scientific Director - Oncology (Medical Communications)

The role

The Scientific Director is responsible for the planning, development, and oversight of scientific content for assigned accounts across various therapeutic areas including Oncology. This role involves providing strategic medical communication recommendations and leading content development activities.

What you will do

• Provide clients with strategic medical communication recommendations to support brand goals
• Lead execution of content development activities independently
• Supervise Associate Scientific Directors
• Liaise with in-house or freelance staff to manage writing and content tasks
• Conduct background research
• Perform data-checking
• Perform reference annotation

Required qualifications

• Advanced degree in science
• 5 or more years of relevant job experience with promotional medical education content such as advisory boards, speaker programs, slide decks, etc.
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to analyze and interpret scientific data
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to manage projects within tight deadlines with limited direction
• Experience with established professional medical editorial processes (eg, AMA style) and ethical guidelines
• Experience with oncology

Nice to have

• strong preference in solid tumors such as lung cancers

About the company

Lockwood collaborates with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries to identify effective, holistic, science-based strategies through medical communications. Over a third of staff hold advanced scientific or medical degrees.