Medical Director (Publications)

The role

The Medical Director leads scientific strategy and content delivery for publications and broader medical affairs. This person serves as a senior scientific partner to clients to translate evidence into strategic communications.

What you will do

• Develop and execute publication strategies aligned with client objectives
• Lead strategy for manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and congress activity
• Provide scientific direction for medical affairs deliverables like platforms and advisory board materials
• Translate clinical, HEOR, and real-world evidence into clear narratives
• Provide senior scientific oversight for accuracy and strategic alignment
• Lead writing, review, and refinement of scientific content
• Serve as a senior scientific and strategic contact for clients
• Oversee progress, risks, workflows, timelines, and budgets
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including clinical, regulatory, and editorial
• Provide leadership and mentorship to writers and content leads

Required qualifications

• Degree in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, public health, or related discipline
• 6+ years of publications, medical affairs, or medical communications experience within an agency, pharmaceutical, biotech, academic, or related environment
• Advanced publication strategy, scientific leadership, and client advisory capability
• Strong working knowledge of broader medical affairs deliverables
• Strong command of publication ethics, ICMJE, GPP, journal/congress requirements, authorship considerations, and evidence dissemination best practices
• Ability to lead scientific content across various medical affairs and publication assets
• Excellent data interpretation, scientific writing, reviewing, and editorial judgment
• Ability to connect publication strategy with medical affairs objectives and stakeholder engagement
• Strong client, author, KOL, and cross-functional stakeholder management skills
• Ability to model responsible AI use

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as PhD, PharmD, MD, MPH, MSc, or equivalent experience
• Experience or strong working knowledge across broader medical affairs deliverables

Benefits

• Free snacks
• Generous holiday and paid time off
• Options for private medical, dental, and vision plans
• Support in saving for the future
• Mental wellness coaching and support
• Access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning

About the company

Real Chemistry is a global agency providing a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to pharmaceutical and biotech clients.