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At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.
Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work.
Who we are looking for:
VML Health is seeking a Medical Director. The Medical Director will work with the Scientific team, as well as the Account and Editorial teams, to assist in ensuring the scientific integrity of all client-related projects and new business endeavors. You will be responsible for providing direction and support of the clients' marketing and medical goals.
What you'll be doing:
- Be a brand champion by ensuring all agency efforts and projects are in the best interest of the brand and maximize scientific data to meet the overall strategic imperatives, positioning, and long-term vision
- Develop and oversee projects that demand a high degree of scientific and/or technical understanding
- Be accountable for client satisfaction, scientific rigor and accuracy, and strategic excellence of all projects
- Read, familiarize, interpret, and distill content from medical journal articles and pharmaceutical clinical study reports for scientific and marketing messages
- Hands-on medical writing, editing, re-writing
- Review scientific content for accuracy
- Incorporate client and editorial comments in documents
- Proactively suggest new and innovative ways to present data
- Work in partnership with account services counterpart and editorial department
- Coach, manage, mentor, and provide direction to junior science staff
- Full command of, and adherence to internal processes on all projects and ensure staff understands and follows process and provide recommendations
- Establish good working relationships with key opinion leaders
- Involvement in new business opportunities, as needed
- Liaise with client and fulfill client requests
- Engage in client interaction including running teleconferences and client meetings, answering questions regarding content issues on manuscripts and presentations, attend meetings and demonstrate knowledge of content
- Develop and maintain harmonious relationships with all levels of client teams
- Take responsibility for client satisfaction and identify new ways/solutions to strengthen relationships
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the therapeutic market and share timely information about changes in the market
- Participate in the development of breakthrough creative and innovative programs founded in strong science
- Ensure high-quality agency output, reflective of consistently superior creative and innovative products, and constructively reject materials that do not meet this standard
- Manage freelance writers, if needed-assign projects, provide direction, ensure project is on strategy
What You'll Need:
- Advanced degree in biomedical sciences (MD, PhD)
- 4+ years previous experience at medical communications agency
- Experience in multiple therapeutic areas
- Experience managing multiple teams and client accounts
- Advanced skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Internet search, Pubmed
- Leadership skills
- Passionate about the medical education/communication business
- Strong scientific and medical communications acumen
- Effective written and oral communications skills
- Excellent supervisory skills
- Excellent interpersonal and listening skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Exercises sound judgment
- Manages time effectively and good multi-tasker
- Strong professional work ethic
- Acts as a team member
- Active role in agency recruitment
- Displays a willingness to work overtime, travel, and attend off-hour events within reason
VML is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or other protected group status. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.
At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization-creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers-who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction.
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Wunderman Thompson is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or other protected group status. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.