Medical Director

Agency

Omnicom Health Medical Communications

Job Function

Medical Scientific Services

Job Subfunction

Medical Strategy

Job Description

OHMC is seeking a Medical Director to join our Medical & Scientific Services team and drive the development, execution and delivery of multiple medical communication projects.

The Medical Director will play a key role in developing new and strengthening existing client relationships, ensuring that the assist in the development and growth of new and existing client relationships, ensuring that the scientific needs of the account are being met with strategic focus, scientific rigor and accuracy, and clinical relevance.

The Medical Director will also play a significant role in developing junior scientific team members.

Responsibilities

Scientific Content

• Independently provide client-ready deliverables
• Delegate work effectively and efficiently, providing clear, actionable feedback and direction
• Oversee content development on a wide range of complex projects across multiple teams/therapeutic areas and guide the decision-making process in data analysis
• Review scientific content developed by scientific team members and guide others to develop this skill

Fiscal Responsibility

Contribute to scope creation and provide feedback on scientific aspects of budget development

Collaborate with the Client Services partner for forecasting, staffing, and resource planning

Strategic Perspective and Guidance

• Serve as scientific lead on assigned accounts, providing strategic direction and leadership
• Develop understanding of the big picture in therapeutic categories through fundamental review of literature
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of pharmaceutical industry standards and compliance

Client Engagement and Influence

Build and manage strong relationships with clients and medical experts communication channels with physicians and guides others in developing this skill

Moderate and facilitate effective, productive client sessions

Team Engagement and Influence

• Communicate effectively and propose rational and appropriate solutions when conflicts arise
• Partner with Client Services on account / issues management
• Full understanding of internal processes, and roles and responsibilities of members of all Departments
• Guide career development and performance management for direct reports

Business Development

Work with functional teams and Client Services to cross sell services showing an understanding of business environment and client business strategy/implications

Participate in business development initiatives with existing clients and contribute to RFPs and pitches for business with new clients

Qualifications

An advanced scientific degree (PhD, MD, PharmD) with 3 to 5 years of experience in a Medical Communications agency setting

• Strong therapeutic category knowledge and experience, especially (cite one or more categories)
• Experience working directly with pharmaceutical clients
• Demonstrated ability to interpret data and provide strategic/scientific direction to clients

Proficiency Organizing Teams and Managing Projects

• Strong self-motivation and enthusiasm with demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, highly detail-oriented environment
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical standards, compliance, and regulations
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, including strong proficiency in related technologies (Microsoft applications, Internet research platforms, etc)
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed $100,000 - $140,000

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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