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New York, New York · Hybrid

SVP, Group Medical Director

Medical AffairsFull-Time

Pay as listed: $220k-$280k · hybrid · New York, New York · pays below the median of 64 Medical Affairs listings (22nd percentile).

Listed compensation

$220k-$280k

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Job Description

Agency

Omnicom Health Medical Communications

Job Function

Medical Scientific Services

Job Subfunction

Medical Strategy

Job Description

Job Description:

As Group Director of Medical Strategy - SVP, you will spearhead medical excellence, overseeing team growth, client relationships, and strategic insights. You'll require expertise in multiple products and disease states, translating complex medical information into actionable brand strategies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business development, medical research, and innovation, while you'll also foster talent development and department expansion.

A Day in the Life

Critically review agency-developed content, providing strategic medical recommendations to enhance brand communications.

Stay up-to-date on industry trends to provide cutting-edge recommendations for brands.

Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and healthcare professionals (HCPs) to achieve brand objectives.

Ensure consistent messaging by incorporating the brand's "medical hook" into new content.

Identify and execute on medical opportunities to drive strategic and tactical development.

Leverage data to tell compelling, differentiating stories and optimize medical department visibility.

Develop and refine best practices toolkits, leading proprietary workshops and agency presentations.

Foster strong client relationships through participation in senior leader meetings, workshops, and strategic planning.

Contribute to business development by crafting medical insights, driving strategic recommendations, and serving on core pitch teams.

What You Will Need

Advanced degree (MS, MD, PhD, PharmD) in Clinical/Scientific field

9+ years' relevant industry experience.

Excellent communication skills, conveying medical concepts to diverse audiences.

Strong teamwork/collaboration, with efficient workflow management.

Demonstrated leadership skills, including the supervision of direct reports.

Experience developing and delivering strategic medical communications content, including scientific platforms, brand planning documents, and pitches, with expertise in core medical communications deliverables.

Ability to drive brand strategy, adapt to changing priorities, and identify opportunities for growth.

Financial and operational acumen related to staffing plans, department utilization, and fiscal health of accounts.

$220,000 to $280,000

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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Key Responsibilities

The SVP will spearhead medical excellence by overseeing team growth, client relationships, and the development of actionable brand strategies. They will critically review agency content, drive business development, and ensure consistent medical messaging across all brand communications.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an advanced degree (MS, MD, PhD, or PharmD) in a clinical or scientific field. A minimum of 9 years of relevant industry experience with demonstrated leadership and strategic medical communications expertise is required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Team LeadershipClient Relationship ManagementData AnalysisFinancial AcumenOperational ManagementContent ReviewMentorship

Medical Affairs — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$250k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $232k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Medical Affairs pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 2.4
Better work-life than 20% of Medical Affairs listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 249 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Remote
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About Adelphi Group

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Macclesfield, UK
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays