Scientific Director – Oncology, Medical Communications

🕒 August 24

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🗣️ Communications

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Lockwood

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501 - 1000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

Healthcare • Consulting • Marketing

Lockwood is a company specializing in medical and market access communications, collaborating with healthcare clients to strategize and execute effective communications. The company works closely with clients' medical affairs teams from Phase 2 onwards to shape scientific strategies and support commercialization efforts. Lockwood's divisions include medical affairs, commercial development, publications, and market access, delivering high-quality, evidence-based initiatives. Their team includes numerous staff members with advanced scientific or medical degrees, allowing them to provide insights that inform compelling stories. Lockwood is committed to scientific accuracy, innovation, and long-term client partnerships while fostering a supportive culture for their employees.

📋 Description

• Plan, develop, and oversee scientific content for assigned accounts across therapeutic areas, including Oncology, and different target audiences • Work with the Group Scientific Director to provide clients with strategic medical communication recommendations supporting brand goals • Independently lead execution of content development activities • Supervise Associate Scientific Directors • Liaise with in-house and freelance staff to manage writing and other content-related tasks • Conduct background research, data-checking, and reference annotation

🎯 Requirements

• An advanced degree in science is required • 5 or more years of relevant job experience with promotional medical education content such as advisory boards, speaker programs, and slide decks • Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills • Ability to analyze and interpret scientific data • Ability to multitask and work independently • Ability to manage projects within tight deadlines with limited direction • Experience with established professional medical editorial processes, e.g. AMA style • Experience with ethical guidelines • Experience with oncology required • Strong preference for experience in solid tumors such as lung cancers

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible structure providing better work-life balance • Most staff work from where they live • Remote work arrangement