Senior Scientific Director - Medical Communications
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This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Scientific Director – Medical Communications based in Canada. This is a senior scientific leadership role at the intersection of strategy, medical content development, and client advisory within the pharmaceutical and biotech communications space. You will lead the scientific direction for complex, multi-account engagements, ensuring all deliverables are grounded in clinical accuracy, scientific integrity, and strategic relevance. The role involves close collaboration with client stakeholders to shape brand strategy, translate scientific data into meaningful medical narratives, and guide the development of high-impact educational and promotional materials. You will also play a key role in business growth by contributing to account expansion, strategic planning, and new opportunity development. This position requires both deep scientific expertise and strong client-facing leadership, with the ability to operate across multiple therapeutic areas and fast-moving timelines. The environment is highly flexible, intellectually rigorous, and built around attracting top scientific talent working remotely across regions. You will help shape how evidence-based communication supports the advancement of medical innovation and brand development. \n
Accountabilities: Lead the scientific direction across assigned client accounts, ensuring all medical communications deliverables are accurate, compliant, and strategically aligned. Oversee development of scientific content across multiple therapeutic areas, including advisory boards, speaker programs, slide decks, and other medical education materials. Serve as a senior scientific point of contact for clients, leading discussions on brand strategy, scientific positioning, and medical communication planning. Contribute to brand planning and business development by translating scientific insights into strategic opportunities and growth initiatives. Partner with client services teams to define scopes of work, timelines, and resource planning for complex, multi-account engagements. Ensure adherence to editorial standards, including AMA style and industry ethical guidelines, across all scientific deliverables. Manage scientific teams and resources across projects, ensuring quality, consistency, and timely execution under tight deadlines. Identify opportunities for account growth and expanded scientific engagement across existing and new client relationships. Requirements: Advanced degree in a scientific or medical discipline (required). 8+ years of experience in medical communications, medical affairs, publications, or promotional medical education within pharmaceutical or biotech environments. Strong experience developing scientific content such as advisory board materials, speaker programs, slide decks, and related deliverables. Proven ability to interpret complex clinical and scientific data and translate it into clear, accurate communication outputs. Strong client-facing experience with the ability to lead discussions, present scientific rationale, and influence strategic direction. Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple accounts and deadlines simultaneously. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with familiarity in editorial standards and scientific style guidelines (e.g., AMA). Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, remote, and deadline-driven environment. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across scientific, creative, and account teams. Benefits: Fully remote-first work environment with flexible working arrangements. Opportunity to work across leading pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device clients. High-impact scientific leadership role with strategic influence on brand and communication direction. Collaborative, science-driven culture with a strong emphasis on accuracy and intellectual rigor. Exposure to a wide range of therapeutic areas and cutting-edge clinical research. Strong autonomy and trust-based working environment supporting work-life balance. Opportunity to contribute to business growth and strategic account development.
\n How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time. #LI-CL1
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Senior Scientific Director - Medical Communications
Top Benefits
About the role
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Scientific Director – Medical Communications based in Canada. This is a senior scientific leadership role at the intersection of strategy, medical content development, and client advisory within the pharmaceutical and biotech communications space. You will lead the scientific direction for complex, multi-account engagements, ensuring all deliverables are grounded in clinical accuracy, scientific integrity, and strategic relevance. The role involves close collaboration with client stakeholders to shape brand strategy, translate scientific data into meaningful medical narratives, and guide the development of high-impact educational and promotional materials. You will also play a key role in business growth by contributing to account expansion, strategic planning, and new opportunity development. This position requires both deep scientific expertise and strong client-facing leadership, with the ability to operate across multiple therapeutic areas and fast-moving timelines. The environment is highly flexible, intellectually rigorous, and built around attracting top scientific talent working remotely across regions. You will help shape how evidence-based communication supports the advancement of medical innovation and brand development. \n
Accountabilities: Lead the scientific direction across assigned client accounts, ensuring all medical communications deliverables are accurate, compliant, and strategically aligned. Oversee development of scientific content across multiple therapeutic areas, including advisory boards, speaker programs, slide decks, and other medical education materials. Serve as a senior scientific point of contact for clients, leading discussions on brand strategy, scientific positioning, and medical communication planning. Contribute to brand planning and business development by translating scientific insights into strategic opportunities and growth initiatives. Partner with client services teams to define scopes of work, timelines, and resource planning for complex, multi-account engagements. Ensure adherence to editorial standards, including AMA style and industry ethical guidelines, across all scientific deliverables. Manage scientific teams and resources across projects, ensuring quality, consistency, and timely execution under tight deadlines. Identify opportunities for account growth and expanded scientific engagement across existing and new client relationships. Requirements: Advanced degree in a scientific or medical discipline (required). 8+ years of experience in medical communications, medical affairs, publications, or promotional medical education within pharmaceutical or biotech environments. Strong experience developing scientific content such as advisory board materials, speaker programs, slide decks, and related deliverables. Proven ability to interpret complex clinical and scientific data and translate it into clear, accurate communication outputs. Strong client-facing experience with the ability to lead discussions, present scientific rationale, and influence strategic direction. Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple accounts and deadlines simultaneously. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with familiarity in editorial standards and scientific style guidelines (e.g., AMA). Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, remote, and deadline-driven environment. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across scientific, creative, and account teams. Benefits: Fully remote-first work environment with flexible working arrangements. Opportunity to work across leading pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device clients. High-impact scientific leadership role with strategic influence on brand and communication direction. Collaborative, science-driven culture with a strong emphasis on accuracy and intellectual rigor. Exposure to a wide range of therapeutic areas and cutting-edge clinical research. Strong autonomy and trust-based working environment supporting work-life balance. Opportunity to contribute to business growth and strategic account development.
\n How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time. #LI-CL1