Director, Medical Strategy - VP
About The Position
As Director of Medical Strategy - VP at Area23, you will lead medical excellence by overseeing team growth, client relationships, and strategic insights. The role requires expertise across multiple products and disease states and the ability to translate complex medical information into actionable brand strategies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance business development, medical research, and innovation, while supporting talent development and department expansion. The position includes reviewing agency-developed content and recommending medical strategies to strengthen brand communications; keeping current with industry trends; working with internal teams, clients, and healthcare professionals to achieve brand objectives; and ensuring new content incorporates each brand’s medical hook. You will identify medical opportunities, use data to develop compelling and differentiated stories, and participate in workshops, senior-leader meetings, and pitches to support strategic growth and client relationships. Omnicom’s policy requires employees, where permitted by local law, to work in the office at least three days per week unless the agency or manager directs additional in-office days.
Requirements
- Advanced degree (MS, MD, PhD, or PharmD) in a clinical or scientific field.
- At least 7 years of relevant industry experience.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to convey medical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, with efficient workflow management.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, including supervision of direct reports.
- Experience developing and delivering strategic medical communications content, including scientific platforms, brand-planning documents, and pitches.
- Ability to apply strategic skills to contribute to brand strategy, identify medical opportunities, and drive business results and growth.
- Financial and operational acumen related to staffing plans, department utilization, budgets, and resource allocation.
Responsibilities
- Critically review agency-developed content and provide strategic medical recommendations to enhance brand communications.
- Stay current with industry trends and provide up-to-date recommendations for brands.
- Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and healthcare professionals to achieve brand objectives.
- Incorporate the brand’s medical hook into new content to ensure consistent messaging.
- Identify and execute medical opportunities that support strategic and tactical development.
- Use data to tell compelling, differentiating stories and optimize brand communications.
- Facilitate and participate in proprietary workshops to drive strategic growth.
- Build strong client relationships through participation in senior-leader meetings and workshops.
- Contribute medical insights and strategic recommendations to business-development pitches.
- Oversee team growth, foster talent development, and contribute to department expansion.
- Supervise direct reports.
- Contribute to staffing plans, department utilization, budgets, and resource allocation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
