Medical Director

Inizio Evoke • New York, NY

10d • Remote

About The Position

As a Medical Director, you will provide scientific and medical direction and recommendations. You will work with senior members of the Inizio Evoke Medical team and will be responsible for incorporation of clinical, medical and scientific relevance, into our clients' brands' strategies and tactical executions. You will have a deep understanding of our clients' products (mechanisms, clinical data, competitive differentiators), the conditions they treat (disease mechanisms, epidemiology, standards of care), and relevant prescriber details (practice behaviors, prescribing decision-making process and trends). Together with senior Medical staff, you will work to derive actionable insights from this knowledge. You will work with senior Medical staff, client service, strategic services and creative staff. You will strive to develop excellence in training junior agency staff on product mechanisms, interacting with clients and interviewing external professionals. You will be a remote employee reporting to a Senior Vice President, Medical Strategy.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in life sciences: PhD or MD (preferred) - may consider PharmD
• 4+ years of experience in a healthcare communications agency, medical education, medical communications company, or pharmaceutical manufacturer
• Experience translating scientific or clinical data into presentation formats
• Experience in live presentation of scientific or clinical results to various audience types
• Experience interacting with leading researchers and other professionals in the biomedical/pharmaceutical industry
• Expert written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Understanding of biochemical mechanisms, clinical research, and statistical analyses
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical marketing and details of promotional compliance
• Ability to work both independently and as a team member

Nice To Haves

• Authorship in peer-reviewed publications, or presentation of abstracts at major scientific/medical conferences preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintain expert understanding of clients' product approved Prescribing Information, as well as those from relevant competitive medications
• Monitor relevant disease categories for current publications or updates to labeling
• Develop skills in identification of actionable scientific, clinical insights for use in medical strategy
• Assist in the development of market research plans and other insight gathering exercises
• Brief creative teams and oversee creative deliverables to ensure they align with medical/clinical insights and strategic guidance
• Provide medical and scientific direction for specific projects, including identification of relevant data sets and recommendations on both copy and visual representations of data
• Review content for medical and scientific accuracy
• Provide ongoing training and education for internal staff members
• Support senior Medical staff in new business opportunities as needed
• Contribute to agency thought leadership activities

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• 401(k)
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior