Scientific Director (Neurology) - Education

Clinical Care Options LLC • US,

2d

About The Position

The Scientific Director develops and manages content for continuing medical education (CME) and independent medical education (IME) programs delivered in live, online, and print-based formats. The role creates or edits educational content, works with expert faculty and freelance contributors, and prepares materials for publication or presentation. It also includes participation in medical conferences and conference-coverage programs, management of multiple projects and deliverables, and ensuring activities meet company quality standards and guidelines.

The Scientific Director maintains and grows relationships with faculty and key opinion leaders (KOLs), works with them to identify educational gaps and funding resources, recruits KOLs to collaborate and share education with peers, and develops relationships with emerging faculty. The position requires travel up to 30% of the time, both domestically and internationally.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of recent experience writing, developing, and editing CME/CE activities; clinical or research experience may be considered instead.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Biological Sciences preferred.
• Working knowledge of recent advances in clinical medicine and therapeutics.
• Experience identifying and working with faculty members or KOLs on educational materials for professional medical audiences.
• Experience developing accredited programs and familiarity with ACCME, ACPE, ANCC, and other regulatory agencies’ guidelines and policies for commercially supported educational activities.
• Working knowledge of AMA style requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook, and familiarity with online medical reference resources.
• Experience managing content development across CME formats, ideally including PowerPoint presentations, case-based activities, video presentations, and interactive digital media.
• Experience working with expert faculty or KOLs to determine educational needs and develop educational content.
• Ability to manage multiple potentially complex projects, including online interactive treatment decision-support tools.
• Ability to develop accredited content components, such as developing and analyzing outcomes-assessment questions.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to work independently with effective time management, organization, and project-management skills; attention to detail; and ability to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to a high quality standard.
• Ability to collaborate with internal teams and external partners, including faculty, freelancers, and educational partners.
• Effective decision-making, initiative, judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills, and a resourceful, can-do attitude.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, NP/APN, or MBA).
• Biological Sciences undergraduate degree.
• Direct clinical experience.
• Clinical or research experience in lieu of CME/CE experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop content for live, online, and print-based medical education activities; create new content or edit material submitted by freelancers or faculty.
• Identify and collaborate with expert faculty members and writers; assign projects to freelance contributors and supporting staff; prepare and finalize content for publication or presentation.
• Attend or participate remotely in key medical conferences and contribute to writing or editing conference-coverage programs, including text- and PowerPoint-based activities.
• Manage multiple projects and content components, ensuring quality standards and on-time delivery of all deliverables.
• Execute activities in alignment with company guidelines so they pass quality audits and meet company standards.
• Maintain and grow strategic relationships with key faculty.
• Work with KOLs to identify educational gaps and funding resources to advance HCP education.
• Identify and recruit KOLs to collaborate and share education with peers.
• Identify and build relationships with emerging KOL faculty.

What This Job Offers

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