SVP Medical Director

Omnicom Health•Philadelphia, NY

About The Position

Omnicom Health Medical Communications (OHMC) is seeking a Senior Vice President to join our Medical & Scientific Services team. This role will oversee the development, execution, and delivery of multiple medical communication projects in Promotional Medical Education, Medical Affairs, and/or Publications Planning & Strategy. The SVP will contribute to the expansion of OHMC offerings and the evolution of the organization. Key responsibilities include developing and strengthening client relationships, ensuring client accounts' scientific needs are met with strategic focus, scientific rigor, accuracy, and clinical relevance.

Requirements

10+ years’ experience managing a large team (20+) of medical staff of PhDs, PharmD and MDs.
Work in multidisciplinary teams to develop new communications solutions.
Lead a team of medical directors, writers, and other subject matter experts, including resourcing, fostering professional development, coaching, and enabling success on new business and client activities.
Mentor staff at all levels in management responsibilities and promoting a performance-based culture.
Foster development of best practices and processes to enable the medical team and the larger organization to grow and succeed in a compliant and efficient fashion.
Participate in solution development for new offerings.
Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, or MD) with a minimum of 10 years of experience in a Medical Communications agency setting.
Ability to quickly understand scientific landscape in different therapeutic areas.
Significant experience consulting and communicating with healthcare professionals.
Experience engaging and building relationships with key opinion leaders.
Ability to tailor communications to various stakeholders in the medical community.
Demonstrated management and leadership skills.
Demonstrated ability to develop and implement business strategies relevant to Medical Affairs.
Ability to present ideas in an articulate, dynamic, and professional manner.

Nice To Haves

Experience across multiple therapeutic areas is preferred.
Strong desire to drive strategic development and work in a fast-paced, creative environment.
Experience launching new drugs (particularly novel product/new MOA) highly-preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop strategies and service lines to support medical communications and scientific exchange with Key Opinion Leaders and HCPs.
Plan and lead presentations and meetings with prospective clients, complete RFPs and proposals, and lead follow-up to close business.
Support current clients and identify new clients, leveraging knowledge of Medical Affairs and field-deployed scientific liaisons (MSLs/CSLs/TLLs etc.).
Build mutually beneficial business relationships with clients to optimize growth and client satisfaction.
Actively lead and provide strategic support and guidance to all relevant teams.
Guide the overall cadence of the medical and scientific team to drive OHMC forward.
Manage client relationships in coordination with internal teams.
Supervise members of the scientific team on existing and new business opportunities.
Represent the broader medical team and serve as a subject matter expert in areas of experience, including proposal/pitch development and strategy into program execution.
Remain abreast of new industry/healthcare directions and trends to identify opportunities and challenges for clients.
Oversee and review material created by medical and other team members to ensure delivery of high-quality content that meets client and audience needs and objectives.