Vice President, Medical Director

Real Chemistry

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities. Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem. Real Chemistry is seeking a visionary and strategic Vice President, Medical Director to lead and expand our medical communications offering. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of scientific strategy, drive client excellence, and elevate healthcare provider education to ultimately transform patient outcomes. As Vice President, you will serve as a senior strategic partner to our clients and internal teams, overseeing the development and execution of diverse medical affairs offerings across several therapeutic areas. You will lead a scientific team to ensure scientific excellence, foster innovative approaches to medical communications, and help grow Real Chemistry’s scientific footprint in the life sciences sector. This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in healthcare communications within an agency or pharmaceutical/biotech setting, with extensive experience with medical affairs specifically.
Advanced degree in a life sciences field (PhD, MD, or PharmD strongly preferred).
Deep experience in oncology and/or immunology required.
Demonstrated success in leading strategic and content offerings across multiple therapeutic areas, from planning through execution.
Proven ability to build and maintain executive-level client relationships and influence internal and external stakeholders.
Strong business acumen with experience in account growth, team development, and budget oversight.
Expertise in scientific storytelling with an exceptional eye for scientific accuracy, tone, and audience alignment.

Nice To Haves

Additional experience in neurology or cardio-renal-metabolic disease strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership: Serve as the senior scientific lead on major accounts, driving scientific strategy and execution in alignment with broader medical communications and business objectives.
Scientific Excellence: Provide expert oversight and final sign-off on high-impact deliverables including advisory boards, slide decks, field materials, digital educational assets, and congress materials. Ensure scientific integrity, strategic alignment, and storytelling that resonates with diverse medical audiences.
Client Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor to senior-level clients (e.g., medical affairs, clinical development, publication leads), building and sustaining strategic relationships that result in long-term partnerships and organic growth.
Team Leadership & Talent Development: Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of more junior Directors, Medical Writers, and cross-functional collaborators. Champion a culture of high performance, innovation, and continuous learning within team and across broader scientific department.
Thought Leadership & Innovation: Drive innovation in content offerings and delivery, identifying new channels, formats, and digital opportunities to elevate engagement and impact.
Operational & Financial Oversight: Lead resource planning and team structures across accounts, ensuring efficiency and scalability. Collaborate with manager and finance and account teams to ensure project profitability and strategic forecasting.
Business Development: Partner with business development and executive leadership to identify growth opportunities, shape proposals, and lead scientific strategy in high-stakes pitches and client presentations.

Benefits

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future.
Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.
Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at: www.realchemistrybenefits.com.

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