VP/SVP, Medical Strategy - Medical Communications

Avalere Health•Washington, DC

About The Position

Avalere Health is seeking a senior scientific strategist to provide strategic leadership across its Medical business, with deep expertise in Oncology. The role develops integrated, evidence-based strategies spanning medical affairs, commercial promotional education, and HCP engagement. It serves as a trusted adviser to senior medical affairs, marketing, and commercial stakeholders, connecting clinical evidence, market dynamics, brand priorities, and HCP needs to establish clear strategic direction. The position also leads strategy across major client relationships, identifies and converts growth opportunities, and strengthens the organization’s strategic capabilities. The role guides strategy across Oncology brands and assets through pre-launch, launch, growth, and lifecycle optimization. It brings together internal specialist teams to deliver integrated solutions, leads client workshops and planning sessions, and contributes to pitches and proposals. The strategist also champions innovation and develops strategy talent. The position is based in the US or Canada, with flexible location arrangements.

Requirements

Advanced scientific expertise supported by an advanced degree in life sciences, biomedical, or clinical disciplines, such as a PhD, PharmD, MD, or Master’s, or equivalent relevant experience.
Significant senior-level experience in healthcare agency strategy, medical communications, pharmaceutical commercial/promotional education, or related consulting.
Deep Oncology expertise across treatment pathways, standards of care, clinical evidence, competitive landscapes, and emerging therapeutic approaches.
Strong experience translating HCP insight into positioning, messaging, education, content, and multichannel engagement strategies.
Strong understanding of US pharmaceutical promotional review and compliance processes, including appropriate promotional and non-promotional boundaries.
Confidence partnering with medical, legal, and regulatory review teams.
Executive-level communication skills and credibility advising and influencing senior pharmaceutical stakeholders.
Experience leading complex multidisciplinary teams, major pitches, and organic growth opportunities.
Track record of coaching and developing senior talent and influencing beyond formal reporting lines.

Nice To Haves

Additional expertise in vaccines, respiratory, or rare diseases.

Responsibilities

Lead insight-driven strategy across medical affairs, commercial promotional education, and HCP engagement, particularly for Oncology brands and assets.
Identify HCP learning needs, clinical practice barriers, and prescribing decision drivers, and translate them into educational strategies.
Connect clinical data, scientific landscapes, treatment pathways, audience insights, and brand priorities into differentiated strategic recommendations.
Guide strategy across pre-launch, launch, growth, and lifecycle optimization.
Develop frameworks for scientific communications, HCP segmentation, message platforms, educational journeys, and omnichannel engagement.
Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders across Medical Affairs, Brand Marketing, and Commercial.
Lead workshops and planning sessions to challenge assumptions, resolve complexity, and enable confident decision-making.
Apply knowledge of US pharmaceutical promotional requirements and medical/non-promotional boundaries.
Identify organic growth opportunities and lead strategic contributions to major pitches, proposals, and presentations.
Bring Scientific, Client Services, Creative, Digital, Project Management, and specialist teams together to deliver integrated solutions.
Champion innovation through new strategic frameworks, data-driven insight, digital engagement, and responsible AI.
Coach and mentor strategy talent and help build strategic and consultative capability across the organization.

Benefits

401(k) plan with an employer match contribution up to 4%, immediately vested.
Life insurance and disability coverage.
Medical, dental, and vision plans.
Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work.
Option to work from anywhere across the globe for two weeks each year.
20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day.
Nine public holidays, gifted end-of-year holidays, and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.
Free counseling through the employee assistance program and personalized health support.
Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies.
On-demand training, professional development support, and global mobility opportunities.