Medical Director

Cactus Communications • Full-time • Remote (Pennsylvania, United States, US) • 3w ago

Overview
Cactus Life Sciences (cactuslifesciences.com) is a leading medical communication company headquartered in Princeton, NJ, with nine global offices. Its expertise lies in delivering scientific content across the product lifecycle with a focus on science, innovation, and efficiency. The company specializes in providing impactful medical strategy, custom operational models, content development and dissemination, and promotion of patient inclusion for biopharmaceutical organizations. Cactus Life Sciences’ scalable solutions cater to the challenges encountered in product development, guiding brands, and organizations towards their future objectives. With a client-centric approach, the company prioritizes understanding their evolving needs and technology trends to drive its growth. Cactus Life Sciences is a subsidiary of Cactus Communications (cactusglobal.com/), a leading science communication and technology company.
Please note: While we are a remote-first organization, this role is specifically for candidates located on the East Coast of the US.
Cactus Life Sciences is currently looking to add self-motivated, strategy-oriented members to its life sciences team. This is an opportunity to grow your career and make a greater impact on the lives around you.
Responsibilities

Bring broad knowledge across therapeutic areas and a desire to expand expertise into new fields. The Medical Director excels at translating complex scientific information into clear, impactful communications. They lead scientific strategy for client accounts, overseeing content development and providing editorial support. Strong management skills are essential for guiding their team, ensuring quality standards, and implementing best practices.
Work with clients’ Medical Affairs and Medical Communications teams to develop and execute strategic medical communications initiatives such as scientific communications platforms, medical communications plans, KOL engagement plans, strategic slide decks, iPDFs, meeting planning, etc
Work with clients’ publications teams to develop and execute manuscripts, abstracts, posters, review articles, symposia decks, literature searches, gap analyses, strategic publication plans
Develop, manage, and track strategy and tactics in partnership with a cross-functional team of internal and client stakeholders
Oversee and be accountable for quality of medical communications tactics/deliverables developed by in-house scientific writers. Review deliverables to ensure strategic alignment and scientific accuracy as needed in order to uphold scientific excellence
Communicate updates on products, medical/regulatory milestones, and industry trends
Continuously offer fresh ideas and forward-thinking strategies
Work with in-house technology and creative teams on building innovative digital solutions for Medical Affairs and Medical Communications clients
Work closely with the agency team in developing publications by providing review support
Manage team performance and foster the growth of junior writers
Work with Account Director to ensure excellence in execution, planning, compliance and consistency with client SOPs, messaging, and publication objectives
Build and maintain strong client and medical expert relationships
Support new business development, both with existing clients and new prospects as the scientific lead
Ensure organic growth through delivery quality and client engagement

Qualifications And Prerequisites

Advanced doctoral-level degree in a scientific discipline.
At least 5+ years of of agency experience as a Senior/Medical Director in a strategic, client facing role
Excellent presentation skills and composure under pressure
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and guide both internal teams and clients in development of best practices
Experience across several therapy areas preferred
Integrated scicoms experience required with demonstrated experience on both medical communications and publications accounts
Experience with product launch accounts
Demonstrated expertise in developing and executing deliverables mentioned in the above for both investigational and mature products
Experience with developing digital content, and infographics to supplement traditional deliverables and communications
Experience of providing congress support and conducting/facilitating advisory board meetings
Strong attention to details and editorial skills needed
Experience in writing/reviewing deliverables
Ability to train and develop junior writers by doing detailed reviews of documents and training sessions
Although the role is fully remote, there is a preference for candidates based on the East Coast, as it will involve travel to client locations and attending meetings/congresses both within the US and internationally

Application Process
Before applying, please ensure you meet the role requirements listed above and have legal authorization to work in the country where this role is advertised. The selection process for this role includes an initial recruiter screening, an interview with the hiring manager, a proctored strategic assessment, and two additional interview rounds.
Equal Opportunity
Our hiring practices reflect our commitment to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed. We celebrate the uniqueness of our team members and prohibit discrimination of any kind, based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
Accelerating from Anywhere
As a remote-first organization, these are essential attributes we look for in all our candidates.

Taking ownership of your work with minimal supervision, showing strong ability to organize, prioritize and deliver results independently.
Documenting work that brings everyone on the same page.
Maturity to choose between synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.
Effectively collaborating with colleagues across different time zones by setting dedicated hours for collaboration and keeping team members updated through your MS Teams status.