Vice President, Medical Director

Vice President, Medical Director

Omnicom Health Medical Communications (OHMC) is seeking a Vice President to join our Medical & Scientific Services team and lead the development, execution and delivery of multiple medical communication projects across Commercial Medical Communications, Medical Affairs and/or Publications accounts. The VP will develop and strengthen new and existing client relationships with regular communication and contact, including regular on site visits, to ensure that the scientific needs of the account are being met with strategic focus, scientific rigor and accuracy, and clinical relevance. The VP is also responsible for the supervision and development of scientists from Associate (entry) to Director levels.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Scientific Content

Lead multi-channel, multi-brand accounts and clients, demonstrating strong business acumen and informed decision making to achieve pull through on initiatives

Oversee content development and supervise scientific team members

Fiscal Responsibility

Contribute to scope creation and provide feedback on scientific components of budget development

Collaborate with Client Services on forecasting and resource planning

Ensure scientific teams are staffed appropriately

Strategic Perspective and Guidance

Serve as scientific lead on multiple accounts, providing strategic direction and demonstrating consistent leadership and management

Demonstrate deep understanding of assigned therapeutic categories and strategic needs of associated stakeholders

Proven ability to develop a rigorous strategic plan that will achieve the clients’ goals

Client Engagement and Influence

Build, manage and grow strong client relationships, identifying opportunities for innovation, especially through digital channels

Moderate and facilitate effective, productive client discussions as the senior on-site agency representative

Represent agency positively to clients, employment candidates and other critical stakeholders

Team Engagement and Influence

Work with Client Services partner to plan for team organization and project execution in line with timelines and budget

Provide routine, proactive feedback on client satisfaction, including suggestions for improvement to Senior Management.

Lead Scientific Services departmental initiatives designed to foster creativity and innovation

Demonstrate effective and efficient time and project-management and financial skills across multiple accounts and various business needs

Proactively manage Scientific Services team and individual performance, including training and development of junior scientists

Business Development

Leverage understanding of agency capabilities and business/industry environments to target and act on new business opportunities

Lead business development initiatives

QUALIFICATIONS:

An advanced scientific degree (PhD, MD, PharmD) with 7+ years of experience in a Medical Communications agency setting

Strong and varied therapeutic category knowledge and experience

Strong history of establishing and growing pharmaceutical client relationships

Demonstrated ability to interpret data and provide strategic/scientific direction to clients

Strong organizational, problem solving, and project management skills with significant expertise overseeing a wide range of complex projects within a large team structure

Strong self-motivation and enthusiasm with demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, highly detail-oriented environment

Strong experience managing, mentoring, and motivating scientists and teams

In depth knowledge of pharmaceutical standards, compliance, and regulations

Outstanding communication and presentation skills, including strong proficiency in related technologies (Microsoft applications, Internet research platforms, etc)

Ability and willingness to travel as needed

Salary Range: $160,000 - $190,000 Omnicom Health is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice .