Medical Lead

Work shouldn't just be something we do; it should have a purpose. At Envision, we believe in creating life-changing outcomes through the work we do with our clients, giving back to our communities, while creating a company culture where our people thrive. We believe success starts with a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to grow. 

Being part of a collaborative team means there's no limit to what you can achieve. With us, you can be a part of a growing company you want to work for. 

Our Vision: To unleash the power of combined intelligence to accelerate patient access to life-changing treatments. 

Our Mission: Delivering smarter and faster solutions to create, communicate, and commercialize value for our clients. 

Our Values: Excellence, People, Growth 

The opportunity 

The Medical Team Lead is responsible for leading the scientific strategy, resourcing and delivery for discrete account(s) or workstream(s) within Envision Medical Communications (EMC). Partnering closely with account leads, the Medical Team Lead applies therapeutic and market expertise and knowledge of product positioning to support business growth and client engagement for assigned accounts, and to direct the development of commercially sound and high-quality content, ensuring projects are completed within established timeframes and budget, and align with client/stakeholder and Envision Medical Communications (EMC) business objectives. In addition, the Medical Team Lead line manages Medical team members and is responsible for their performance and development.

How will you make an impact at Envision Pharma Group? 

Role responsibilities

Project Delivery and Commercial Leadership

• Accountable for the commercially sound and successful delivery of assigned programs of work, proactively managing risks and instilling accountability in others while serving as first escalation point.
• Manages resource planning and allocation across areas of responsibility, balancing utilization, budget considerations, EMC business priorities, and workload demands to support efficient project delivery.
• Partners with account leads in account planning and to support account financial management, anticipating resource constraints and recoverability risks, and proactively implementing plans to mitigate risk, maintain continuity of delivery, and address future resourcing needs.
• Adept at setting up new accounts or programs of work, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction.
• Acts on industry trends and factors that influence delivery and client needs, guiding teams in adopting new ways of working and technologies that enhance quality, efficiency, delivery performance, and client value.  

Growth, Client Partnership, and Strategic Communication

• Develops strong working relationships with clients by understanding their strategic objectives, preferences, and business needs.
• Actively participates in company growth activities and initiatives, including thought leadership activities, and supports development of high-quality content for new business opportunities, proposals, and pitches.
• Contributes to the medical strategy for new business opportunities/proposals that meet and exceed client objectives, enhancing proposal impact, client confidence, and win potential.
• Applies therapeutic area expertise and knowledge of product positioning to identify organic growth opportunities and emerging trends that support client conversations and business growth.
• Leads strategic conversations with clients, providing insights, challenging assumptions, and providing recommendations that help drive client outcomes and add value.

Scientific Content, Service Delivery and Quality

• Works with account management, editorial, and creative teams to drive scientific excellence and continuous improvement across programs of work.
• Establishes and applies best practices to develop and ensure high-quality, accurate, and engaging content for a range of deliverable types that is customized to the audience, incorporates strategic insights and storytelling, and supports client/stakeholder strategies.
• Leads or contributes to new initiatives, complex projects, and work in unfamiliar therapeutic areas, adapting quickly and developing bespoke solutions and new ways of working that ensure seamless delivery and inspire client confidence.
• Conducts critical reviews and provides feedback to ensure scientific accuracy, a compelling narrative, and alignment with scientific strategy and scope.
• Strengthens technical skills across teams through leadership, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.  Applies knowledge of assigned therapeutic area(s) and client and competitor product(s) to develop high-impact ideas and actionable solutions that add value to client projects.
• Proactively keeps up to date on the compliance/regulatory environment and international standards for disclosing medical/scientific content and acts as a trusted authority and role model for best practice and ethical standards, providing guidance in complex situations to support account success.

People 

• Leads and develops team members, aligning individuals around shared goals and fostering effective collaboration within teams.
• Sets and monitors measurable goals for team members that are aligned to business priorities, conducting regular one-to-one meetings to support engagement, a growth mindset, professional development, and accountability.
• Owns recruitment for roles within their team, onboarding, performance enablement, and development conversations, addressing underperformance early.
• Provides coaching on skills to support targeted development plans, ensuring team members are equipped to deliver current business needs.
• Creates a collaborative and inclusive environment within the team, enabling multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed team members to deliver work effectively, partnering with peer managers to align priorities and dependencies.
  

Do you have what we are looking for? 

Skills & expertise 

• Advanced scientific degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent experience) required.
• Extensive experience working in a medical communications agency or similar environment required.
• Experience in business development and pitch presentations preferred.
• Experience in people management or a proven record of developing others required.
• Skilled at using Microsoft Office suite.
• Skilled at gathering, interpreting, evaluating and communicating complex scientific and clinical data. 
• Advanced knowledge of graphing/reference management software and literature searching/information retrieval.
• Skilled at addressing feedback by considering its underlying meaning and impact on deliverable objectives, accuracy, and consistency.
• Skilled at adopting new and emerging technologies (eg, AI-based tools), databases, and information systems quickly, demonstrating a proactive approach to learning.
• Skilled at working within and communicating clearly regarding deadlines.
• Skilled at communicating effectively, professionally, and confidently, both verbally and in writing.  
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a culture of ownership, delivery, and innovation. 

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Do you have the experience we are looking for? If so, explore your place at Envision today!