Scientific Director & Team Lead (Publications)

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 

We are looking for a Scientific Director or Senior Scientific Director & Team Lead to lead a global account within Envision Medical Communications, predominantly focused on publications deliverables. 

You will oversee a talented team of medical writers, providing strategic scientific direction, guiding publications and emerging medical communications activities, collaborating, and mentoring to deliver high-quality, impactful content for our global clients, while working closely with experienced Scientific and Account Management counterparts.

How will you make an impact at Envision Pharma Group? 

Role responsibilities 

• In collaboration with both Scientific and Account Management counterparts, provide overarching scientific, strategic, and tactical leadership for the assigned account.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with external stakeholders and engage in discussions of science and strategy with both clients and external experts.
• Demonstrate and maintain knowledge of assigned therapeutic areas, client and competitor products, and industry regulations.
• Create high-quality, scientifically accurate, and compliant content to meet client briefs across a variety of project types.
• Contribute to scientific strategy development and recommend communication approaches for optimal support of the client's objectives.
• Critically review the team's work and provide feedback to ensure scientific accuracy and strategic alignment.
• Participate in and drive client meetings and onsite programs, developing materials and delivering presentations, as needed.
• Manage team performance, including the development of contribution plans, progression planning and identifying training opportunities to ensure optimal team development and retention.
• Manage and negotiate team resource for assigned account and participate in recruitment activities, as needed.
• Drive the implementation of, and ensure adherence to, processes that align with internal and client SOPs and policies.
• Manage and prioritize own and team workload, delivering to agreed timeline and budget, to meet client and business needs.
• Partnering with Account Management, provide input for project specifications and budget generation, drive project status tracking and out of scope reporting.
• Drive the development of scientific content for new business proposals and participate in pitch presentations.

Do you have what we are looking for? 

Skills & expertise 

• An advanced degree (or equivalent relevant experience) in a life sciences or clinical discipline
• Extensive experience within a medical communications agency is required, preferably at a global level
• Experience with a range of publications and medcomms deliverables
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and mentor a team of direct reports, promoting a positive and collaborative team environment
• Experience managing multiple projects, with the ability to flex and adapt to changing priorities, as required
• Ability to think strategically, solve challenges and utilize resources available
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing

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