Scientific Director & Team Lead, MedComms

Scientific Director & Team Lead – Global account within Envision 90TEN agency, Envision Medical Communications, focusing on oncology and immunology medical communications.

You will lead a talented team of medical writers, providing scientific direction and guiding medical communications activities to deliver high-quality, impactful content for global clients, working closely with Scientific and Account Management counterparts.

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 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 resources for the 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.
• Partner with Account Management to 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.

Skills & expertise

• An advanced degree (or equivalent relevant experience) in a life sciences or clinical discipline.
• Extensive experience within a medical communications agency, preferably at a global level.
• Experience with a range of publications and medical communications 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.
• Ability to think strategically, solve challenges and utilize available resources.
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.