Associate Medical Director

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Position at MedThink Communications

Position: Associate Medical Director   
 
MedThink, a Fingerpaint company, offers extensive medical communications through two distinct divisions: MedThink SciCom, which harnesses deep scientific knowledge and extensive industry experience to develop solutions for medical affairs, medical communications and publication groups, and MedThink Communications, which provides healthcare communications and marketing services to commercial teams that leverages performance-driven medical education to enhance HCP beliefs and understanding.
 
Moving Minds. Moving Markets. Moving Medicine.
 
The Associate Medical Director is responsible for the development and review of scientific/medical content in a variety of formats (slides, advisory board meetings, websites, etc.); providing medical direction, internally to promotional writing staff and account team, and externally to clients; accurate interpretation of data; presentations of medical content and strategy, including clinical discussions about treatment options with clients, speakers, and HCPs; supporting new business presentations; management of writing staff; efficient planning and organization; establishing effective working interactions with editorial, creative, account services, and project management teams; and efficiently producing high-quality deliverables. Position matriculation includes Medical Director and Senior Medical Director.
 
Position Requirements
 
  • PhD, MD, PharmD, or advanced nursing degree
 
Experience
 
  • 4+ years professional content development experience at a promotional medical communications agency
  • Demonstrable expertise in multiple therapeutic areas
  • Extensive experience developing speaker slide decks, advisory board content, white papers, disease state summaries, etc.
 
Position Responsibilities
 
Demonstrates behavior expected of a professional member of the organization, including but not limited to:
 
  • Serve as a therapeutic category expert while working in cross-functional teams
  • Confidently engage internal colleagues, clients, and expert HCPs in collaborative project meetings, presenting medical content and strategic recommendations
  • Create accurate scientific/medical writing for a variety of medical communication and promotional projects
  • Translate scientific concepts into promotional content in collaboration with copy writers, creative directors, and medical writers
  • Stay up-to-date on scientific developments and their medical implications
  • Understand the clinical utility of therapeutic choices within disease states
  • Ensure quality standards and provide final sign-off on promotional projects
  • Mentor and review work of other team members
  • Support new business initiatives
  • Represent the agency with the highest standards in all endeavors
  • Excellent work product requiring minimal internal review
  • Regular engagement with pharmaceutical clients and HCPs 
  • Willingness to travel (~15%)
 
Talent & Knack
 
The candidate should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
 
  • Excellent writing abilities (clear, concise, creative)
  • Diligent problem-solving skills
  • Ability to consistently apply critical thinking
  • Expertise with creating content in PowerPoint
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to understand and consistently apply marketing strategies when developing content for promotional medical education
  • Ability to handle multiple timelines
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and reference management software (e.g., Endnote, Reference Manager)
  • Ability to provide scientific, strategic, and tactical direction to writers, account team, creative team, and clients

Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s okay! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Fingerpaint, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Our team of qualified recruiters can match you with the right opportunity. Fingerpaint Group provides equal employment [and affirmative action] opportunities to all applicants and employees. We are proud to recruit qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or citizenship status.

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