[Hiring] Scientific Director - Publications @The Lockwood Group

Role Description

This position can be based remotely (working from home) or at our headquarters in Stamford, CT.

In this role, the Scientific Director is responsible for the planning, development, and oversight of scientific content for an assigned account or accounts across various therapeutic areas addressing different target audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Group Scientific Director to provide clients with strategic medical communication recommendations that support the achievement of brand goals.
• Independently lead execution of content development activities.
• Supervise Associate Scientific Directors.
• Liaise with other in-house or freelance staff to manage writing and other content-related tasks such as conducting background research, data-checking, and reference annotation.

Qualifications

• An advanced degree in science (ie. PhD, PharmD, or MD) is required.
• CMPP preferred.

Requirements

• 5 or more years of relevant job experience with medical publications, including manuscripts, posters, abstracts, podium presentations, scientific platforms, and publication extenders.
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret scientific data, multitask, work independently, and manage projects within tight deadlines.
• Experience with established professional medical editorial processes (ie. AMA style) and ethical guideline working knowledge (ie. ICMJE, GPP2022) is required.
• Experience with Heme/Oncology and solid tumors is a plus.