[Hiring] Scientific Director @Prime

Role Description

As a Scientific Director at Prime, you will be a senior scientific leader with accountability for both the strategic direction and the high-quality delivery of scientific work across your accounts.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead and develop scientific teams to deliver complex, high-quality scientific content that meets client objectives.
• Play a central role in ensuring that SOPs, QC standards, and scientific review practices are consistently applied, with ultimate responsibility for quality standards, scientific sign-off, and overall delivery excellence.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, shaping communication strategies, contributing strategic insight, and building strong, long-term partnerships grounded in scientific credibility.
• Lead and oversee content development, guiding scientific messaging and data interpretation, and ensuring consistency and quality across all outputs.
• Drive team performance, resource planning, and operational efficiency across your accounts.
• Contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities for organic expansion, supporting new business activity, and bringing innovative thinking to client solutions, including the integration of AI and omnichannel approaches.

Qualifications

• Doctoral level degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) or Master of Science in a relevant field preferred.
• Extensive experience in medical communications, medical education, medical affairs, pharmaceutical marketing, scientific content development or similar.
• Ability to lead, build and develop scientific/editorial teams within a medical communications agency setting.
• Extensive medical writing and scientific leadership experience across a broad range of projects and therapeutic areas.
• Proven experience in strategic planning and shaping communication strategies.
• Experience developing and presenting new business proposals and pitches.
• Strong experience in scientific quality control, review processes, and final sign-off accountability.
• Experience overseeing delivery across accounts, including resourcing, timelines, and quality outcomes.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting to clients and collaborating with thought leaders and subject matter experts.
• Knowledge and deep understanding of compliance standards, industry guidelines and regulations.
• Awareness and ability to champion a culture of creativity, curiosity and innovation in medical communications related to AI and omnichannel approaches.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off.
• Remote Work.
• 401k with company match.
• Supplemental Benefits.