Director, Scientific Strategy

Updated: February 17, 2025
Location: London, ENG, United Kingdom
Job ID: 7759

 

 

 

 

Description

You are organised, driven, and thrive in an ownership position.

Role Overview

As the Director of Scientific Services you will support the growth of the medical communications business across Syneos Health specifically, and across the European Communications group in general.

Responsibilities

  • Strong ability to understand, develop, and implement scientific and commercial strategy.
  • Solid scientific background, a depth and breadth of writing and editorial experience and excellent writing, editing, and reviewing skills.
  • Strong client-focused approach to work, ability to relate to key client personnel and KOLs in an assertive and professional manner, confident handling of difficult scenarios or client dissatisfaction.
  • Act as Scientific Counsel on one or more key accounts to ensure thought leadership and to foster a growth-focused mindset

Essential Requirements

  • Experience in the med comms/healthcare arena
  • Degree or higher degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or Medicine (BSc, BA, PharmD, PhD, MD)
  • Highly-developed motivational and leadership qualities
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to negotiate with other departments and resolve conflicts

Desired Requirements

  • Effective delegation skills
  • Ability to keep calm under pressure
  • A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritise workload

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Litmus Medical Communications acts as a catalyst to accelerate uptake and embed the value of therapies across the product lifecycle, bringing business strategy to science and scientific expertise to your business. With our base in Europe, we are cognizant of the diverse healthcare systems, regulations and market dynamics of the region; however, we are not limited by geography and support our customers at a local, European and global level. Whatever the reach required, we specialise in building relationships, understanding and collaboration between the biopharmaceutical industry and medical/healthcare professionals. We develop a range of strategic solutions based on an understanding of both the objectives and issues of our customers as well as their stakeholders, focusing on facilitating peer-to-peer and scientific communications through a range of channels. As effective and compelling communication is key, whether for a marketing story, scientific data or market access support, we have a dedicated editorial excellence team providing content that can be syndicated to deliver solutions to enhance patient care.

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