Job Order: 6098
Staff Representative: Tim Jadwin
Position: Director Of Scientific Services
Location: New York
Company Summary:
Full-service, Continuing Medical Education (CME) agency that services strategic development and implementation of long-term medical education programs.
Description:
Job Summary:
Responsible for directing, overseeing, and managing the Company’s Scientific Services department in three locations. Drives the strategic planning, development, execution, and delivery of scientific initiatives through live, face-to-face interaction with clients, customers and staff at all levels. Ensures continued growth and profitability of business through high-level scientific and strategic project delivery, including and identification and acquisition of new clients/business.
Department consists of the following teams
- Medical Directors
- Medical Writers
- Editorial Services
- Research Department
- Library Services
- Freelance/Flexible staff members
Principal Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership, mentoring, training and management or entire Scientific Services team
- Responsible for Department growth, direction, work product, client relationships, resource management and issue resolution
- As member of executive team, works with President to determine future strategy and direction for company divisions and offerings
- Leads the development, communication, and implementation of effective growth strategies and processes
- Creates compelling scientific messaging, content development and strategic insights for clients projects, speaker needs, and internal staff education
- Identifies and seeks out new business opportunities and expansion of existing accounts.
- Develops and generates written proposals to meet client marketing strategies
- Leads and participates in client pitches
- Builds and maintains strong client relationships
- Advises clients on message development, marketing strategies and tactical recommendations
- Interfaces with clients and key opinion leaders to help facilitate initiatives
- Consistently achieve and exceed client and staff expectations – intra and inter-department communications, relationships, continuity, quality and timely end product results
- Directs the strategic & scientific development of projects and programs, such as Advisory Board plans - including topics, rationale, need, advisor selection, discussion guides and meeting facilitation; brand message planning, scientific content development – including strategic direction on overcoming challenges, topics, PRC negotiation, and presentation ideas; publication planning, speaker training and overall brand strategy and annual brand planning.
- Initiates and participates in strategic and tactical brainstorming sessions across all initiatives within the company.
- Keeps abreast of market news, trends, and competitive activity
- Identify and implement initiatives for innovation and new product offerings
- Motivates and leads a high performance team; attracts, recruits, and retains members; mentoring and enabling professional growth and career development.
- Understands and upholds company’s mission and values
- Performs other duties as requested.
Job Requirements:
- PhD/MD degree a must
- Minimum 7 years medical education/scientific communications and/or pharmaceutical strategy experience
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal & written)
- Strong presentation skills; ability to influence others
- Must possess team building capabilities
- Proficient in areas of management and development
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Strong strategic and analytical capabilities
- Sound judgment capabilities
- Detail oriented and able to effectively multi-task
- Excellent time management skills
- Clear knowledge of AMA guidelines, proposal writing, and document editing skills necessary
- Clinical research, expertise in oncology, ophthalmology, cardiovascular science/medicine and publication experience a plus
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Solutions-oriented, problem-solver, team-player
- Positive attitude a must
- Previous company leadership and growth experience a plus
Preferred background
- Cardiology
- Oncology
- CNS
- Diabetes
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