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Form of workEvolution Health Group is a full-service, integrated healthcare communications agency which has broad strategic capabilities and consists of 4 main divisions,
- Evolution Medical Communications – thought leaders in promotional medical education, including P2P engagement strategy from pre-launch to LOE
- Maestro360 – leaders in program execution of meetings, events and conventions
- blulava – experts with respect to optimizing the customer engagement experience through technology
- Darwin Academy – dedicated to providing novel, interactive peer to peer education
We have been evolving (no pun intended) and growing since 2005. We take pride in our strategic partnerships with our clients and working with transformative therapies. We are proud of our diverse culture that inspires great work. EHG offers comprehensive benefits, cutting edge technology, both hybrid and remote work options, an office center with many amenities, and social action opportunities. Evolve with us (pun intended) and take the next step to boost your career.
Job Title:Senior Medical Director
Job Purpose: The Senior Medical Director is responsible for providing both the strategic direction and the hands-on development of exceptionally high-quality medical and scientific content within a discipline and across multiple therapeutic areas. This position has the overall accountability for all medical and scientific aspects of the finished medical education programs for existing projects and new business proposals. This position provides an opportunity to work on strategic and high visibility projects. The Senior Medical Director is a highly visible individual engaging in frequent interaction with clients and internal staff. This position is responsible for the management of Associate Medical Directors, Medical Writers and Medical Interns. It will also be necessary to act as a close liaison with all other Evolution departments, establish in-depth professional relationships with key customers and participate in the development of new service offerings that take into consideration the needs of Evolution’s pharmaceutical customers.
Responsibilities:
- Leads the creation of content for various therapeutic areas, including literature searches, creation of outlines, and writing content.
- Reviews materials (e.g., primary data articles, review articles, abstracts, slide kits, posters, etc.) for scientific accuracy and appropriateness.
- Manage and develop team members by providing leadership, strategic support, motivation and mentoring to develop their careers and grow within the company.
- Acts as liaison between management, clients, and internal groups.
- Actively participates in brand planning, strategic development and ensures that medical education communication plans have alignment between issues, strategies, and programming.
- Develops direction and content for new business.
- Ensures deliverables are complete and client expectations are met.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and group situations to clients, vendors and internal teams.
- Proactively identify business opportunities for new brands/customers that contribute to the strategic growth of Evolution.
- Deliver projects that consistently meet the agreed upon objectives, are within the job specifications as defined by client/team, are technically accurate and are at the appropriate level and tone for the audience.
- Keep informed of new products, services and other general information of interest to clients; Evaluate scientific data regarding the market potential of various therapeutic areas/disease states and assist in the prioritization of areas to pursue.
- Follow and stay updated on the regulations of the AMA, OIG, PhRMA, ACCME and AdvaMed regarding the development of promotional and educational programming.
- Build rapport with external medical community and customers.
- Create and maintain a reference database for assigned products.
- Attend conferences, trade shows, or other venues as necessary.
- Execute all aspects of administrative responsibilities (weekly timesheets, weekly status updates, maintenance of a calendar in outlook etc.) in appropriately detailed and timely manner.
- Perform other duties and assignments as directed.
therapeutic areas/subjects:
- Cardiovascular (CVD, Lipid Management, Hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome)
- Endocrinology (Diabetes, Kidney Disease, Metabolic Syndrome)
- Neuroscience (Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Parkinson’s Disease, ADHD)
- Respiratory (Asthma, COPD)
- Infectious Diseases
- Genetic Disorders (Hereditary Angioedema, Gaucher Disease, Hunter Syndrome and Fabry Disease)
- Women’s Health
- Immuno-allergy
- Oncology
- Managed care
- Ophthalmology
Service Offerings:
- Key Opinion Leader Identification
- Advocacy Development
- Advisory Boards
- Speaker Training and Development Meetings
- Strategic Consulting
- Slide Kit Development
- Meeting and Logistical Services
- Patient Education
- Teleconferences and Teleconferences-on-Demand
- Website Development
- Webcasts and Webcasts-on-Demand
- E-based Initiatives
- Salesforce Communication
- Managed Care Initiatives
- Monographs
- Newsletters
- Publication Planning
- Convention and Logistical Services
Qualifications:
- An advanced degree in life science is required (e.g., PharmD, PhD or MD).
- 5 to 7 years related pharmaceutical marketing, communications, or health education experience.
- At least five (5) years medical directing experience.
- Proven client management experience.
- Excellent ability to think creatively and proactively identify new business opportunities and develop strategic medical communication offerings that are customer-appropriate.
- Demonstrated capacity to keep abreast of client needs, Evolution’s capabilities/marketing solutions, and new product trends.
- Ability to clearly communicate medical facts in a concise, audience appropriate way excellent oral and written communication skills.
- An excellent understanding of how to incorporate marketing messages at a strategic and tactical level. Excellent analytical skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with absolute commitment to quality.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment; self-motivated.
