Associate Director, Medical Strategy

Fifth Element

$125K — $140K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced scientific degree (PharmD, MD, PhD, or equivalent preferred)
  • 5+ years of experience in medical strategy, medical communications, or pharma advertising
  • Strong mastery of interpreting and applying clinical data
  • Deep understanding of MLR processes and regulatory expectations
  • Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Experience guiding or mentoring junior team members

Responsibilities

  • Ensure medical accuracy and strategic alignment across promotional content
  • Manage a higher volume of deliverables across complex accounts
  • Interpret clinical literature independently and translate it into strategic direction
  • Apply scientific evidence to shape messaging and strategy
  • Oversee medical review readiness and support MLR submission
  • Partner with creative, account, and strategy teams to maintain scientific soundness
  • Contribute to medical POVs across brands and therapy areas
  • Support brand planning from a medical strategy perspective
  • Maintain scientific integrity under pressure and tight timelines
  • Elevate the quality and accuracy of junior team outputs

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to shape medical narratives across various brands
  • Mentorship and leadership responsibilities for junior team members
  • Engagement with high-impact, fast-paced projects
  • Focus on maintaining scientific integrity and accuracy under pressure
Full Job Description
You own the science behind the work. You ensure medical accuracy and strategic integrity across promotional content, even when the volume is high and the work is complex. You're trusted to independently interpret the literature, apply evidence to strategy, and keep everything scientifically tight under pressure. You're not just reviewing work-you're shaping it.
Responsibilities
  • Ensure medical accuracy and strategic alignment across all promotional content
  • Manage a higher volume of deliverables across complex, fast-moving accounts
  • Interpret clinical literature independently and translate it into clear strategic direction
  • Apply scientific evidence to shape messaging, narratives, and promotional strategy
  • Oversee medical review readiness and support MLR submission strategy and alignment
  • Partner closely with creative, account, and strategy teams to keep work scientifically sound and strategically consistent
  • Contribute to and help shape medical points of view (POVs) across brands and therapy areas
  • Support and lead portions of brand planning from a medical strategy perspective
  • Maintain scientific integrity under pressure and tight timelines
  • Elevate the quality, accuracy, and cohesion of junior team outputs

Requirements
  • Advanced scientific degree (PharmD, MD, PhD, or equivalent experience preferred)
  • 5+ years of experience in medical strategy, medical communications, or pharma advertising
  • Strong mastery of interpreting and applying clinical data to promotional strategy
  • Deep understanding of MLR processes and regulatory expectations
  • Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
  • Trusted partner to creative, account, and client teams
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Ability to stay accurate, calm, and decisive under pressure
  • Experience guiding or mentoring junior team members


Pay Range- $125,000 - $140,000

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