Agency:
Omnicom Health Medical Communications
Job Function:
Medical Scientific Services
Job Subfunction:
Scientific
Job Description:
As Group Director of Medical Strategy - SVP, you will spearhead medical excellence, overseeing team growth, client relationships, and strategic insights. You'll require expertise in multiple products and disease states, translating complex medical information into actionable brand strategies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business development, medical research, and innovation, while you'll also foster talent development and department expansion.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
Critically review agency-developed content, providing strategic medical recommendations to enhance brand communications.
Stay up-to-date on industry trends to provide cutting-edge recommendations for brands.
Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and healthcare professionals (HCPs) to achieve brand objectives.
Ensure consistent messaging by incorporating the brand's "medical hook" into new content.
Identify and execute on medical opportunities to drive strategic and tactical development.
Leverage data to tell compelling, differentiating stories and optimize medical department visibility.
Develop and refine best practices toolkits, leading proprietary workshops and agency presentations.
Foster strong client relationships through participation in senior leader meetings, workshops, and strategic planning.
Contribute to business development by crafting medical insights, driving strategic recommendations, and serving on core pitch teams.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
Advanced degree (MS, MD, PhD, PharmD) in Clinical/Scientific field
9+ years' relevant industry experience.
Excellent communication skills, conveying medical concepts to diverse audiences.
Strong teamwork/collaboration, with efficient workflow management.
Demonstrated leadership skills, including the supervision of direct reports.
Experience developing and delivering strategic medical communications content, including scientific platforms, brand planning documents, and pitches, with expertise in core medical communications deliverables.
Ability to drive brand strategy, adapt to changing priorities, and identify opportunities for growth.
Financial and operational acumen related to staffing plans, department utilization, and fiscal health of accounts.
TBD
Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.
