Scientific Director – Medical Publications

Role Overview

• Lead one or more large/high‑complexity accounts; define and drive integrated medical/scientific communication strategies (publication planning, communications tactics).
• Serve as principal scientific contact for client stakeholders and clinical leads; align scientific strategy to brand priorities.
• Establish quality standards and best practices across assigned teams.
• Oversee high‑quality content across manuscripts, congress materials, training content, digital assets, and MLR‑regulated materials.
• Conduct detailed scientific reviews for accuracy, alignment, and stylistic consistency (AMA, client style guides, journal/congress guidelines).
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards (e.g. Good Publication Practices, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors guidelines, PhRMA guidelines) Lead/defend submissions in MLR systems; resolve scientific issues independently.
• Lead scientific discussions, workshops, speaker trainings, and advisory boards; represent the organization externally.
• Provide scientific leadership in pitches and proposals; partner with Client Services on resourcing, scoping, and forecasting.
• Manage 3–5 direct reports (writers/ASDs); conduct performance evaluations, set goals, and guide career development.
• Identify training needs; create structured development plans to grow capability.
• Contribute to scoping and resource planning for assigned projects; escalate risks proactively.
• Support recruitment efforts for on-team hires.
• Maintain strong version control, documentation discipline, and adherence to internal procedures.
• Optimize scientific workflows and processes to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Anticipate risks and complex issues; implement mitigation plans; share therapeutic/industry insights to elevate team knowledge.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a scientific or healthcare‑related field preferred (eg, MSc, PhD, PharmD, MD)
• Candidates with a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree plus extensive experience may be considered
• ~6+ years’ medical communications/medical writing experience, including multi‑asset or multi‑account leadership and scientific team oversight.
• ~2+ years’ people management and coaching experience.
• Excellence in scientific writing, editing, data interpretation; mastery of publications standards when applicable.
• Strategic thinking and client leadership; expert facilitation and presentation skills.
• Strong understanding of clinical research and regulatory landscape; comfortable guiding MLR submissions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, graphic and image generations software, and collaboration platforms.
• Strong organization/time‑management

Benefits

• Diversity, equity and inclusion are valued at Red Nucleus and we believe we have a shared responsibility to provide equal opportunity and foster an inclusive spirit.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, gender, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.