Freelance VP, Medical Director
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Job Location:
Philadelphia, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION
FREELANCE VP MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Medical Department
Reports to: Chief Medical Officer
TheFreelance VP Medical Directoris a senior strategic and scientific leader supporting the medical team at VitaminMD on a project and or contract basis. This role provides expert-level medical and scientific direction leads client-facing strategy discussions and ensures accuracy clarity and clinical relevance across all deliverables. The Freelance VP MD partners closely with internal teams and clients to elevate the scientific integrity and strategic positioning of brands across therapeutic areas.
The ideal candidate combines strong leadership deep therapeutic knowledge and experience in medical communications with the flexibility and self-direction required in a freelance environment
For U.S. Job Seekers it is the policy of CaCo to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race religion color ethnic origin gender gender identity age marital status veteran status sexual orientation disability or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal state or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.
FREELANCE VP MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Medical Department
Reports to: Chief Medical Officer
Job Summary
TheFreelance VP Medical Directoris a senior strategic and scientific leader supporting the medical team at VitaminMD on a project and or contract basis. This role provides expert-level medical and scientific direction leads client-facing strategy discussions and ensures accuracy clarity and clinical relevance across all deliverables. The Freelance VP MD partners closely with internal teams and clients to elevate the scientific integrity and strategic positioning of brands across therapeutic areas.
The ideal candidate combines strong leadership deep therapeutic knowledge and experience in medical communications with the flexibility and self-direction required in a freelance environment
Key Job Responsibilities (Duties may include but are not limited to all or some of the following)
- Provide strategic medical and scientific leadership across assigned accounts and new business projects
- Lead and mentor junior team members (Scientific Associates Associate Medical Directors Medical Writers) on an as-needed project-specific basis
- Conduct in-depth literature reviews and synthesize clinical data to support key brand strategies and messaging
- Ensure scientific and medical accuracy of all content and communications (internal and client-facing)
- Partner cross-functionally with Account Strategy Creative and Project Management teams to deliver cohesive high-quality work
- Present educational and strategic content to clients internal teams and new business audiences in a confident and engaging manner
- Serve as a therapeutic area expert staying current with clinical developments and competitive landscapes
- Adapt seamlessly to different client needs timelines and workflows while maintaining the highest professional and scientific standards
Job Qualifications (Skills/Requirements)
- An MD PharmD or PhD degree in a relevant scientific discipline is preferred
- 5 years of experience in medical advertising medical communications or medical education
- Experience in oncology is preferred
- Demonstrated success in leading medical strategy for brands and mentoring team members
- Strong understanding ofclinical research principles study design and data interpretation
- Proficiency with scientific databases (e.g. PubMed ) and digital tools (Microsoft Suite Keynote research platforms)
- Excellentwritten and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to both scientific and non-scientific audiences
- Comfortable working in afast-paced deadline-driven environmentwith multiple clients and priorities
- Proactive collaborative and adaptableable to manage projects independently while aligning with agency goals and client needs
- Embodies the CalciumCompany core values of commitment integrity and respect in every engagement
For U.S. Job Seekers it is the policy of CaCo to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race religion color ethnic origin gender gender identity age marital status veteran status sexual orientation disability or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal state or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.
Required Experience:
Exec
Key Skills
- Freelance Writing
- Corporate Risk Management
- Downstream
- Equity Research
- Export Sales
- Accident Investigation
About Company
Calcium is a division of Calcium+Company, an award-winning healthcare marketing agency dedicated to nourishing companies and brands.
