SVP, Medical Strategy

BGB Group

SVP Medical Strategy

Our Agency

BGB Group is a healthcare communications agency that offers a wide range of services including traditional pharmaceutical advertising promotional medical education payer marketing and consulting services. Known for excellence and professionalism were hired as strategic and creative partners by our biopharmaceutical clients to drive category/brand awareness and growth.

Position Overview

We are seeking an exceptional SVP Medical Strategy to lead the scientific and medical vision behind BGBs new business pitch and growth-focused initiatives.

This senior medical leader will shape the scientific narrative that anchors our pitch strategy bringing clarity credibility and strategic insight to every new business opportunity. The SVP will leverage deep therapeutic expertise and exceptional storytelling abilities to translate complex science into compelling strategically aligned narratives that differentiate BGB and inspire prospective clients.

As a key member of pitch leadership this role will partner closely with Creative Brand Strategy Engagement Strategy Account Management and Business Development to deliver integrated scientific thinking across all pitch and early-client engagements. The SVP Medical Strategy will also serve as a scientific ambassador for the agency modeling excellence and elevating medical strategy capabilities across teams.

Specific Responsibilities

Scientific Leadership for New Business

• Serve as the primary scientific leader for new business pitches setting the tone narrative arc and strategic grounding for all scientific storytelling.
• Synthesize complex scientific clinical and market data into clear compelling narratives that support creative concepts and strategic positioning.
• Present scientific insights and data-driven rationale during pitches with clarity confidence and authority.

Strategic Partnership & Narrative Development

• Partner closely with Creative Directors Brand Strategy Engagement Strategy and Account leads to shape integrated pitch stories grounded in science.
• Ensure scientific insights serve as a catalyst for creative ideation omnichannel strategy and differentiated recommendations.
• Collaborate with Business Development leadership to evaluate new business opportunities and refine strategic/pitch approaches.

Therapeutic Landscape & Insight Generation

• Lead analysis of competitive dynamics disease-state insights MOA clinical data and emerging scientific trends to inform pitch strategy.
• Identify white space storytelling opportunities that set BGB apart in competitive reviews.
• Anticipate future client needs through ongoing monitoring of therapeutic pipelines and category evolution.

Client-Facing Scientific Excellence

• Act as the senior medical representative in pitch presentations and early-stage client engagements.
• Build trust with senior medical commercial and scientific stakeholders by delivering authoritative accessible and strategic medical POVs.
• Support transition into new engagements by shaping early scientific frameworks and strategic direction.

Medical Strategy Leadership & Development

• Lead and mentor medical strategists scientific communicators and medical writers contributing to new business and growth initiatives.
• Foster a culture of scientific excellence rigor and curiosity across the agency.
• Strengthen BGBs scientific storytelling frameworks tools and processes.

Thought Leadership & Capability Building

• Elevate BGBs external and internal scientific profile through thought leadership strategic point-of-view development and best-practice frameworks.
• Support evolution of BGBs medical strategy offering to ensure industry-leading capabilities in science-driven storytelling.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Ensure alignment across all strategic creative and operational partners during pitch development.
• Facilitate seamless collaboration across disciplines driving clarity scientific rigor and cohesion.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience

• 15 years of experience in medical strategy scientific affairs medical communications or related areas ideally within a healthcare communications agency.
• Demonstrated experience leading medical strategy for pitches or new business efforts at a senior level.

Scientific Credentials

• Advanced scientific degree required (PhD PharmD MD or equivalent).
• Deep expertise across therapeutic categories clinical landscapes and regulatory considerations.

Communication & Storytelling

• Exceptional ability to translate scientific complexity into compelling accessible strategic narratives.
• Outstanding verbal communication and presentation skills especially in high-stakes pitch environments.

Leadership

• Proven track record of leading mentoring and developing medical strategy teams.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across creative strategic and operational functions.

Mindset

• Analytical intellectually curious solutions-oriented.
• Thrives in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and high expectations.
• Passionate about elevating scientific storytelling and driving agency growth.

Salary Range:$175000 - $225000 base salary bonus eligibility

The salary range provided represents what a potential hire may expect to earn in this role at BGB. Actual salary decisions will be influenced by several factors that we use to determine overall fit including experience (both direct and indirect) education training demonstrated qualifications and organizational need. Salary is only one component of the total rewards package offered at BGB Group.

BGB Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race color religion sex age national origin citizenship status sexual orientation disability veteran status or any category or class of person protected by law.