Associate Scientific Director (Medical Affairs)
Red Nucleus · United States · US
Medical Affairs
Remote/Hybrid — check advert
physician
Pharmacist
Demand75
Career growth70
Healthcare fit78
Remote potential95
5-year outlook
Senior scientific/medical communications leadership roles typically offer strong earning potential and progression into Director/VP-level positions, though compensation varies by agency, account portfolio, and location.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-26
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Engagement type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- physician, Pharmacist
- Rate period
- Annual
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Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering for experienced PharmDs, MDs, or PhDs with medical communications, publication planning, or MLR experience who want a remote senior non-clinical leadership role. Early-career clinicians or those without agency/writing leadership experience should likely build relevant experience first.
Who should apply
PharmDs, MDs, PhDs, or advanced healthcare graduates with medical communications agency experience, publication planning exposure, MLR familiarity, and prior mentoring or team leadership responsibilities.
CV angle
Frame real clinical and scientific expertise around publication planning, medical writing, MLR/regulatory review, AMA/ICMJE/GPP compliance, therapeutic-area depth, cross-functional collaboration, client/stakeholder management, and mentoring of writers or junior scientists.
Skills to highlight
- Publication planning
- Medical writing and scientific review
- MLR review and compliance
- AMA style and ICMJE/GPP guidelines
- Scientific strategy development
- Client and stakeholder management
- Team leadership and mentoring
- Therapeutic area expertise
Role summary
A senior medical communications role leading scientific strategy for client accounts, overseeing publication and congress content, defending materials in MLR review, managing writer teams, and serving as a principal scientific contact for life-sciences clients.
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