Scientific Director (Medical Publications)
Red Nucleus · United Kingdom · GB
Medical Writing
Remote/Hybrid — check advert
physician
Pharmacist
Demand75
Career growth70
Healthcare fit65
Remote potential90
5-year outlook
Senior medical communications director roles in the UK typically offer strong compensation and a path toward VP/executive scientific services, though exact pay depends on agency, account size, and therapeutic area.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-03
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Engagement type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
- Eligible countries
- United Kingdom
- Profession fit
- physician, Pharmacist
- Rate period
- Annual
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Why this is worth applying to
Experienced medical communications professionals with clinical/scientific backgrounds should consider this for a senior remote leadership role; clinicians without agency, publications, or MLR experience are unlikely to be competitive.
Who should apply
Physicians, pharmacists, or PhD-trained scientists with 7+ years in medical communications/publications, prior account leadership, MLR experience, and people management, ideally UK-based.
CV angle
Emphasize clinical/scientific expertise, publication record, therapeutic area knowledge, experience with manuscripts/congress materials, MLR submissions, GPP/ICMJE compliance, client strategy, and team leadership. Quantify account size, publication outputs, and team management.
Skills to highlight
- Medical publications
- Publication planning
- Medical communications
- Scientific review
- MLR submissions
- GPP/ICMJE compliance
- Client relationship management
- Team leadership
Role summary
Senior scientific leadership role in a medical communications agency, owning publication strategy and content quality for large pharma accounts, managing writers, and serving as primary scientific client contact. Remote within the UK.
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