Senior Scientific Director - Publications (Oncology)
The Lockwood Group · United States · US
Medical Writing
Remote
physician
Pharmacist
Demand78
Career growth72
Healthcare fit78
Remote potential85
5-year outlook
Senior medical communications and publications roles in oncology are generally well compensated and can grow into group director or medical affairs leadership, though agency demand and client budgets influence stability. Exact salary depends on location, experience, and account portfolio.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-03
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Side income
- Classified as side-income friendly
- Engagement type
- Freelance
- Hours
- Variable hours
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- physician, Pharmacist
- Rate period
- Annual
Why this was classified this way
- freelance
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Why this is worth applying to
Strong fit for MD, PharmD, or PhD clinicians with oncology publications experience who want a non-clinical medical communications leadership career. Clinicians without a publication or agency track record will likely find the experience barrier too high.
Who should apply
Oncologists, hematologist-oncologists, oncology-focused PharmDs, PhD scientists, and IMGs with strong oncology publication records and medical writing or communications experience.
CV angle
Frame clinical oncology training and research as subject-matter expertise; quantify publication outputs such as manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations; highlight AMA style, ICMJE/GPP2022, data-checking, reference annotation, and experience leading writing teams.
Skills to highlight
- Oncology
- Medical publications
- Manuscript development
- Abstracts, posters, and podium presentations
- AMA style
- ICMJE/GPP2022
- Scientific data interpretation
- Project management
- Team leadership
Role summary
Lead the planning, development, and oversight of scientific publications content for oncology accounts at a medical communications agency, including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations.
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