VP, Medical Director
SCIRIS · United States · US
Medical Affairs
Remote
physician
Pharmacist
Dentist
Demand72
Career growth65
Healthcare fit78
Remote potential90
Salary band
USD 180k – 220k
5-year outlook
Posted base range is $180,000-$220,000 plus a discretionary bonus. Senior medical communications leadership pay should remain strong for candidates with agency, publications, and medical affairs experience, though growth depends on client demand and agency performance.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
executive
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-25
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Engagement type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- physician, Pharmacist, Dentist
- Rate period
- Annual
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Why this is worth applying to
Worth applying only if you already have 7+ years in a medical communications agency and a strong publications/medical affairs leadership track record. Clinicians without agency experience should first build medical writing, publications, or medical affairs experience.
Who should apply
MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent life sciences candidates with 7+ years in medical communications agencies, publications and medical affairs experience, team leadership, client-facing strategy skills, and ideally rare disease exposure; EST-based candidates are preferred.
CV angle
Frame advanced clinical/scientific training as the foundation for translating complex science into publications, medical education, and medical affairs strategy. Quantify real experience with publication planning, congress activities, advisory boards, KOL engagement, GPP/ICMJE compliance, scientific team leadership, client counsel, and rare disease work; do not claim agency experience you do not have.
Skills to highlight
- Scientific publications
- Medical affairs
- Publication planning
- GPP 2022/ICMJE compliance
- KOL engagement
- Medical education
- Scientific writing team leadership
- Client strategy and counsel
Role summary
A senior medical communications agency role leading a scientific writing/medical team and providing strategic direction for publications, congress activities, KOL engagement, medical education, and medical affairs deliverables for US-based clients.
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