Associate Medical Director, Strategic Publication Planning

Associate Medical Director, Strategic Publication Planning

Approved for full-time remote from anywhere in the US

Job Summary

Associate Medical Director, Strategic Publication Planning have strong scientific backgrounds and are passionate about publication planning and development. They work closely with medical directors and medical writers to ensure on-target communication and clinical accuracy across all assigned brands and assignments. They are tasked with building relationships with clinical and research executives in the pharmaceutical industry as well as academic opinion leaders and enjoy developing technically high-level projects including slide presentations, abstracts, scientific posters, executive meeting minutes, peer-reviewed publications, and other materials requiring sound clinical judgment and excellent writing skills.

Associate Medical Directors have a high attention to detail and ensure that quality outputs are delivered to clients. They should also enjoy working as part of a supportive and dynamic team.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

As part of the Medical team, you’ll be responsible for the following activities:

• Demonstrating excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Communicating complex scientific ideas in an accurate and innovative way
• Working independently and as part of a team to deliver high-quality work
• Quickly and thoroughly understanding any pharmaceutical product, particularly as it relates to the overall therapeutic area
• Demonstrating knowledge of product positioning and messaging within the competitive space and scientific and/or educational tactics
• Directing and reviewing content created by others (medical writers, medical associates, graphic designers) to ensure quality, accuracy, and strategic alignment across all projects
• Learning new skills and therapy areas
• Demonstrating proficiency in medical writing
• Following SOPs

Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

• MD, PharmD, or PhD degree
• 2+ years of pharmaceutical and/or medical communications experience
• Expertise in critical data analysis and interpretation
• Strong organization and project management capabilities
• Ability to work both independently and in a team structure
• High level of comfort working with clients and faculty
• Aptitude for the English language and excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple and sometimes competing challenges, issues, and priorities with the ability to problem solve and set clear expectations
• Proficiency in MS365 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams, EndNote experience a plus!
• Strong written/verbal communication skills

Travel Requirements

• 10% potential global travel

About OPEN Health

OPEN Health unites deep scientific knowledge with wide-ranging specialist expertise to unlock possibilities that improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing. Working in partnership with our clients, we embrace our different perspectives and strengths to deliver fresh thinking and solutions that make a difference.

OPEN Health is a flexible global organization that solves complex healthcare challenges across HEOR and market access, medical communications and creative omnichannel campaigns.

What we offer:

As a global organization, OPEN Health is committed to supporting our employees and their families through a comprehensive benefits program

• Competitive pay, generous paid vacation and holidays, and health insurance programs across all our locations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities which foster and shape your individual career path

• An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
• The opportunity to thrive in a global, collaborative environment while working every day to improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing
• Diverse, inclusive culture that encourages you to bring your whole self to work

If we sound like the sort of business environment in which you would thrive, then we would love to hear from you.