Associate Director, Medical (Pharma Ad Agency Experience Required)

WHAT DOES AN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, MEDICAL DO?

The Associate Director, Medical has a deep understanding of the client’s business and demonstrates critical thinking and confidence while distilling the scientific and clinical data of the client’s brand(s), their competitors and clinical landscape into meaningful insights and strategic recommendations. This individual has the courage to take ownership and produces quality deliverables over multiple assignments, often concurrently. Your grasp of the scientific literature and ability to assimilate and transpose data beyond the context of the brand label are the keys to making recommendations to help solve complex business challenges.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams.  These results are achieved by:  

• Provide strategic input to guide creation of clinically relevant educational content and ensure effective use of clinical data to reach strategic brand objectives  
• Independent scientific content development including analysis and interpretation of clinical data across a wide range of project types  
• Conduct literature searches, proactively monitor competitive landscape and perform competitive analyses    
• Establish strong relationships with clients and proactively seek to contribute and collaborate in client meetings   
• Partner with internal teams to create compelling symposia decks, scientific narratives, messaging platforms and engagement projects for healthcare professionals, including digital and print media  
• Establish close partnership with copy, art and digital teams to create interactive, engaging programs utilizing scientific storytelling techniques and unique data visualization   
• Collaborate to create and communicate Intouch’s POV and recommendations with clients  
• Play key role on team to educate team members on disease state, clinical trials, treatments and competition  
• Support submissions for client medical/regulatory approval processes and partners with all teams to incorporate client and regulatory feedback  
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.   
• All other duties as assigned  
PEOPLE LEADER  

People leaders must possess both the skills to effectively accomplish these tasks and the emotional intelligence to do so in alignment with our cultural values.  In addition to the critical management and leadership tasks listed above, this role also includes the following unique responsibilities:  

• Responsible for and oversee their respective department. 
• Interview, select and supervise the activities of the department staff; communicate interpret and discuss with team the company policies and procedures. 
• Determine job objectives, work methods and performance standards; review performance relative to departmental objectives discussion appraisal with each employee and performance; authorize and communicate salary changes, promotions, transfers, discipline, and discharge and administer all other personnel actions.

Department: Marketing Agency
Function: Art/Creative
Experience Level: Executive