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Senior Scientific Director - Oncology (Solid Tumor Oncology)

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Required skills

  • Oncology
  • Scientific Director
  • Medical Communications
  • Promotional Medical Education
  • Advisory Boards
  • Speaker Programs
  • Slide Decks
  • Scientific Data Analysis
  • Project Management
  • AMA Style Guide

Nice to have

  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Lung Cancer

Role summary

Lockwood is seeking a Senior Scientific Director in Oncology to lead scientific content planning, development, and oversight for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device clients. This role involves managing client interactions, brand strategy, and resource allocation within medical communications. The ideal candidate will have an advanced science degree, 8+ years of relevant experience in promotional medical education, and a strong understanding of oncology. Responsibilities include analyzing scientific data, managing projects under tight deadlines, and adhering to professional medical editorial processes and ethical guidelines.

About Lockwood: Lockwood collaborates with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries to identify effective, holistic, science-based strategies to address their objectives through medical communications. Our clients count on us to challenge their assumptions and help them creatively navigate around obstacles. From strategy through execution, we focus on accuracy, transparency, and scientific value to create programs that are evidence-based, clinically relevant, and contribute to the development of our clients’ brands. Over a third of our staff hold advanced scientific or medical degrees, and most work from where they live. Because our flexible structure provides better work-life balance, we attract the best talent, facilitate their best work, and as a result, are more responsive to our clients, wherever and whenever they do business.

Summary: In this role, the Senior Scientific Director is responsible for the planning, development, and oversight of scientific content for an assigned account or accounts across various therapeutic areas and managing most aspects of the scientific contributions across a large and/or multiple accounts..

Responsibilities: Responsibilities include leading assigned accounts, leading client interactions and brand strategy, leading the scientific portion of brand planning and business development, managing resource allocation, partnering with client services to develop SOWs and timelines and identifying areas for new and organic growth.

Education: An advanced degree in science is required.

Professional Skills & Experience:

  • Candidates must have 8 or more years of relevant job experience with promotional medical education content such as advisory boards, speaker programs, slide decks, etc.
  • This role requires demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as the ability to analyze and interpret scientific data, multitask, work independently, and manage projects within tight deadlines with limited direction.
  • Experience with established professional medical editorial processes (eg, AMA style) and ethical guidelines is also required.
  • Experience with oncology is required. Experience with pancreatic, colorectal, and/or lung cancer preferred but not required.
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