Senior Medical Director (Medical Education), Stamford, Connecticut

Who We Are:

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work.

About VML Health:

VML HEALTH is a global healthcare agency that partners with healthcare clients across a broad definition of health, from high science to wellness and everything in between. It operates fluidly within the VML agency, as a core group of health specialists (a ‘vertical’) that has the benefit of autonomy in management, but with support of non-health expertise.

At the heart of health is the story of life – all the highs and lows, ambitions, and possibilities. But facing a health challenge can suddenly pull people away from these stories, knocking them off course.

Our purpose is to bridge this gap, bringing people closer to life and all its meaning. We gain a deeper understanding of Healthcare Professionals’ and patients’ needs, behaviors and lived experiences through what we call ‘radical empathy’.

VML Health creates connected brands that get to the heart, bringing people closer to the lives they want to live. Get to the heart. Connect for life.

International Meetings and Science (IMsci), a division of Wunderman Thompson Health, works with companies to build world-class healthcare and pharmaceutical brands among medical professionals and consumers, with a transmedia storytelling approach that covers medical education strategies.

Who we are looking for:

IMsci is seeking a Senior Medical Director to join the team in our Stamford, CT office. As a Senior Medical Director you will contribute on multiple teams for various clients and will champion the scientific integrity of our work product. You will partner with clients, opinion leaders, other internal and external scientific professionals, as well as with Account Services team to ensure ongoing, positive relationships with our clients.

What you’ll do:

• Be a brand champion, ensuring all agency efforts align with the brand’s best interests and maximize scientific data.
• Manage multiple accounts scientifically, overseeing strategic and scientific aspects of medical communication tactics, meetings, and programs.
• Ensure client satisfaction, scientific rigor, accuracy, and strategic excellence across all projects.
• Review scientific content for accuracy and manage freelance writers, providing direction and ensuring projects align with strategy.
• Coach, manage, mentor, and provide direction to Scientific Associates, Associate Medical Directors, and Medical Directors.
• Maintain full command of and adherence to internal processes, ensuring staff compliance and providing recommendations for improvement.
• Identify and resolve client conflicts efficiently, taking responsibility for client satisfaction and strengthening relationships.
• Develop and oversee projects requiring a high degree of scientific and/or technical understanding.
• Proactively suggest innovative ways to present data and engage in client interactions, addressing content-related questions.
• Ensure high-quality agency output, promoting consistently superior creative and innovative products.
• Participate in the development of breakthrough programs grounded in strong science.
• Read, interpret, and distill content from medical journal articles and clinical study reports for scientific and marketing messages.
• Conduct hands-on medical writing, editing, and re-writing.
• Involve in new business opportunities, identifying and securing business opportunities on accounts.
• Liaise with clients and fulfill client requests, providing proactive written recommendations.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the therapeutic market and share timely information about market changes.
• Work in partnership with account services and editorial departments, establishing good relationships with key opinion leaders.

Who you are:

• Open and Collaborative Our team is close-knit and supportive, and we’re working with a lot of unknowns – you must champion team environments that are comfortable and encouraging.
• Problem solver Ensure quality control by reviewing agency products including: creative work, key client communications, key schedules, creative strategies, and strategic decks. Assist with day-to-day problem-solving by providing guidance to freelancers and raise issues and solutions to senior team. Dig in and figure out how to work around problems.
• Ego-less We all wear the hats that need wearing, it’s a mentality that makes the team successful.

What you’ll need:

• Advanced degree in biomedical sciences (MD, PhD, Pharm D)
• 5+ years previous experience at medical communications agency
• Experience in multiple therapeutic areas
• Experience managing multiple teams and client accounts
• Multiple, successful new business pitches
• Advanced skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Internet search, Pubmed
• Leadership skills
• Passionate about the medical education/communication business
• Strong scientific and medical communications acumen
• Effective written and oral communications skills
• Excellent supervisory skills
• Excellent interpersonal and listening skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Exercises sound judgment
• Manages time effectively and good multi-tasker
• Strong professional work ethic
• Acts as a team member
• Active role in agency recruitment
• Displays a willingness to work overtime, travel, and attend off-hour events within reason

What We Offer:

• Passionate, driven people: We champion a culture of people who do extraordinary work.
• Consciously cultivated culture: We aim to embody the behaviors to build an inclusive community that is in it together, bringing both positivity and active listening into the workplace as we simultaneously strive to empower creative bravery.
• Competitive benefits: What we offer full-time hires ranges from the full spectrum of group health coverage options (medical, dental, vision) to a generous 401k match (100% dollar-for-dollar match, up to 5% of salary contribution), and a variety of paid time off offerings that reflect our investment in all aspects of your overall life balance and wellness.
• Growth-minded opportunities: We aim to nurture a culture of real-time feedback, a growth-oriented mindset, and plenty of training opportunities through VML and WPP so you can continue to grow personally and professionally.

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VML is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or other protected group status. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click WPP Benefits for more details.

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$100,000-$230,000 USD

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