Associate Director, Medical Strategy

Working at Real Chemistry and in the healthcare industry isn’t just a job for us. We got into this field for different reasons, but we all stay for the same reason – to uncover insights, make meaningful connections, infuse creativity, and improve the patient experience by transforming healthcare through AI and ideas.

Real Chemistry creates the world around modern therapies with over 2,000 talented professionals, and for the last 20+ years has, carved out its space at the intersection between healthcare, marketing and communications, data & AI, and the people at the heart of it all. We work with the top 30 pharma and biotech companies and are built for uncommon collaboration—we believe we are best together, bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines collaborate without barriers under a single, unified mission : to transform what healthcare is to what it should be. This one-of-a-kind model allows us to work in a way that better reflects how people experience healthcare—all with the intent to transform healthcare from what it is to what it should be. But we can’t do it alone – you in?

Job Summary :

Real Chemistry is looking for an Associate Director, Medical Strategy tojoin our growing team!

Our Associate Directors play a pivotal role in guiding the direction of projects and aligning within accounts. This position is perfect for scientific and medical experts who excel under pressure and are ready to guide and inspire teams to elevate medical content and build robust client relationships. Our Associate Directors have the opportunity to specialize in content development, team leadership, and / or strategic thinking.

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs.

What you’ll do :

Therapy area and scientific expertise : Guide teams, contribute through others, and co-create excellent medical content across multiple therapy areas, ensuring that outputs meet / exceed client expectations

Strategic thinking

Provide strategic guidance and input into account planning

Constructively and collaboratively engage with clients to understand their thinking, build on their ideas, providing alternative perspectives

Client relationships : Act as trusted advisor for clients with support from senior team members

Managing and advising :

Guide teams to work competently, confidently and efficiently to deliver high-quality work in high-pressure situations

Oversee delegation of work across accounts

Business development : Identify opportunities for organic growth understanding client interests and those of their cross-functional stakeholders and work with key strategic contact to leverage opportunity

Strategic leadership :

Lead, shape and execute strategy for accounts in collaboration with medical writing and client service teams, building on Medical Strategist skills

Develop peer-to-peer relationship with key clients to enhance Real Chemistry partnership

Be involved in key aspects of the strategy process, from research and analysis to insight and creative brief development

Critical thinking :

Identify and build product and portfolio strategies

Confidently facilitate internal cross-company / function meetings and client meetings / workshops

This position is a perfect fit for you if :

Our Company values – and – really speak to you.

You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving.

You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.

You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What you should have :

You should bring previous experience within medical education or a related field, including roles that involved management of medical writers and / or strategists

You should be able to demonstrate successful direct client interactions

A profound understanding of healthcare, science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry is essential

A high level of academic achievement is expected

You’ll need to be personable, articulate, and capable of nurturing relationships, with a knack for delivering persuasive presentations

Pay Range : $110,000 - $135,000

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile .

Working with Real HART : Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us.For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are also actively opening new office locations, so if one opens near you, our Real HART policy will apply. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in-office team meetings, 1 : 1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on-site learning, and connecting with client partners is a critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be.Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people.

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive andequitable work environment where our employees feel empowered toleverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professionalexpertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistryoperates. Should yourequire accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.

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