Medical Director

Overview

Please note : While we are a remote-first organization, this role is intended for candidates in and around New Jersey and requires travel approximately once a month.

Cactus Life Sciences is currently looking to add self-motivated, strategy-oriented members to its life sciences team. This is an opportunity to grow your career and make a greater impact on the lives around you.

Responsibilities

• Bring broad knowledge across therapeutic areas and a desire to expand expertise into new fields. The Medical Director excels at translating complex scientific information into clear, impactful communications. They lead scientific strategy for client accounts, overseeing content development and providing editorial support. Strong management skills are essential for guiding their team, ensuring quality standards, and implementing best practices.
• Work with clients' Medical Affairs and Medical Communications teams to develop and execute strategic medical communications initiatives such as scientific communications platforms, medical communications plans, KOL engagement plans, strategic slide decks, iPDFs, meeting planning, etc
• Work with clients' publications teams to develop and execute manuscripts, abstracts, posters, review articles, symposia decks, literature searches, gap analyses, strategic publication plans
• Develop, manage, and track strategy and tactics in partnership with a cross-functional team of internal and client stakeholders
• Oversee and be accountable for quality of medical communications tactics / deliverables developed by in-house scientific writers. Review deliverables to ensure strategic alignment and scientific accuracy as needed in order to uphold scientific excellence
• Communicate updates on products, medical / regulatory milestones, and industry trends
• Continuously offer fresh ideas and forward-thinking strategies
• Work with in-house technology and creative teams on building innovative digital solutions for Medical Affairs and Medical Communications clients
• Work closely with the agency team in developing publications by providing review support
• Manage team performance and foster the growth of junior writers
• Work with Account Director to ensure excellence in execution, planning, compliance and consistency with client SOPs, messaging, and publication objectives
• Build and maintain strong client and medical expert relationships
• Support new business development, both with existing clients and new prospects as the scientific lead
• Ensure organic growth through delivery quality and client engagement

Qualifications And Prerequisites

Benefits of this Role

Application Process

Before applying, please ensure you meet the role requirements listed above and have legal authorization to work in the country where this role is advertised. The selection process for this role includes an initial recruiter screening, an interview with the hiring manager, a proctored strategic assessment, and two in-person interview rounds, scheduled on the same day for convenience.

Equal Opportunity

Our hiring practices reflect our commitment to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed. We celebrate the uniqueness of our team members and prohibit discrimination of any kind, based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Accelerating from Anywhere

About Cactus Life Sciences

At Cactus Life Sciences (cactuslifesciences.com), we believe the future of medical communications lies at the intersection of science, technology, and human connection. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, India, and Japan, we help biopharmaceutical organizations redefine scientific exchange - leveraging AI, automation, and innovation while keeping patients at the heart of everything we do.

Our expertise spans medical strategy, scientific content development, and medical education across therapeutic areas and the product lifecycle. By blending scientific rigor, agile operational models, and future-ready technologies, we partner with medical affairs teams to catalyze their transformation, adapt to a changing landscape, and drive meaningful outcomes for healthcare communities worldwide.