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Scientific Director, Medical Team at Real Chemistry

Edinburgh - UK; London - UK; Manchester - UKFull-timeMedical EducationPosted about 1 month ago
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About the Role

<div class="content-intro"><p>At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.</p> <p>Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities.</p> <p>Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem.</p></div><p><strong>Real Chemistry is looking for a Senior Director to join our growing team!</strong></p> <p><br>Our Senior Directors are fundamental for directing programmes across the Real Chemistry ‘One Medical’ business. This position is perfect for a visionary leader who can use their extensive team leadership experience, therapy area and scientific expertise, and strong strategic thinking skills to define cutting-edge strategies and ensure excellence in all deliverables across the Medical team.</p> <p>Senior Directors thrive in shaping the future of the business and fostering a&nbsp;dynamic, supportive, and innovative environment. Our Senior Directors have the opportunity to specialise in content development, team leadership, team development, and/or strategic thinking.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What you’ll do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Therapy area and scientific expertise: Direct internal programmes related to therapy area and scientific expertise across the global ‘One Medical’ team</li> <li>Strategic thinking: Define strategy on new and complex business proposals in<br>collaboration with senior team members</li> <li>Client relationships: Proactively act as trusted advisor for clients and internal teams across Real Chemistry</li> <li>Managing and advising:</li> <li>Lead, shape and direct medical teams to deliver a range of assets whilst fostering an environment of intellectual curiosity</li> <li>Ensure that processes and team structures result in the highest quality of<br>deliverables</li> <li>Coaching and mentoring:</li> <li>Foster a culture of mentorship across the agency</li> <li>Collaborate with agency leaders to direct mentoring programmes across the<br>agency</li> <li>Overarching planning to meet KPIs/timelines/budget: Promote development of best practices for project management and content delivery to ensure exceptional quality across the Medical team</li> <li>Financial and resource management</li> <li>Plan resource allocation across the Medical function, fostering inter-agency<br>cooperation and sharing of resources and expertise to amplify collective<br>efficiency and effectiveness</li> <li>Define and refine processes for financial management of accounts</li> </ul> <p><strong>This position is a perfect fit for you if:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.</li> <li>You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What you should have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>You should bring previous extensive experience within medical education including roles that involved management of multiple large teams of medical writers and/or strategists</li> <li>Proven record of building strong client relationships and growing business opportunities</li> <li>A profound understanding of healthcare, science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry is essential</li> <li>A high level of academic achievement is expected</li> <li>You’ll need to be personable, articulate, and capable of nurturing relationships, with a knack for delivering persuasive presentations</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p>Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work®&nbsp;certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile&nbsp;<u><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplacetowork.com%2Fcertified-company%2F7038366&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cclehmar%40realchemistry.com%7C1f18aaed4326491b3efc08ddd690f025%7C6fa5bfc4f95843f8bb395d382689654b%7C0%7C0%7C638902640185888156%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pwvaCn37QXkjVQ0p6u92Oz4FA4j5NQZoNJL0ffy01qs%3D&amp;reserved=0">here</a>.</u></p> <p>We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support&nbsp;and&nbsp;access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.&nbsp;&nbsp;Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at:&nbsp;<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.realchemistrybenefits.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cclehmar%40realchemistry.com%7C1f18aaed4326491b3efc08ddd690f025%7C6fa5bfc4f95843f8bb395d382689654b%7C0%7C0%7C638902640185921682%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dVu0V7A%2B4yzZT%2Bqn9StZGf5KcF6CwmAW4fBfVWPOg6Q%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.realchemistrybenefits.com</a>.</p> <p>Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have&nbsp;<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.realchemistry.com%2Fcontact&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cclehmar%40realchemistry.com%7C1f18aaed4326491b3efc08ddd690f025%7C6fa5bfc4f95843f8bb395d382689654b%7C0%7C0%7C638902640185946162%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RaaFz74lr4w5sHeHes3mfzDyELYxdkgBPL34VpVyXQA%3D&amp;reserved=0">office locations</a>&nbsp;in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us.<em>&nbsp;</em>For employees&nbsp;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.&nbsp;We are also actively opening new office locations, so if one opens near you, our Real HART policy will apply.&nbsp;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&nbsp;is a critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be.<em>&nbsp;</em>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.</p> <p>Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, 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 Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.</p> <p>*Notice: Real Chemistry and its affiliates' names are being misused by scammers through messaging services, fake websites, and apps. Do not share personal or financial information or make payments to any unverified sources claiming to be connected to Real Chemistry. We are working to stop these unauthorized activities and protect our community. Read more&nbsp;<u><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.realchemistry.com%2Fscam-alert&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cclehmar%40realchemistry.com%7C1f18aaed4326491b3efc08ddd690f025%7C6fa5bfc4f95843f8bb395d382689654b%7C0%7C0%7C638902640185967986%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vBa1KYjD6TUHgTF3FdPRQZvM8E8WUgHZqu9yHevh1%2BI%3D&amp;reserved=0">here</a></u>.</p></div>

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