Senior Scientific Strategist

Job Description

Company description

Who we are

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], a [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] company, is the only health communications agency that thinks further across Clinical Trial Experience, Medical Strategy & Education, Public Relations & Engagement, and Advertising, to create unique value with visionary clients.

What we believe

Health brings us together. In the diseases we suffer, the medicines we create, and the causes we champion, health shows us our collective humanity. When we break the barriers that divide us, when we think further, we can create healthier futures, together.

A passion for craft

Having expert thinking is only part of our story. To ensure excellence in everything we make, we have centred our disciplines around three essential crafts: science, strategy and creativity.

Overview

As a Senior Scientific Strategist at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], you will play a pivotal role within each client account. You will be responsible for the development of the scientific strategy for both specific projects and within the broader context of medical or brand planning. You will identify and translate insights into actionable recommendations and serve as the ‘go-to’ person for the clinical and commercial implications of evolving therapeutic landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize and translate medical and commercial insights (e.g. market landscape patterns) into actionable strategic recommendations
• Serve as a point of authority internally and externally for the clinical and commercial relevance of emerging trends and data
• Lead origination of account scientific strategy and proactively evolve as needed
• Oversee project briefs and deliverables from a scientific strategy perspective to ensure alignment with medical and commercial goals on assigned accounts (across disciplines, working with strategists from other disciplines)
• Establish strong external relationships, and acts as a strategic partner to both commercial and medical core clients
• Identify and proactively pursue strategic/complex opportunities for organic growth with existing clients and identify opportunities for integrated approaches/other disciplines or services
• Lead scientific strategy approach for MSE/integrated new business proposals and confidently present scientific insights and scientific strategy points of view in pitches

Qualifications

• Considerable experience within a medical communications agency or an in-house pharma med comms team, demonstrating:
  • Aptitude at assimilating large quantities of scientific and medical information, and distilling it down into the key strategic points
  • Effectiveness (and innovation) in obtaining and/or generating scientific insights
  • Support in originating or evolving a brand scientific strategy
  • Strong internal, client and expert relationships
  • Ability to deliver compelling verbal and written communications, and persuade stakeholders

Please note: applicants looking to work part-time (3 or 4 days) will also be considered.

Additional Information

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

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[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

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Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.