Senior Scientific Strategist

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Healthcare
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SKILLS

Scientific Strategy Medical Communications Market Landscape Analysis Client Relationship Management New Business Proposals Verbal and Written Communication Therapeutic Landscape Knowledge Insight Synthesis

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior Scientific Strategist

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], a [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] company, is seeking a Senior Scientific Strategist in London. This is a hybrid, full-time, mid-senior level role. No salary specified. Expiry: 2026-07-05.

Company Description

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

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 act 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.

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

Additional Information

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