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Associate Scientific Director (Med Affairs) 12-Month Contract
Red Nucleus
Location
United States
Work Mode
Hybrid
Type
Full-Time
Sector
Education
First Seen
2026-08-10
Source
himalayas
Hybrid United States Education MEAL HR Communications Deadline Unclear Remote
Job Description
<p><a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/red-nucleus">Red Nucleus</a> is hiring a 12 month contract Associate Scientific Director to join our global Medical Communications team! This role is remote based anywhere within the US or Canada. </p><p>Our purpose is advancing knowledge to improve lives. We succeed by being the premier provider of strategic learning and development, scientific advisory services, and medical communications solutions for the life sciences industry. Our global team is composed of nearly 900 full-time employees whose commitment to creativity, quality, and on-time delivery is unrivaled in our space.</p><p>At <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/red-nucleus">Red Nucleus</a>, we believe in providing a rich working environment that pushes us to innovate in ways that engages our employees to be their best selves. Our culture is about meaningful work, a true sense of community, and fun. We love to celebrate our people and we are proud to have been Internationally recognized as a “Great Place to Work". </p><h3>Position Overview:</h3><p>The AD Scientific Services is a scientific leader accountable for full strategic ownership of one or more accounts. ADs and Directors lead scientific strategy, oversee content excellence at scale, and manage teams with autonomy. </p><p>The Director helps sets scientific standards across accounts, leads publication and communication strategies, mentors a team of writers, and helps drives continuous improvement across workflows. Integrates strategic medical leadership, rigorous scientific review, and senior‑level client relationship management.</p><h3>Core Responsibilities</h3><h3>Scientific &amp; Strategic Leadership</h3><ul> <li>Lead one or more accounts; help define and drive integrated medical/scientific communication strategies (publication planning, communications tactics).</li> <li>Serve as one of the principal scientific contacts for client stakeholders and clinical leads; align scientific strategy to brand priorities.</li> <li>Establish quality standards and best practices across assigned teams.</li> </ul><h3>Content Excellence &amp; Review</h3><ul> <li>Oversee high‑quality content across manuscripts, congress materials, training content, digital assets, and MLR‑regulated materials.</li> <li>Conduct detailed scientific reviews for accuracy, alignment, and stylistic consistency (AMA, client style guides, journal/congress guidelines).</li> <li>Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards (e.g. Good Publication Practices, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors guidelines, PhRMA guidelines)</li> <li>Lead/defend submissions in MLR systems; resolve scientific issues independently.</li> </ul><h3>Client Engagement &amp; Growth</h3><ul> <li>Lead scientific discussions, workshops, speaker trainings, and advisory boards; represent the organization externally.</li> <li>Provide scientific leadership in pitches and proposals; partner with Client Services on resourcing, scoping, and