Associate Medical Strategy Director, McCann Health London

About McCann Health London

Part of the IPG Health network, McCann Health London is one of the most awarded healthcare communications agencies. We are guided by our founding philosophy, Truth Well Told, and united by one vision: to help our clients’ brands and businesses play a meaningful role in people’s health. We combine science, creativity and strategy to deliver best-in-class services to some of the world’s top, as well as emerging, health and wellness brands. We do this by challenging convention and bringing to life smart, creative ideas that push boundaries and leave the world a healthier place than we found it.

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Description

The Associate Medical Strategy Director will be responsible for implementing best-in-class medical strategy for McCann Health London. With client needs front and centre, they will ensure that scientific rigour is driving differentiated thinking and is infused through our work. As part of the leadership team, they will form close partnerships across disciplines, support business growth and raise the profile of medical strategy in the agency.

This could be the perfect role for somebody from a medical writing role, who is a Senior Medical Writer, Principal Medical Writer or Associate Medical Director looking to step into a pure medical strategy role.

Responsibilities

Knowledge/Expertise

• Demonstrate versatility in the application of disease state, clinical knowledge, and strategic skill set to key brands and use that knowledge to inform strategic recommendations

Strategic Skills/Tools

• Combine in-depth scientific understanding of the product and disease state with market awareness to provide high level communication planning for clients
• Work with the Director of Medical Strategy to implement strategic offerings of the medical strategy department

Client Relationships

• Ensure key client needs and deliverables at McCann Health London are met
• Actively participate in brand planning with clients and internal teams
• Lead, scientific workshops, briefing and projects for clients
• Represent the medical strategy discipline by participating in key client-led workshops

Business Development

• Support new business at McCann Health London by leading medical strategy in pitches

Communication Skills

• Present authoritatively and with credibility to internal teams, clients across commercial and medical staff and KOLs

Teamwork/Collaboration

• Build constructive, open, and cooperative relationships across disciplines and senior management, to help deliver work throughout the organization to the highest standard
• Demonstrate effective leadership and line management, ensure high quality selection, training and development and performance management of all direct line reports

Requirements

• PhD is ideal but not essential
• 5+ years of industry experience
• Medical strategy experience is ideal, or a strong medical writing/medical copy background.

Diversity and Inclusion

We believe that Diversity and Inclusion are fundamental to achieving our mission – to help our client’s brands and businesses play a meaningful role in people’s lives. We view diversity as a business imperative that, when incorporated into all agency practices, becomes a competitive advantage, driving growth and organizational sustainability. As we position ourselves for a future of increased competition and disruption, we’re accelerating beyond merely acknowledging differences. Our philosophy is that consistent practices and deliberate actions that foster an inclusive culture, unleash the creative power of our talent and our work. We call this Conscious Inclusion.