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Associate Director, Medical Strategy

W2O Group
London
1 week ago
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It's not every day we have a chance to make the world a healthier place—but here, it’s our way of life. Idealistic? Maybe. Deeply pragmatic? Always. Real Chemistry is a global health innovation company that has carved out its space at the intersection between healthcare, marketing and communications, tech, and the people at the heart of it all. It’s with a great sense of purpose that we work together with brave health and wellness companies to create and inspire healthier, happier, and longer lives. It’s our passion. And if you’re still reading, we’re guessing it might be yours too. We are looking to add to our alchemic mix of more than 2,000 talented professionals. At Real Chemistry, we don’t just wish the world was healthier. We leverage tech, data and creativity to make it so. You in?
Job Summary:
Real Chemistry is looking for an

Associate Director to

join our growing team!
Our

Associate Directors

play a pivotal role in guiding the direction of projects and aligning within accounts. This position is perfect for scientific and medical experts who excel under pressure and are ready to guide and inspire teams to elevate medical content and build robust client relationships. Our Associate Directors have the opportunity to specialise in content development, team leadership, and/or strategic thinking.
What you’ll do:
Therapy area and scientific expertise:

Guide teams, contribute through others, and co-create excellent medical content across multiple therapy areas, ensuring that outputs meet/exceed client expectations
Strategic thinking
Provide strategic guidance and input into account planning
Constructively and collaboratively engage with clients to understand their thinking, build on their ideas, providing alternative perspectives
Client relationships:

Act as trusted advisor for clients with support from senior team members
Managing and advising:
Guide teams to work competently, confidently and efficiently to deliver high-quality work in high-pressure situations
Oversee delegation of work across accounts
Business development : Identify opportunities for organic growth understanding client interests and those of their cross-functional stakeholders and work with key strategic contact to leverage opportunity
Strategic leadership:
Lead, shape and execute strategy for accounts in collaboration with medical writing and client service teams, building on Medical Strategist skills
Develop peer-to-peer relationship with key clients to enhance Real Chemistry partnership
Be involved in key aspects of the strategy process, from research and analysis to insight and creative brief development
Critical thinking:
Identify and build product and portfolio strategies
Confidently facilitate internal cross-company/function meetings and client meetings/ workshops
This position is a perfect fit for you if:
Our Company values –

Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always

and

Accountability with an “I”

– really speak to you.
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.
You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.
You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.
What you should have:
You should bring previous experience within medical education or a related field, including roles that involved management of medical writers and/or strategists
You should be able to demonstrate successful direct client interactions
A profound understanding of healthcare, science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry is essential
A high level of academic achievement is expected
You’ll need to be personable, articulate, and capable of nurturing relationships, with a knack for delivering persuasive presentations
Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have office locations in cities in the US and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us.For employees 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. 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 is a critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be.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.
Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, including a primary office location near in Moorgate, 25 days holiday, private medical insurance, dental insurance, and pension contributions. Other perks include health and wellness reimbursements, happy hours, and free healthy snacks to keep you running all day long. Learn more about our great benefits and perks at:http://www.realchemistry.com/.
*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 here .
About the company

W2O Group is a holding company based in San Francisco, California that provides marketing services through its subsidiaries.
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