Scientific Director- Medical

Join to apply for the Scientific Director role at Lucid Group 8 hours ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Scientific Director role at Lucid Group We’re looking for a team member to lead the scientific relationship with our clients built-on a strength of scientific knowledge and strategic insight, and partner with Client Services to drive organic business growth. We are a global healthcare communications agency with deep therapeutic expertise that traverses the asset lifecycle, delivering transformative outcomes for healthcare brands for over 20 years. Our more than 500 highly trained professionals work with speed and agility to craft and execute breakthrough strategies that maximise performance and unlock a brand's full potential. Lucid Global works with global brand teams at big and mid-tier pharmaceuticals and biotech clients to deliver powerful medical communications solutions for early lifecycle assets. Lucid Consulting brings depth of expertise in the research, development and commercialisation of solutions across therapeutic areas and modalities by streamlining product development, building operational capabilities, innovating, and supporting execution to create value for patients, clients and shareholders. US MedComms works with both US and Global brand teams to create powerful medical communications solutions for early lifecycle assets. US Marketing works with clients across the Rx, Medical Device, OTC and Consumer Device categories to deliver compelling communications and promotional solutions to Healthcare Professionals for in-market assets. The Scientific Director is a core member of the Medical team and as a Scientific Director, you provide insights to inform the client strategic plan and partner with client services for development and delivery of client account(s) plan in line with the client strategic plan. You will partner with Client Services to drive organic business growth and you may partner with an Executive Scientific Director on insights on their slice of business. This role is responsible for the scientific excellence within existing client account(s) and leading the scientific relationship with our clients built-on strength of scientific knowledge and strategic insight. A Scientific Director at Lucid is responsible for: Establishing high level scientific and strategic partnership with clients and experts to successfully deliver the programme of work and leading understanding in the team Scientific excellence within existing client account(s) Leading the scientific relationship with our clients built-on strength of scientific knowledge and strategic insight, and partner with Client Services to drive organic business growth Providing strategic review of content ensuring quality feedback is provided to writers to support development Providing mentorship to the medical team Partnering with Scientific Services Director to ensure scientific and editorial quality is adhered to across all client deliverables Demonstrating expert understanding of client science and strategy while keeping abreast of latest medical/scientific advances Building effective internal partnerships with other capabilities to successfully deliver the portfolio plan on plan and to budget (client services, project management, creative, strategy, etc) A degree in a scientific, medical or life sciences field Experience working in an agile environment Experience writing for a variety of medical/scientific audiences Proven ability to create high-quality medical/scientific content Experience delivering a wide variety of medical writing outputs Competent and confident contributing to medical/scientific discussions Experience in reviewing colleagues' medical writing Experience in coaching or mentoring others Experience in line-management and development of other medical writers Experience in managing projects, including resourcing and budgeting Experience creating content for digital/online and omnichannel outputs Understanding and contributing to broad account plan and strategy Commerical awareness and abilty to identify business development opportunities Broad understanding of evolving medical/scientific and pharmaceutical trends Our culture is fundamental to the delivery of transformation. Harnessing the talent and ambitions of those we work with empowers us to deliver our magic. Discretionary bonus scheme; ~ Contributory pension with Lucid contribution up to 5% of basic salary (enrolment after 3 months of employment); ~ Cycle to work scheme; ~25 working days holiday, 1 Celebration Day of your choice, 3 Christmas closure days plus 8 Bank Holidays per annum (pro-rata for part-time); ~ Flexible holiday buy and sell scheme; ~ Family friendly policies; ~ Private family healthand dental cover, including Employee Assistance Programme and a comprehensive employee rewards scheme; 4x basic salary life assurance cover; ~ Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan (Level 1 company cover) Season Ticket Loans; ~ Regular incentive schemes aligned to individual and team performance; ~ Access to an employeediscount platform with offers at 900+ retailers. We empower our people to embark on a journey of growth and advancement by offering meaningful learning and development opportunities. Central to our ethos is our commitment to cultivating an environment that embraces and respects people of all backgrounds and identities, underpinned by a culture of conscious inclusion and support. This commitment to inclusion is explicitly inclusive of race, colour, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or disability. As part of our commitment to recruiting and supporting colleagues with disabilities Lucid Group are a committed member of the UK Government’s Disability Scheme, supporting people with disabilities provides us with access to a wider talent pool and enables us to be a force for good in the world by creating fair and equitable access to employment opportunities. Offering a guaranteed interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role Support any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition