VP, Medical

EVERSANA INTOUCH® is a leading full-service, global healthcare agency serving the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. We provide next-generation creative and media services, enterprise solutions and data analytics services for clients. We combine the power of world-class creative and digital teams with deep market access, payer, and healthcare communications expertise to provide innovative solutions to life science companies that want to connect with consumers, healthcare professionals, and payers.

THE POSITION: The VP, Medical at EVERSANA INTOUCH will lead the Medical team across a large network affiliate, managing brands in multiple disease states for a diverse range of clients including Marketing, Medical Communications, Medical Affairs, and Market Access. This role provides strategic and scientific direction to various teams, ensuring the creation of compelling and clinically accurate content. The VP will identify new clinical trends, analyze clinical data, and participate in medical conferences to drive opportunities for clients and the agency. Additionally, this position involves leading and mentoring Medical team members, guiding the creation of promotional materials, and consulting on medical content production. The VP will also improve medical literacy across agency groups, guide submissions for client medical/regulatory approval processes, and maintain significant client partnerships and new business activities. This high-profile role requires a dynamic leader with a deep understanding of disease states, clinical trials, treatments, and competition.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Head of the Medical team on a large network affiliate comprising brands in multiple disease states across a range of clients including Marketing, Medical Communications, Medical Affairs, and Market Access.
• Provide strategic and scientific direction to Medical, Creative, Account and Planning teams for the creation of compelling content.
• Identifying new clinical trends and implementing disease state knowledge to drive opportunities for clients and the agency.
• Analyzing clinical data, conducting literature searches, participating in medical conferences, performing competitive analyses.
• Lead and mentor Medical team members while also monitoring overall utilization of department resources.
• Guide the creation of clinically cogent and engaging promotional materials and ensure effective use of clinical data to reach strategic brand objectives.
• Consult and aid in the production of medical content such as speaker communications, KOL engagements, advisory boards, etc.
• Improve medical literacy across agency groups and provide understanding on disease states, clinical trials, treatments and competition.
• Guide submissions for client medical/regulatory approval processes and incorporate client and regulatory feedback.

This is a “high profile” role which includes a significant amount of client partnership and new business activity. Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

PEOPLE LEADER

People leaders must possess both the skills to effectively accomplish these tasks and the emotional intelligence to do so in alignment with our cultural values. In addition to the critical management and leadership tasks listed above, this role also includes the following unique responsibilities:

• Responsible for and oversee their respective department. Interview, select and supervise the activities of the department staff; communicate interpret and discuss with team the company policies and procedures.
• Determine job objectives, work methods and performance standards; review performance relative to departmental objectives discussion appraisal with each employee and performance; authorize and communicate salary changes, promotions, transfers, discipline, and discharge and administer all other personnel actions.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE JOB:

• Travel (as needed).

Qualifications

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Advanced scientific/clinical degree, such as PhD, MD, Pharm D, with 7-10 years of experience in an agency or pharmaceutical industry supporting marketing, scientific communications, medical affairs or medical education; must have at least 4-5 years of advertising agency/marketing experience.
• Someone who leads by example, fosters an environment of collaboration, and is proactive in leveraging their scientific acumen to drive business opportunities.
• A passion for scientific storytelling, with a proven track record of communicating medical advances to diverse audiences.
• Ability to lead and execute development of content with minimal review/direction.
• Independently and accurately incorporate strategic concepts into projects as well as guide others to do so.
• Understand business offerings and identify opportunities for organic account growth, including cross-selling and new business.
• The ability to perform scientific literature searches and interpret complex clinical data.
• Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills; insightful data analysis and accomplished presentation abilities and the drive to build client and team relationships.
• Insightful, problem-solving, solution-oriented mind set; comfortable with leading client interaction and defending work and opinions.
• Familiarity with FDA marketing regulations and AMA editorial style.
• Willingness to travel.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced scientific/clinical degree, such as PhD, MD, Pharm D, with 7-10 years of experience in an agency or pharmaceutical industry supporting marketing, scientific communications, medical affairs or medical education; must have at least 4-5 years of advertising agency/marketing experience.
• Someone who leads by example, fosters an environment of collaboration, and is proactive in leveraging their scientific acumen to drive business opportunities.
• A passion for scientific storytelling, with a proven track record of communicating medical advances to diverse audiences.
• Ability to lead and execute development of content with minimal review/direction.
• Independently and accurately incorporate strategic concepts into projects as well as guide others to do so.
• Understand business offerings and identify opportunities for organic account growth, including cross-selling and new business.
• The ability to perform scientific literature searches and interpret complex clinical data.
• Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills; insightful data analysis and accomplished presentation abilities and the drive to build client and team relationships.
• Insightful, problem-solving, solution-oriented mind set; comfortable with leading client interaction and defending work and opinions.
• Familiarity with FDA marketing regulations and AMA editorial style.
• Willingness to travel.

OUR CULTURAL BELIEFS

• Patient Minded: I act with the patient’s best interest in mind.
• Client Delight: I own every client experience and its impact on results.
• Take Action: I am empowered and hold myself accountable.
• Embrace Diversity: I create an environment of awareness and respect.
• Grow Talent: I own my development and invest in the development of others.
• Win Together: I passionately connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime to achieve results.
• Communication Matters: I speak up to create transparent, thoughtful, and timely dialogue.
• Always Innovate: I am bold and creative in everything I do.

From EVERSANA’s inception, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have always been key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for improving the lives of patients and leading innovation within the healthcare industry. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.