At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead medical communications programmes and develop high-quality scientific content.
- Company: Join JPA Health, a mission-driven agency focused on improving lives.
- Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, unlimited learning access, private healthcare, and competitive pay.
- Other info: Flexible hybrid work options and strong career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in healthcare while leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies.
- Qualifications: Advanced degree and 5+ years in medical communications required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
JPA Health is seeking an experienced, client-facing Associate Medical Director / Medical Director to join our growing Medical Communications team. This individual will serve as a scientific leader across a diverse portfolio of medical affairs and scientific communications programmes, partnering with clients and internal teams to deliver high-quality, strategically grounded work. Combining scientific expertise, hands-on content development experience, and strong client-facing leadership skills, they will independently lead programmes across therapeutic areas, support organic growth opportunities, strengthen collaboration between JPA's UK and US medical teams, and help leverage AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency and insight generation while maintaining the highest standards of scientific rigor and quality.
This position is full-time and may be based either hybrid in London or remotely within the UK, with occasional travel to the London office, client meetings, and conferences as needed.
Medical & Scientific Leadership- Lead medical affairs and scientific communications programmes across therapeutic areas and client accounts.
- Independently develop, review, and approve scientific content across advisory boards, congress materials, slide presentations, workshops, publications, videos, training materials, and other medical communications initiatives.
- Serve as a trusted scientific advisor to clients and internal team members, providing strategic guidance and scientific expertise.
- Support KOL engagement, advisory board development, and scientific meeting facilitation.
- Partner with account teams to ensure delivery of scientifically accurate, strategically relevant, and high-quality work.
- Build trusted relationships with clients and contribute to organic growth opportunities across existing accounts.
- Support scientific portions of pitches, proposals, credentials presentations, and new business discussions.
- Identify opportunities to expand medical affairs and scientific communications support across client portfolios.
- Represent JPA at client meetings, conferences, and industry events as the scientific lead.
- Act as a key scientific resource across both JPA's UK and US medical communications teams.
- Partner with colleagues across geographies to share expertise, support account delivery, and strengthen integrated ways of working.
- Help identify opportunities to improve collaboration, consistency, and scalability across the broader medical communications practice.
- Leverage AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies to support literature analysis, content development, workshop creation, insight generation, and scientific communications workflows.
- Contribute to the ongoing evolution of AI-enabled medical communications practices across JPA.
- Ensure appropriate scientific oversight, validation, and quality control of AI-assisted outputs.
- Act as a champion for thoughtful, responsible adoption of emerging technologies within medical communications.
Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent) in Biomedical Sciences or a related field.
- ~5+ years of experience within a medical communications agency environment.
- Strong medical writing and scientific content development experience.
- Experience leading advisory boards, scientific workshops, congress activities, and medical affairs initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently and manage scientific programmes with minimal oversight.
- Interest in leveraging AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies to improve scientific communications workflows.
- Experience in a clinical, medical affairs, or pharmaceutical industry setting.
JPA Health offers you the opportunity to work with purpose as you achieve extraordinary results for our clients. Our mission to help people live healthier lives begins with you. Respect, inclusion, camaraderie, and connection – this is the heart of our agency’s ethos.
In addition, JPA Health offers:
- Generous holiday allowance and additional days off for charitable giving.
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, internal webinars through JPA’s Elevate Institute, tuition reimbursement, paid professional development, and paid learning and development time.
- Private healthcare and access to wellness initiatives.
- Competitive pay, discretionary bonus scheme, and opportunities to advance in your career.
At JPA Health, we put people first. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. If you require an accommodation in order to apply for a position with JPA Health, please contact us for assistance at recruiting@jpa.com.
Associate Medical Director or Medical Director in City of London employer: JPA Health
JPA Health is an exceptional employer that prioritises respect, inclusion, and professional growth within a dynamic work culture. With generous benefits such as a competitive pay structure, unlimited access to learning resources, and a commitment to employee well-being through private healthcare and wellness initiatives, JPA Health empowers its team members to thrive both personally and professionally. The hybrid working model in London allows for flexibility while fostering collaboration across UK and US teams, making it an ideal environment for those seeking meaningful and impactful careers in medical communications.
