Scientific Director

London/Manchester – Hybrid or remote working available

About Nucleus Global

Nucleus Global is a global leader in the medical education and communications space, with more than 900 people across Europe, the US and APAC. We pride ourselves in setting the standard for industry best practices, with our unparalleled dedication to impactful and innovative communication. Our continued authenticity, credibility, and reliability have cemented our reputation as true partners to our clients. We form part of the iNIZIO Medical group. Our unique position as part of this international network, which includes three of the world’s top medical communications companies, gives us an important advantage over commercial competitors. Within the wider iNIZIO network we have access to a full suite of advisory, medical, marketing, communications, patient and partner engagement services.

About the role

We’re looking for a Scientific Director to lead on scientific content development, strategy and new business. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver medical education that has a direct impact on clinician behaviour and patient outcomes. Existing experience in medical affairs, including development of training materials and/or healthcare professional (HCP) education, is ideal. Experience across multiple therapy areas is an advantage, but strong project leadership skills, a creative mindset and flexibility are more important. This is a fantastic opportunity to take the next step in scientific leadership, working within a highly experienced and supportive team.

Key responsibilities

• As a Scientific Director, you will be responsible for accurate and high-quality scientific content across a range of deliverables.
• Collaborating closely with expert faculty, you will independently develop content for impactful, multiformat education targeting global HCPs.
• You will build strong relationships with multiple external stakeholders and lead faculty calls and educational events, with support from client services (CS).
• You will also partner with the scientific and CS leads to streamline processes, review work, maintain quality standards and drive business growth.
• Drawing on your strategic insights, you will identify new business opportunities and contribute to innovative new business solutions alongside the agency leadership.

Reporting to the Senior Scientific Director, this role offers opportunities to be a partner and trusted advisor to colleagues and external stakeholders, with travel for educational events.

About you

• Several years’ experience working in medical affairs and/or medical education within a medical communications agency environment.
• Experience writing across a broad range of deliverables, formats and therapy areas for a variety of HCP audiences.
• Experience reviewing and overseeing other writers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, to build a strong rapport with colleagues, clients and external experts.
• Ability to take ownership, work proactively to deadlines and juggle multiple projects.
• Excellent attention to detail and pride in quality control.

Application Process

To begin an application, please apply via the appropriate link on this page. Selected candidates will first complete an informal ‘screening’ call to ensure the position is suitable before proceeding. Don’t meet every job requirement? That’s okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.