Vice President, Medical Director (Boston-based)

Hybrid role based in our Boston office.

What you’ll do:

• Strategic Leadership: Serve as the senior scientific lead on major accounts, driving scientific strategy and execution in alignment with broader medical communications and business objectives.
• Scientific Excellence: Provide expert oversight and final sign‑off on high‑impact deliverables including advisory boards, slide decks, field materials, digital educational assets, and congress materials. Ensure scientific integrity, strategic alignment, and storytelling that resonates with diverse medical audiences.
• Client Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor to senior‑level clients (e.g., medical affairs, clinical development, publication leads), building and sustaining strategic relationships that result in long‑term partnerships and organic growth.
• Team Leadership & Talent Development: Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of more junior Directors, Medical Writers, and cross‑functional collaborators. Champion a culture of high performance, innovation, and continuous learning within the team and across the broader scientific department.
• Thought Leadership & Innovation: Drive innovation in content offerings and delivery, identifying new channels, formats, and digital opportunities to elevate engagement and impact.
• Operational & Financial Oversight: Lead resource planning and team structures across accounts, ensuring efficiency and scalability. Collaborate with manager, finance and account teams to ensure project profitability and strategic forecasting.
• Business Development: Partner with business development and executive leadership to identify growth opportunities, shape proposals, and lead scientific strategy in high‑stakes pitches and client presentations.

Working Conditions

• Work schedule and hours: Occasional non‑standard work hours in accordance with project needs, deadlines, deliverables, and urgent client requests.
• Business travel: Moderate overnight and weekend travel (up to 15%) based upon client geography.

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” – resonate with you.
• You are adaptable, resilient, and comfortable adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow.
• You thrive in a high‑growth, entrepreneurial environment and possess a strategic mindset paired with a hands‑on leadership style.
• You are passionate about the power of science to drive meaningful change and can translate complex data into impactful communications.
• You are an influential leader with gravitas and a collaborative spirit who communicates effectively with all stakeholders.

What you should have:

• 8+ years of experience in healthcare communications within an agency or pharmaceutical/biotech setting, with extensive experience in medical affairs specifically.
• Advanced degree in a life sciences field (PhD, MD, or PharmD) – strongly preferred.
• Deep experience in oncology and/or immunology required; additional experience in neurology or cardio‑renal‑metabolic disease strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success in leading strategic and content offerings across multiple therapeutic areas, from planning through execution.
• Proven ability to build and maintain executive‑level client relationships and influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen with experience in account growth, team development, and budget oversight.
• Expertise in scientific storytelling with an exceptional eye for scientific accuracy, tone, and audience alignment.

Pay Range: $180,000.00–$220,000.00.

Real Chemistry is a proud Great Place to Work® certified employer. We offer a comprehensive benefit program and perks tailored to your region, including generous holiday and paid time off, private medical, dental, and vision plans, mental wellness coaching and support, and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnicity or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates.