The client is seeking a Medical Science Director to support medical affairs activities across oncology, infectious disease, nephrology, and acute care. The role will focus on compliant scientific exchange and insight gathering to inform medical strategy and evidence dissemination.
Key responsibilities include engaging with healthcare providers, key opinion leaders, pharmacy stakeholders, and institutional decision-makers to build trusted relationships in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The Medical Science Director will help develop and execute medical strategy, including publication planning and sharing of evidence; identify and support clinical trial sites, investigators, and referral networks; and respond to unsolicited medical information requests in accordance with corporate policies and regulatory guidelines. The role will also provide scientific education and training to internal teams and collaborate within a matrix organization to achieve medical objectives.
Candidates should have an advanced healthcare or scientific degree (such as MD, DO, PharmD, PhD, DNP, NP, PA-C, or equivalent). Prior field medical or MSL experience for at least 1 year is preferred, along with 1–5+ years of experience in an academic, healthcare, or pharmaceutical setting. Oncology experience is preferred, with additional experience in infectious disease, nephrology, or critical care strongly preferred. The role requires exceptional scientific communication and presentation skills, strong relationship-building abilities, proficiency in scientific literature evaluation and medical data interpretation, and the ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities with a high level of professionalism, integrity, and compliance orientation.