Associate Scientific Director – Medical Communications, Publications
Avalere
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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Job Level
About the role
- Provide advanced scientific leadership across a range of publications focused projects
- Take responsibility for scientific accuracy, strategic oversight, and client relationship management
- Combine content development with high-level reviewing
- Mentor and onboard junior writers to deepen their scientific expertise
- Play an active role in team development and resourcing
- Contribute to business growth and strategic initiatives
- May also line manage junior writers
Requirements
- Degree in a scientific or related field (advanced degree preferred)
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in medical or scientific writing, with strong expertise in publications
- Oncology experience is highly advantageous
- Proven ability to manage diverse scientific content and ensure strategic alignment
- Skilled in client relationship management and account oversight
- Collaborative leader with a passion for mentoring and team development
- Excellent communication skills and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset
Benefits
- pension contribution up to 7%
- life insurance
- income protection
- private medical insurance
- flexible working arrangements
- option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year
- 25 days of annual leave plus two personal well-being days
- gifted end-of-year holidays
- early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August
- free counselling through employee assistance program
- personalized health support
- enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies
- on-demand support from partner Peppy
- continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training
- global mobility opportunities across the business
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
medical writingscientific writingpublications managementcontent developmentstrategic oversightclient relationship managementaccount oversightoncology expertise
Soft skills
mentoringteam developmentcollaborationcommunicationleadershipproactive mindsetsolutions-focused
Certifications
advanced degree in scientific field