Associate Director, Medical – PhD, MD, Pharma Ad Agency Experience Required

EVERSANA

Associate Director, Medical at EVERSANA INTOUCH, focusing on strategic medical education and communications. Requires advanced degree and agency experience in medical marketing.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois, Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $110,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Associate Director, Medical has a deep understanding of the client’s business and demonstrates critical thinking and confidence
Provide strategic input to guide creation of clinically relevant educational content and ensure effective use of clinical data to reach strategic brand objectives
Independent scientific content development including analysis and interpretation of clinical data across a wide range of project types
Conduct literature searches, proactively monitor competitive landscape and perform competitive analyses
Establish strong relationships with clients and proactively seek to contribute and collaborate in client meetings
Partner with internal teams to create compelling peer-to-peer educational content and engagement projects for healthcare professionals
Establish close partnership with copy, art and digital teams to create interactive, engaging programs utilizing scientific storytelling techniques and unique data visualization
Collaborate to create and communicate Intouch’s POV and recommendations with clients
Play key role on team to educate team members on disease state, clinical trials, treatments and competition
Support submissions for client medical/regulatory approval processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced degree (PhD, MD or PharmD) in medical sciences related field required
Preferably two or more years of agency experience in medical education, medical communications and/or HCP marketing
Strategic thinker that understands how to effectively tell a scientific story in a compelling way to differentiate client products
Two years minimum medical writing experience required
Experience creating branded or unbranded peer-to-peer educational content
Expertise in extracting relevant information from clinical sources and writing medically accurate copy
Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills
Client-facing confidence that advances dialogue and creates strong agency-client relationships
Experience with complex projects that require collaboration between internal and external teams including key opinion leaders
Familiarity with FDA marketing regulations, AMA editorial style and digital

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salaries
Benefits package

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Hard Skills & Tools

Clinical Data AnalysisContent DevelopmentLiterature SearchCompetitive AnalysisMedical CommunicationsPeer-to-Peer Educational Content CreationScientific StorytellingData VisualizationRegulatory Approval ProcessesMedical Writing

Soft Skills

Critical ThinkingExcellent Verbal SkillsExcellent Written SkillsOrganizational SkillsCollaboration