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Lockwood

Senior Scientific Director – Publications, Oncology

Lockwood

Senior Scientific Director at Lockwood managing scientific content strategies for medical communications clients across oncology. Leading content development and supporting brand goals for various therapeutic areas.

Posted 5/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Responsible for the planning, development, and oversight of scientific content for an assigned account or accounts across various therapeutic areas addressing different target audiences
  • Working with the Group Scientific Director to provide clients with strategic medical communication recommendations that support the achievement of brand goals
  • Independently leading execution of content development activities
  • Supervising Associate Scientific Directors
  • Liaising with other in-house or freelance staff to manage writing and other content-related tasks such as conducting background research, data-checking, and reference annotation

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • An advanced degree in science (ie. PhD, PharmD, or MD) is required
  • Candidates must have 7 or more years of relevant job experience with medical publications, including manuscripts, posters, abstracts, podium presentations, scientific platforms, and publication extenders
  • This role requires demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as the ability to analyze and interpret scientific data, multitask, work independently, and manage projects within tight deadlines
  • Experience with established professional medical editorial processes (ie. AMA style) and ethical guideline working knowledge (ie. ICMJE, GPP2022) is also required
  • Experience with Heme/Oncology and solid tumors is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools
medical publicationsmanuscriptspostersabstractspodium presentationsscientific platformspublication extendersdata-checkingreference annotationscientific data analysis
Soft Skills
organizational skillsanalytical skillsinterpersonal communicationmultitaskingindependent workproject managementtime management
Certifications
PhDPharmDMD