Red Nucleus

Director, Scientific Services – Med Comms

Red Nucleus

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead one or more large/high-complexity accounts; define and drive integrated medical/scientific communication strategies (publication planning, communications tactics).
  • Serve as principal scientific contact for client stakeholders and clinical leads; align scientific strategy to brand priorities.
  • Establish quality standards and best practices across assigned teams.
  • Oversee high-quality content across manuscripts, congress materials, training content, digital assets, and MLR-regulated materials.
  • Conduct detailed scientific reviews for accuracy, alignment, and stylistic consistency (AMA, client style guides, journal/congress guidelines).
  • Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards (e.g. Good Publication Practices, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors guidelines, PhRMA guidelines).
  • Lead/defend submissions in MLR systems; resolve scientific issues independently.
  • Lead scientific discussions, workshops, speaker trainings, and advisory boards; represent the organization externally.
  • Provide scientific leadership in pitches and proposals; partner with Client Services on resourcing, scoping, and forecasting.
  • Manage 3–5 direct reports (writers/ASDs); conduct performance evaluations, set goals, and guide career development.
  • Identify training needs; create structured development plans to grow capability.
  • Contribute to scoping and resource planning for assigned projects; escalate risks proactively.
  • Support recruitment efforts for on-team hires.
  • Maintain strong version control, documentation discipline, and adherence to internal procedures.
  • Optimize scientific workflows and processes to improve consistency and efficiency.
  • Anticipate risks and complex issues; implement mitigation plans; share therapeutic/industry insights to elevate team knowledge.

Requirements

  • Advanced degree in a scientific or healthcare-related field preferred (e.g., MSc, PhD, PharmD, MD)
  • ~6+ years’ medical communications/medical writing experience, including multi-asset or multi-account leadership and scientific team oversight.
  • ~2+ years’ people management and coaching experience.
  • Excellence in scientific writing, editing, data interpretation; mastery of publications standards when applicable.
  • Strategic thinking and client leadership; expert facilitation and presentation skills.
  • Strong understanding of clinical research and regulatory landscape; comfortable guiding MLR submissions.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, graphic and image generations software, and collaboration platforms.
  • Strong organization/time-management skills.
Benefits
  • Diversity, equity and inclusion are valued at Red Nucleus and we believe we have a shared responsibility to provide equal opportunity and foster an inclusive spirit.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
scientific writingeditingdata interpretationpublication planningMLR submissionsquality standardsscientific reviewsworkflow optimizationperformance evaluationstraining content development
Soft Skills
strategic thinkingclient leadershipfacilitation skillspresentation skillspeople managementcoachingorganization skillstime-management skills
Certifications
MScPhDPharmDMD