Associate Scientific Director – Med Pubs

Red Nucleus

Associate Scientific Director at Red Nucleus managing medical communications and strategic scientific initiatives across multiple accounts. Remote role within the US or Canada overseeing scientific leadership and team mentoring.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead one or more accounts; help define and drive integrated medical/scientific communication strategies (publication planning, communications tactics).
Serve as one of the principal scientific contacts 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

What you’ll need

Advanced degree in a scientific or healthcare‑related field preferred (eg, MSc, PhD, PharmD, MD)
Candidates with a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree plus extensive experience may be considered
~5+ years’ medical communications/medical writing experience, including multi‑asset or multi‑account leadership and scientific team oversight.
~1+ 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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, gender, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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Hard Skills & Tools

medical communicationsmedical writingscientific writingeditingdata interpretationpublication planningquality standardsscientific reviewsMLR submissionsstrategic thinking

Soft Skills

client leadershipexpert facilitationpresentation skillspeople managementcoachingorganizationtime management

Certifications

MScPhDPharmDMD