Associate Scientific Director – Medical Publications

Red Nucleus

Associate Scientific Director leading integrated medical communication strategies at Red Nucleus. Overseeing high-quality content and ensuring compliance with industry standards while managing direct reports.

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)
~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

Remote/hybrid based on location
Occasional overnight travel (up to ~20%)

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Hard Skills & Tools

scientific writingeditingdata interpretationpublication planningcompliance with Good Publication PracticesMLR submissionsscientific reviewsquality standardsstrategic thinkingpeople management

Soft Skills

client leadershipexpert facilitationpresentation skillsorganizationtime managementcoachinggoal settingrisk anticipationproblem solvingteam leadership

Certifications

MScPhDPharmDMD