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BGB Group Associate Medical Director Our Agency BGB Group is a healthcare communications agency that offers a wide range of services, including traditional pharmaceutical advertising, promotional medical education, payer marketing, and consulting services. Known for excellence and professionalism, we’re hired as strategic and creative partners by our biopharmaceutical clients to drive category/brand awareness and growth. Position Overview The Associate Medical Director is the Medical Brand lead on his/her brand(s) and is responsible for the development and strategic alignment of medical content with brand objectives. The Associate Medical Director is the primary medical contact for the client and is responsible for the scientific accuracy, quality, and timeliness of all ongoing projects for the brand. The Associate Medical Director acts as mentor for Medical Writers/Senior Medical Writers and may have managerial responsibilities (direct reports). Content Development & Execution Is accountable for all assigned projects; assumes greater volume than SMW or MW Oversees and creates content for a brand, including reviewing content developed by SMW/MW for scientific accuracy and alignment to strategy/client objectives before senior team review Writes and annotates content as appropriate Ensures that all projects, including those led by direct reports, meet external and internal timelines and agreed to deadlines Keeps track of all ongoing projects and learns how to assess and escalate when resource needs are anticipated Planning Understands the brand strategy space and proactively provides recommendations regarding planned projects to internal and external team Acts as primary medical voice during external kickoff meetings for assigned projects, working with manager to obtain answers to all medically-relevant kickoff questions Fully understands BGB processes and is responsible for assessment of time required for project completion across complete range of BGB deliverables Client Interface As primary client-facing Medical Brand Lead, takes ownership of medical portion of client or KOL calls, advisory boards, and onsite meetings Communicates directly with clients and KOLs to provide feedback on status of medical work and asks clarifying questions when necessary Attends client/review meetings to answer queries, capture comments, and support client in presenting new ideas/concepts or defend agency work Builds rapport with clients and maintains client trust through provision of strategic recommendations Partners with manager and Account team to provide the client with a strategically aligned BGB team on teleconferences and in person Agency Interface and Process Oversees communications about status of projects owned by self and direct reports to manager Communicates with internal Medical/Account teams when sick days or vacation are needed to ensure proper coverage for expected or potential emergency work that may arise Communicates outside of working hours when necessary Models BGB process throughout all aspects of day-to-day work, including project planning, content development and routing, and internal communications Acts as Medical Brand Lead during internal meetings and can accurately assess and communicate time needed to complete projects to greater brand team, and shared services Local (tri-state) client engagement travel as needed/required Preferred Qualifications We’re looking for smart, talented, and driven individuals who are interested in applying their scientific training to drug development strategy and scientific knowledge exchange. We’re looking for individuals who would enjoy working on a range of projects, including traditional “left-brained” projects (complex scientific analysis) and traditional “right-brained” projects (creative, innovative communications). Our ideal candidates are detail-oriented and team-focused, with excellent interpersonal communication and leadership skills. AMD Candidates must: Have an MD, PharmD, PhD or other terminal scientific degree with 2 or more years prior industry experience Demonstrate strong baseline medical writing skills and understanding of the healthcare communications space Possess a strong desire to drive strategic development, lead a team, and be immersed in a variety of new projects A desire to become the medical expert for assigned brand(s) Salary range: $110,000 - $140,000 The salary range provided is for the NYC-hybrid position, which requires occasional in-office presence, and represents what a potential hire may expect to earn in this role at BGB. For candidates in other locations, salary will be adjusted to reflect local market rates. Actual salary decisions will be influenced by several factors that we use to determine overall fit, including experience (both direct and indirect), education, training, demonstrated qualifications, and organizational need. Salary is only one component of the total rewards package offered at BGB Group. BGB Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any category or class of person protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Kxadvisors

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