Associate Scientific Director
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Location: New York, NY 10025
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Associate Scientific Director
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Job Description
About Us
Virgo Health works for pharmaceutical, biotech, and device companies to inform and educate healthcare
professionals about the latest developments in clinical research and therapeutic approaches. We leverage our
meetings, digital, and interactive expertise to understand what's easy and relevant for healthcare professionals to
engage with. We tailor our content and design it to offer choice and active participation. Real, relevant, and human.
Job Overview
As part of the Virgo New York team, the associate scientific director (ASD) will take ownership of and produce highquality educational materials for the pharmaceutical industry and other educational bodies to enhance
understanding of the disease area/product, with the main aim of helping clients to communicate their educational
objectives.
Core Responsibilities
Writing
Write copy to the highest standard (quality and scientific) for a range of educational materials including
development of oral presentations, publications, print items, and digital platforms, and for different
audiences
Develop, implement, and manage the delivery of medical education and communications materials that are
aligned with client objectives and specifications and meet budgetary and schedule requirements
Client Activity
Take and correctly implement briefs from the client or client services team
Act as a senior lead to clients and thought leaders for specified projects/accounts
Review work of more junior writers and provide feedback to ensure medical writing standards are
consistently achieved
Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of therapy areas relevant to own accounts, including product
data and educational messaging, terminology, and competitor awareness
Accurately interpret client/author comments and precisely apply feedback
Liaise professionally with pharmaceutical clients and key thought leaders to discuss scientific aspects of the
project and act as the point of contact for both clients and key thought leaders on specified projects
Provide on-site support as appropriate, eg, data gathering, on-site writing, thought leader support
Contribute to the organic growth of accounts and development of new business proposals where
appropriate
Team Working
Brief freelancers as necessary
Work with editorial assistant (or account executive) to manage materials through creative team
Assist manager by proactively managing workload and forecast resource requirements to ensure adequate
coverage to meet clients' needs
Ensure effective communication with internal team to ensure timely discussion of issues that may have an
impact on Virgo's ability to deliver high-quality work on budget
Knowledge
Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of therapy areas relevant to own accounts, including product
data and educational messaging, terminology, and competitor awareness
Build knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and health arena
Keep updated on new developments within medical writing arena and other med ed agency activity
Use understanding of the pharma health environment, applying knowledge toward the implementation and
development of client and new business programs
Keep updated on the relevant regulatory codes and legislation
Other
Accurately input hours worked into timesheets on to SAP
Experience/Skills Required
Excellent scientific writing style with skills to adapt content and style to different audience groups
Excellent attention to detail: style/consistency, good grammar, scientific accuracy, and experience in QCing
work and sign-off of printer proofs
Experience in developing in-depth knowledge of therapeutic areas/medical products
Excellent time management skills and demonstrated ability to forecast and manage workload
Flexible approach to working, with the ability to reprioritize and work under pressure when needed
Ability to review work, coach, and provide feedback to team members
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including client/key thought leader presentation skills
IT skills (including MS Office, database/internet searching, etc)
Knowledge of print/production procedures
Budgetary awareness and experience of estimating scientific hours to input into budgets
Understanding of drug development and compliance guidelines for medical writing
Level of Experience
1-3 years of experience at a healthcare communications agency
Qualification
Educated to degree level (or preferably higher) in a biomedical science
Virgo Characteristics
Team player
Passionate commitment
Professionalism and client focus
Open communication
Self-development
Coaching
Detail focus
Organization
Commercial awareness
Embraces change
Key Performance Indicators
Client feedback
Client retention
Annual performance objectives and performance appraisal
Salary- $105,00-130,000
Virgo has included the base salary range or hourly rate for this role. Actual compensation offered within the range will depend upon, among other factors: a candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience; actual ranges for current or former employees in the role; and market considerations.
Virgo is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status
We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppA[redacted]. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.
REMOTE/HYBRID
Job Description
About Us
Virgo Health works for pharmaceutical, biotech, and device companies to inform and educate healthcare
professionals about the latest developments in clinical research and therapeutic approaches. We leverage our
meetings, digital, and interactive expertise to understand what's easy and relevant for healthcare professionals to
engage with. We tailor our content and design it to offer choice and active participation. Real, relevant, and human.
Job Overview
As part of the Virgo New York team, the associate scientific director (ASD) will take ownership of and produce highquality educational materials for the pharmaceutical industry and other educational bodies to enhance
understanding of the disease area/product, with the main aim of helping clients to communicate their educational
objectives.
Core Responsibilities
Writing
Write copy to the highest standard (quality and scientific) for a range of educational materials including
development of oral presentations, publications, print items, and digital platforms, and for different
audiences
Develop, implement, and manage the delivery of medical education and communications materials that are
aligned with client objectives and specifications and meet budgetary and schedule requirements
Client Activity
Take and correctly implement briefs from the client or client services team
Act as a senior lead to clients and thought leaders for specified projects/accounts
Review work of more junior writers and provide feedback to ensure medical writing standards are
consistently achieved
Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of therapy areas relevant to own accounts, including product
data and educational messaging, terminology, and competitor awareness
Accurately interpret client/author comments and precisely apply feedback
Liaise professionally with pharmaceutical clients and key thought leaders to discuss scientific aspects of the
project and act as the point of contact for both clients and key thought leaders on specified projects
Provide on-site support as appropriate, eg, data gathering, on-site writing, thought leader support
Contribute to the organic growth of accounts and development of new business proposals where
appropriate
Team Working
Brief freelancers as necessary
Work with editorial assistant (or account executive) to manage materials through creative team
Assist manager by proactively managing workload and forecast resource requirements to ensure adequate
coverage to meet clients' needs
Ensure effective communication with internal team to ensure timely discussion of issues that may have an
impact on Virgo's ability to deliver high-quality work on budget
Knowledge
Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of therapy areas relevant to own accounts, including product
data and educational messaging, terminology, and competitor awareness
Build knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and health arena
Keep updated on new developments within medical writing arena and other med ed agency activity
Use understanding of the pharma health environment, applying knowledge toward the implementation and
development of client and new business programs
Keep updated on the relevant regulatory codes and legislation
Other
Accurately input hours worked into timesheets on to SAP
Experience/Skills Required
Excellent scientific writing style with skills to adapt content and style to different audience groups
Excellent attention to detail: style/consistency, good grammar, scientific accuracy, and experience in QCing
work and sign-off of printer proofs
Experience in developing in-depth knowledge of therapeutic areas/medical products
Excellent time management skills and demonstrated ability to forecast and manage workload
Flexible approach to working, with the ability to reprioritize and work under pressure when needed
Ability to review work, coach, and provide feedback to team members
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including client/key thought leader presentation skills
IT skills (including MS Office, database/internet searching, etc)
Knowledge of print/production procedures
Budgetary awareness and experience of estimating scientific hours to input into budgets
Understanding of drug development and compliance guidelines for medical writing
Level of Experience
1-3 years of experience at a healthcare communications agency
Qualification
Educated to degree level (or preferably higher) in a biomedical science
Virgo Characteristics
Team player
Passionate commitment
Professionalism and client focus
Open communication
Self-development
Coaching
Detail focus
Organization
Commercial awareness
Embraces change
Key Performance Indicators
Client feedback
Client retention
Annual performance objectives and performance appraisal
Salary- $105,00-130,000
Virgo has included the base salary range or hourly rate for this role. Actual compensation offered within the range will depend upon, among other factors: a candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience; actual ranges for current or former employees in the role; and market considerations.
Virgo is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status
We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppA[redacted]. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.