Director, Medical Strategy New Edinburgh - UK; London - UK; Manchester - UK; Remote - EMEA

General Description

Edinburgh – UK; London – UK; Manchester – UK; Remote – EMEA>

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At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by a blend of deep scientific expertise, human‑centred creativity, and AI‑driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact‑obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities.

Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem.

Real Chemistry is looking for a Director, Medical Strategy to join our growing team!

Join our expanding team to shape 21GRAMS’s global strategic medical capabilities. As part of the Medical Strategy Team, you’ll merge scientific expertise with strategic insight and commercial acumen. You’ll guide clients through key product lifecycle stages, from defining impactful brand strategies to executing innovative tactics. Beyond analysing complex data, your role involves understanding perspectives and behaviours to craft patient‑centric narratives that resonate with stakeholders. We seek someone who fosters curiosity, thinks creatively, and acts as a strategic partner for both our team and clients, ensuring alignment with their goals.

What you’ll do:

• Drive strategic medical thinking within our creative advertising team
• Oversee UK‑based global medical copywriters, providing mentorship and guidance in the development of key content
• Shape project direction based on client interests and desired outcomes, ensuring scientific elevation and tailored messaging
• Conduct research on medicines, therapeutic landscapes, and competitors to inform brand communication and strategy
• Collaborate with Brand Strategy team and Senior account teams to align direction with client strategy and insights
• Collaborate with Creatives to ensure scientific/medical accuracy in briefs and resonance of outputs
• Provide scientific guidance to teams, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with client objectives
• Foster strong client relationships, identify growth opportunities, and support new business initiatives with research and pitch narrative development

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

• Our Company values – Best Together, Impact‑Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you.
• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving.
• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.
• You are highly organized self‑starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What you should have:

• Experience in strategic projects with global clients, preferably from an advertising or agency, in roles like Medical/Scientific Strategist or Senior Medical Writer or Copywriter
• Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MSc, RN, MD) in a scientific/medical discipline is preferable
• Ability to discern underlying challenges by actively listening and understanding both spoken and unspoken cues
• High client EQ, adept at adapting approaches to match client styles and interests
• Proficiency in storytelling, presentation, and distilling complex concepts into impactful narratives
• Strong work ethic, proactive attitude, adept at independent project delivery with minimal guidance, proficient in scientific research tools like PubMed, and competent in software like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; familiarity with the healthcare ecosystem and 4+ years of experience in launching biopharmaceutical brands.

Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified. We offer a comprehensive benefits program tailored to your region, including generous holiday and paid time off, private medical, dental and vision plans, wellness coaching, and access to over 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.

We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life.

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. If you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know. xwzovoh

Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.