Publicis Health

Company Description

CoLab is a fully integrated, cross-discipline team that provides best-in-class services in a fluid and modular way. With our clients at the center, we create brand movement at the speed of people’s lives by connecting real-time data with world-class creative, content, and media in service of growth and Return on investment.

CoLab is a “Power of One” solution, encompassing data, media, and production. By drawing from across the vast Publicis Groupe network, we are uniquely positioned to deliver innovation and specialized skills to our clients, as well as enriching opportunities and inclusive benefits to our employees. We pride ourselves on combining the atmosphere of a startup company with the stability and experience of a global leader.

Overview

The Medical Director, Copy & Content Strategy serves as a core scientific, medical, and editorial expert within CoLab—combining deep therapeutic knowledge with content strategy and content creation excellence. This role ensures that all scientific and healthcare‑related content is accurate, compelling, medically sound, strategically grounded, and aligned with regulatory and brand standards.

As a hybrid medical strategist and content creator, the Medical Director partners with creative, strategy, and account teams to generate insights, guide the development of healthcare professional and consumer‑facing materials, and shape narratives that elevate brand storytelling in scientifically complex categories. This role also collaborates closely with editorial and copy teams to ensure clarity, consistency, and correctness across all deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead scientifically complex therapeutic areas, shaping product strategy and informing development of integrated brand programs.
• Conduct research on products, disease states, treatment landscapes, and clinical trends.
• Generate actionable scientific and behavioral insights for creative development and planning.
• Maintain understanding of competitors, including scientific strengths, weaknesses, and emerging data.
• Stay current on medical literature to ensure scientifically accurate content.
• Serve as medical writer and content creator for HCP and patient materials.
• Create, review, and edit content that meets medical‑legal‑regulatory (MLR) standards.
• Collaborate with writers and editors to improve content quality.
• Perform fact‑checking, proofreading, and scientific validation.
• Educate creative, strategy, and planning teams on disease states and product science.
• Ensure medical information is correctly represented in creative storytelling.
• Contribute to new business pitches and present scientific insights.
• Ensure content consistency, completeness, and accuracy across all materials.
  
  

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (MD, DO, PhD) or similar healthcare background; clinical experience preferred.
• Experience in healthcare agencies, pharma, biotech, or medical communications.
• Strong ability to interpret scientific and medical literature.
• Familiarity with U.S. pharmaceutical marketing regulations and MLR.
• Exceptional scientific writing and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of AMA Style and experience with scientific content accuracy review preferred.
  
  

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation Range: $106,780.00 - $170,937.00 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 03/18/26.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected]. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.