NEON

About the Job:

As Director of Medical Strategy - VP, you will spearhead medical excellence, overseeing team growth, client relationships, and strategic insights for a key client in the Ophthalmology category. You'll require expertise in multiple products and disease states, translating complex medical information into actionable brand strategies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business development, medical research, and innovation, while you'll also foster talent development and department expansion.

A Day in the Life:

• Critically review agency-developed content, providing strategic medical recommendations to enhance brand communications.
• Stay current with industry trends to provide up-to-date recommendations for brands.
• Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and healthcare professionals (HCPs) to achieve brand objectives.
• Ensure consistent messaging by incorporating the brand's "medical hook" into new content.
• Identify and execute on medical opportunities to drive strategic and tactical development.
• Leverage data to tell compelling, differentiating stories and optimize brand communications.
• Facilitate and participate in proprietary workshops to drive strategic growth.
• Foster strong client relationships through participation in senior leader meetings and workshops.
• Contribute to business development by crafting medical insights and driving strategic recommendations for pitches.

What you will Need:

• Advanced degree (MS, MD, PhD, PharmD) in Clinical/Scientific field.
• 7+ years' relevant industry experience.
• Experience in Ophthalmology and retinal disease preferred
• Excellent communication skills, conveying medical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong teamwork/collaboration, with efficient workflow management.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the supervision of direct reports.
• Experience developing and delivering strategic medical communications content, including scientific platforms, brand planning documents, and pitches.
• Ability to apply strategic skills to drive business results through contributions to brand strategy, medical opportunity identification, and driving growth.
• Financial and operational acumen related to staffing plans, department utilization, budgets, and resource allocation.

Salary

175,000-220,000

The salary range for this position is noted within this job posting. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

About the Agency

https://www.neon-nyc.com/

Part of the Omnicom Health Network, Neon is a full-service healthcare agency that lights the way with innovative creative solutions to the biggest challenges of life-changing brands. With a boutique agency feel backed by big network resources, and an entrepreneurial spirit, Neon works across a number of audiences and channels - from HCP and DTC/DTP to digital engagement, patient support and more. The agency delivers a diversified offering and depth of expertise that includes strategic planning, medical strategy, health literacy, engagement planning, user experience, technology and development, branding and design.

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