Scientific Editorial Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +8 more states.

📋 Description

• Provide scientific leadership for a dynamic and expanding global oncology publications account.

• Take charge of the development, delivery, and scientific quality of materials through effective delegation, briefing, and review.

• Challenge briefs and offer scientific and strategic insights on complex publication deliverables, including abstracts, posters, and manuscripts.

• Uphold high scientific standards and review the work of other writers for scientific accuracy, coherent story flow, and alignment with client and brand objectives.

• Lead, motivate, mentor, and develop the scientific team by providing direction, guidance, delegation, briefing, review, and constructive feedback.

• Serve as the primary scientific contact for clients, fostering senior-level relationships and offering strategic recommendations.

• Collaborate with the commercial account lead on account performance, financial objectives, resource allocation, and forward planning.

• Oversee resource utilization, anticipate capacity requirements, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery within budget.

• Build collaborative partnerships across Amiculum and disseminate best practices and insights across teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• A robust academic foundation in life sciences.

• Extensive experience in medical communications, including significant leadership in publications accounts within a healthcare communications agency.

• Demonstrated scientific leadership, capable of challenging briefs, shaping strategic scientific narratives, reviewing complex content, and upholding consistently high standards.

• Confidence and credibility to function as a senior scientific partner for clients and medical experts, providing clear, evidence-based recommendations.

• Experience in leading, mentoring, and developing scientific teams through effective delegation, briefing, review, and constructive feedback.

• Strong strategic and commercial acumen, including a grasp of scope, budgets, recoverability, and resource planning.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to forge strong partnerships across scientific, commercial, and specialist teams.

• Ability to foresee challenges, prioritize effectively, and keep complex programs progressing while maintaining high standards.

• Must be based in the USA.

• Must possess the right to work in the USA.

• Must reside in one of the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Texas.

• A résumé and cover letter are required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote and hybrid working options as standard.

• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.

• Two annual bonus schemes.

• 25 days of vacation allowance (plus 9 public holidays).

• Health and life insurance.

• Supportive working environment.

• Reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process.