Posted 6 days ago
Director, Scientific Services (RID00206)
@ Red Nucleus
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Red Nucleus is hiring a Director, Scientific Services for a full-time senior role leading scientific strategy and publication and medical communication plans across large, complex client accounts. The role oversees content quality, manages client relationships and business growth, and leads a team of 3-5 writers and Associate Scientific Directors.
Responsibilities:
- Lead scientific strategy for large, complex client accounts
- Oversee manuscripts, congress materials and MLR-reviewed content
- Serve as primary scientific advisor to clients
- Manage and mentor a team of 3-5 writers or Associate Scientific Directors
- Contribute to proposals, scoping and business development
Requirements summary:
- 6+ years of medical communications or medical writing experience
- 2+ years of people management and team leadership
- Advanced degree preferred (PhD, PharmD, MD, MSc)
- Experience supporting MLR review processes
- Deep understanding of publication standards and the regulatory environment
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · bamboohr
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-02
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-03
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-03
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 6+ years |
| Management experience | 2+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Doctorate (preferred), Master’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Science, Pharmacy, Medicine, Healthcare |
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Red Nucleus
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Learning & Development, MedComms, Market Access, Commercial, Video Capture for Clinical Trials, Regulatory Advisory
Full company description
Advancing knowledge to improve lives.™ We are a global strategic partner with decades of experience across the entire life sciences product lifecycle. We excel in providing our clients with unique insights and efficiencies to support them in their journey to improve health outcomes and ultimately the quality of people’s lives. By connecting our full suite of products and services from scientific and advisory services, market access, medical communications and learning and development, we are the “red thread” to lead our life sciences clients through transformational change to accelerate customer success. Visit the new rednucleus.com to learn more.
- LinkedIn followers
- 37,342
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 881
- Reported office locations
- 19 W. College Avenue, Suite 300, Yardley, PA 19067, US
- 75 Farringdon Road, 4th Floor, London, EC1M 3JY , GB
- 3 Country View Rd, Suite 102, Malvern, PA 19355, US
- 404 & 403, Mayfair Towers I, Wakdewadi, Shivajinagar Pune, 411005, IN
- Shinigawa East One Tower 4/F, 2-16-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075, JP
- 260 Charles Street, Suite 301, Waltham, MA 02453, US
- 60 Atlantic Avenue, Unit 300, Toronto, ON M6K 1X9, CA
- 44 St Georges Terrace, Level 27, Perth, WA 6000, AU
- Business categories
- Education
- E-Learning
- Other recorded names
- Red Nucleus
- Specialties
- market access
- regulatory operations
- advisory
- clinical research
- medical animation
- learning and development
- life sciences training
- Pricing
- Medical Communications
- Medical Affairs
- and Commercial
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Advancing knowledge to improve lives.™ We are a global strategic partner with decades of experience across the entire life sciences product lifecycle. We excel in providing our clients with unique insights and efficiencies to support them in their journey to improve health outcomes and ultimately the quality of people’s lives. By connecting our full suite of products and services from scientific and advisory…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Yardley, PA |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1991 |
| Specialties | market accessregulatory operationsadvisoryclinical researchmedical animationlearning and developmentlife sciences trainingPricingMedical CommunicationsMedical Affairs |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 14 |
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Position Summary
The Director is a senior scientific leader with strategic ownership of one or more client accounts. This role leads integrated scientific communication and publication strategies, ensures excellence across deliverables, manages client relationships, and oversees the development of scientific teams. Serving as the primary scientific voice for clients, the Director aligns scientific strategy with business objectives, establishes quality standards, drives operational excellence, and mentors team members to deliver high-quality medical communications. With significant autonomy, the Director combines scientific expertise, strategic leadership, people management, and business partnership to support account growth and successful client outcomes.Scientific & Strategic Leadership
- Lead scientific strategy for large, complex accounts.
- Develop and guide integrated publication and medical communication plans.
- Serve as the primary scientific advisor to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Align scientific recommendations with brand objectives and evidence needs.
- Establish scientific best practices and quality standards across teams.
Content Excellence
- Oversee development of manuscripts, congress materials, medical education, digital content, and MLR-reviewed assets.
- Ensure scientific accuracy, medical relevance, and adherence to client, journal, and industry guidelines.
- Lead scientific reviews and provide strategic direction on content quality.
- Support and defend materials through MLR review processes and resolve scientific challenges.
Client Partnership & Business Growth
- Lead scientific discussions, workshops, advisory boards, and training programs.
- Build trusted client relationships and represent the organization as a scientific expert.
- Contribute to proposals, pitches, scoping, forecasting, and business development activities.
People Leadership
- Manage and mentor a team of 3-5 writers and/or Associate Scientific Directors.
- Conduct performance reviews, establish development goals, and support career growth.
- Identify capability gaps and create training and development plans.
Operational Excellence
- Support resource planning, project scoping, and risk management.
- Contribute to recruitment and talent development efforts.
- Ensure compliance with internal processes, documentation standards, and quality systems.
- Drive continuous improvement of scientific workflows and team efficiencies.
Education
- Advanced degree preferred (PhD, PharmD, MD, MSc, or related scientific/healthcare field).
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
Experience
- 6+ years of medical communications or medical writing experience.
- Experience leading complex accounts and multi-channel scientific communications programs.
- 2+ years of people management, coaching, and team leadership experience.
Skills
- Exceptional scientific writing, editing, and data interpretation skills.
- Deep understanding of publication standards, clinical research, and the regulatory environment.
- Strong client leadership, presentation, and facilitation capabilities.
- Experience supporting MLR review processes.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.
- Strong organizational, project management, and time-management skills.
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