Medical/Scientific Communications VP

Founded in 2007, KJT is an evidence-based consulting firm focused specifically on healthcare. We seek to transform and empower business through evidence, insight and collaboration.

As a 100% employee-owned company and Top Workplace winner, we believe building a dynamic culture is critical to the long-term success of our company. Our mission is to build a culture where all employees think like leaders with the freedom and ability to deliver what our clients need most to make the best business decisions and create marketplace advantage. If any of this excites you, read on!

General Job Summary: The Medical/Scientific Communications, Vice President has global responsibility for refining and driving the medical/scientific communication solutions that clients need to achieve their business objectives. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Other duties and projects may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Medical Communications (55%)

- Oversee existing medical communications offering, focus in peer-review publications

- Lead the team of internal and external Medical Writers working on abstracts, manuscripts, and posters

- Contribute to project work through content development and editorial review

- Serve as a player/coach who can support, guide, assist in problem resolution/troubleshooting as needed

Team/Personnel Management (35%)

- Mentor and foster development of direct reports through leadership

- Provide a vision to the team with regards to offerings and positioning

- Advocate for the team internally and externally

- Establish annual budget for direct reporting groups, with expenses and chargeability/payroll transfer targets

Thought Leadership (10%)

- Engage in a variety of marketing activities and represent KJT at industry conferences

- Advance the firm’s market position through thought leadership, reflected in books, articles, and conference presentations

- Establish requirements for recruitment and professional development

Additional responsibilities as determined by the leader.

Information Security Management

· The person in this role is responsible for being at all times compliant with the KJT Group Information Security Policy and all other policies, processes and documentation which relates to information security within KJT Group.

Requirements

Key Competencies for Success:

• Excellent written communication, oral communication, and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including client management.
• Supervisory experience.
• Ability and willingness to travel (~10%)
• Fluent in English.
• Ability to balance multiple initiatives simultaneously while managing changing priorities in a fast-paced, client service environment.

Education/Experience: 

• Advanced life science degree (MD, PharmD, PhD) or master's degree and appropriate experience
• 10+ years’ professional experience in medical communications role and client service capacity.
• 3+ years of agency-side experience with hands on experience with client management
• 2+ years managing 2+ direct staff members
• Strong knowledge of Good Publication Practices (GPP 2022)
• Has been published in a peer-reviewed journal and can provide a portfolio
• Knowledge of, and experience with publication planning (agency or client side)
• Experience in medical writing and scientific communication platform development (conference activity, publications and enhancements, digital engagement platforms, medical education training decks, etc)
• Proven business development success/ relationship management with a focus on engaging new clients. This role is supported by our sales and marketing teams.
• Incremental preferred expertise:

· Survey research

· Marketing research

· Health economics & outcomes research

· Clinical or scientific communication background and training

· Therapeutic experience in obesity, diabetes, rare disease, cardiovascular, oncology

Computer Skills: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have expert proficiency with:

· Expert proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

· Experience with Adobe Acrobat Suite of tools.

KJT Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.