Oxygen 8 Recruitment
Scientific Director | Medical Communications
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THE BRIEF
Oxygen 8 Recruitment is searching for a Scientific Director to take ownership of a broad portfolio of medical affairs and scientific communications programmes.
This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll pair deep scientific credibility with genuine client-facing presence, running programmes end-to-end with minimal oversight, helping the agency win and grow accounts, and acting as a bridge between its UK and US scientific teams.
There's also real scope to shape how the team uses AI tools in its day-to-day scientific work, provided the science stays rigorous and well governed.
WHAT YOU'LL OWN
- Running medical affairs and scientific communications programmes end-to-end across multiple therapeutic areas and accounts.
- Writing, reviewing, and signing off scientific content, advisory boards, congress materials, publications, training, video, and presentation deliverables.
- Acting as the scientific voice in client relationships: advising, troubleshooting, and representing the agency at meetings, conferences, and industry events.
- Running and facilitating KOL engagement, advisory boards, and scientific meetings.
- Spotting and developing organic growth opportunities within existing accounts, and contributing scientific input to pitches and new business proposals.
- Working as a connective thread between the agency's UK and US medical communications teams, sharing expertise and tightening how the two sides collaborate.
- Bringing AI tools into scientific workflows (literature review, content drafting, insight generation) with proper scientific oversight and quality control.
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WHAT YOU'LL BRING
Essential:
- An advanced scientific degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent);
- 5+ years inside a medical communications agency;
- Strong medical writing and content development; hands-on experience leading advisory boards, congresses, and medical affairs work;
- The ability to run programmes independently across a range of therapeutic areas
- Sharp client-facing and presentation skills; and genuine curiosity about applying AI tools to scientific communications.
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Bonus points:
- Prior involvement in new business or pitch work,
- Experience on global/multi-market programmes, and
- A background that touches clinical, medical affairs, or pharma industry settings.
ON OFFER
A genuinely flexible, people-first agency culture, with a benefits package that includes generous holiday plus extra days for charitable giving, private healthcare and wellness support, strong investment in learning and development (LinkedIn Learning, tuition support, paid development time), and competitive pay with a discretionary bonus scheme.
NEXT STEPS
This search is being run by Oxygen8 Recruitment. To find out more or put yourself forward, contact Orrey at orrey@oxygen8recruitment.com.
Our client is committed to equal opportunity employment and welcomes applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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