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Group Director, Medical (Pharma Ad Agency Experience Required)

Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead medical strategy and content creation for life sciences clients by consulting with cross-functional teams to drive business growth through promotional and unbranded initiatives.

Role type

Senior IC Group Director, Medical Strategy

Builds

Clinically cogent promotional materials and strategic brand initiatives for life sciences clients

Domain

Life Sciences / Pharma Marketing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery

Required skills

Advanced clinical/scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD), 7+ years agency or pharma marketing/medical comms experience, clinical data analysis, literature search, competitive analysis, regulatory submission guidance, team mentoring, strategic content development

Preferred skills

Agency experience, ability to quickly learn new therapeutic areas, passion for science and medicine

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Consult with Science, Creative, Account, and Planning teams for medical content creation; Identify new clinical developments and implement disease state knowledge; Analyze clinical data and conduct literature searches; Engage healthcare professionals, clients, and regulatory groups; Manage and mentor junior medical team members; Guide medical/regulatory approval submissions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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