Associate Medical Director

About ApotheCom

ApotheCom is an exciting leader in the field of medical communications. Drawn together from several backgrounds including the pharmaceutical industry, research, marketing, medical and regulatory writing, sales, publishing, digital media and design, we have the experience and all-round ability to conceive and deliver the best quality medical communications programs.

About the role

The Associate Medical Director is a scientific and strategic lead responsible for the quality, accuracy and strategic direction of assigned medical communications workstreams and accounts.

In this role, you will be accountable for ensuring that scientific content is clinically accurate, strategically aligned, insight-driven and relevant to client medical strategy and agency objectives. You will partner closely with client services, editorial, creative, digital, medical writing and senior scientific leadership to ensure that deliverables meet client expectations, reflect current scientific evidence and support broader communication goals.

The Associate Medical Director serves as a key scientific contact for clients, faculty and external experts, bringing subject matter expertise, sound judgment and a proactive consultative approach to assigned projects. You will lead and contribute to content development plans, elevate the scientific and strategic quality of deliverables, support new business activity and help guide junior scientific team members.

To be considered for this role, candidates should have successfully demonstrated Senior Medical Writer-level capabilities and typically bring at least 5 years of experience in medical communications, publications, medical education or a related scientific communications environment.

The Associate Medical Director will report to a Medical Director, Senior Medical Director or senior Scientific Services leader.

Key responsibilities

Strategic thinking and scientific insight

• Accountable for the scientific strategy and quality of assigned accounts, workstreams and deliverables, ensuring alignment with client medical strategy and agency objectives.
• Leads and contributes to content development plans, ensuring deliverables are grounded in evidence and aligned with strategic imperatives.
• Interprets and synthesizes complex clinical data, including clinical trial results, congress updates, treatment guidelines, publications and competitive information.
• Translates complex scientific and clinical information into clear, compelling and strategically relevant medical communications.
• Provides proactive scientific input into publication plans, medical education programs, communication platforms and other client deliverables.
• Identifies key scientific insights, evidence gaps and communication opportunities that can strengthen client strategy.
• Participates in new business pitches, proposals and client onboarding by providing scientific insight and therapeutic area expertise.

Client partnership and excellence in delivery

• Serves as a key scientific contact for clients, faculty, authors, investigators and external experts, building relationships based on scientific credibility, responsiveness and delivery excellence.
• Partners with pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients to understand goals, communication objectives, scientific priorities and success measures.
• Reviews and elevates scientific content to ensure not only accuracy, but also strategic alignment with client objectives.
• Ensures assigned medical communications are clinically relevant, current and reflective of recent advances in the therapeutic area.
• Liaises with clients and external experts to support streamline