Associate Scientific Director

ASSOCIATE SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR

A BOLDSCIENCE Associate Scientific Director (ASD) is pivotal in the Scientific Services senior team. They have excellent technical writing skills and broad medical communications experience. An ASD is a key day-to-day contact for the client and is viewed as a trusted partner. They respectfully challenge clients when needed and provide useful suggestions and appropriate recommendations. They can interpret the client’s needs into strategic goals and translate them to the team for implementation into deliverables. They can utilize their experience to conceptualize and execute less well-defined and more strategic projects into a successful output with minimal input.

An ASD has excellent communication skills and is adept at leading a small-to-medium-sized team, including resourcing, quality control, and processes. They ensure that all content developed is evidence-based, of the highest editorial quality, and meets the client’s strategic objectives. They establish strong working relationships and actively collaborate with internal and client teams. They pride themselves in people management and their ability to coach and mentor their team to success, ensuring that the highest quality standards are met.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

At BOLDSCIENCE, no 2 days are the same, and our ASDs actively lead their account and contribute to the Scientific Services team. Some typical activities include:

Technical Writing:

• Designs, develops, and reviews different types of materials across a wide range of project types for various audiences, including more complex, strategic deliverables (e.g., scientific platforms, communication plans, and workshops) from start to finish with minimal technical input from senior team members

• Ensures that projects reflect a thorough understanding of clients’ products strategies and communication objectives and that scientific statements are supported appropriately

• Delivers client-ready work for review that is thoroughly researched, technically accurate, well written, presentable (reviewed once and sent out), and meets client objectives

• Takes responsibility for the quality of the work by junior team members, ensuring that they are scientifically accurate, fully referenced, appropriate to the target audience, meet client objectives, and adhere to the time and budget allocated for the project

• Provides constructive feedback and coaching to junior-level writers; always takes the time to answer questions from the team

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the client brief; asks well-informed questions to ensure that all relevant information has been received and communicates the brief to the team to set them up for success

Client & Project Management Skills: