VP Medical Director

Basic Information

Location

NY NY 622 3rd

Posted Date

03-Apr-2026

Agency

Rise & Run

Department

Medical

Job Number

61452

Job Type

Regular

Posting Locations

United States - New York, New York , United States - Parsippany, New Jersey

Work Arrangement

Regular - Hybrid, Regular - In-Office

Job Description

About the Job:

As Director of Medical Strategy - VP, you will spearhead medical excellence, overseeing team growth, client relationships, and strategic insights. You'll require expertise in multiple products and disease states, translating complex medical information into actionable brand strategies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business development, medical research, and innovation, while you'll also foster talent development and department expansion.

A Day in the Life:

• Critically review agency-developed content, providing strategic medical recommendations to enhance brand communications.
• Stay current with industry trends to provide up-to-date recommendations for brands.
• Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and healthcare professionals (HCPs) to achieve brand objectives.
• Ensure consistent messaging by incorporating the brand's "medical hook" into new content.
• Identify and execute on medical opportunities to drive strategic and tactical development.
• Leverage data to tell compelling, differentiating stories and optimize brand communications.
• Facilitate and participate in proprietary workshops to drive strategic growth.
• Foster strong client relationships through participation in senior leader meetings and workshops.
• Contribute to business development by crafting medical insights and driving strategic recommendations for pitches.

What you will Need:

• Advanced degree (MS, MD, PhD, PharmD) in Clinical/Scientific field.
• 7+ years' relevant industry experience.
• Excellent communication skills, conveying medical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong teamwork/collaboration, with efficient workflow management.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the supervision of direct reports.
• Experience developing and delivering strategic medical communications content, including scientific platforms, brand planning documents, and pitches.
• Ability to apply strategic skills to drive business results through contrbutions to brand strategy, medical opportunity identification, and driving growth.
• Financial and operational acumen related to staffing plans, department utilization, budgets, and resource allocation.

Salary

$175,000 to $220,000

The salary range for this position is noted within this job posting. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

About the Agency

https://ipghealth.com/network/rise-and-run/

Part of the IPG Health network, Rise & Run is a full-service agency combining strategy, creativity, technology and more to design multichannel marketing solutions for HCP and DTC sectors. With offices in New York City, Boston and Parsippany, NJ, Rise & Run uniquely serves global and emerging brands to accelerate their business and impact. The agency's vast capabilities include social, behavioral science, UX, broadcast production and disease education.

For U.S. Job Seekers

It is the policy of IPG Health and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.

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