Associate Scientific Strategy Director

Who we are

Langland, a Publicis Health company, is the only health communications agency that thinks further across Clinical Trial Experience, Medical Strategy & Education, Public Relations & Policy, and Advertising, to create unique value with visionary clients.

What we believe

Health brings us together. In the diseases we suffer, the medicines we create, and the causes we champion, health shows us our collective humanity. When we break the barriers that divide us, when we think further, we can create healthier futures, together.

A passion for craft

Having expert thinking is only part of our story. To ensure excellence in everything we make, we have centred our disciplines around three essential crafts: science, strategy and creativity.

The Associate Scientific Strategy Director is the lead scientific strategist on key client accounts, responsible for the development of scientific strategy. In this role, you will create and implement the scientific strategy for individual products or across product portfolios, particularly where an integrated approach is required.  

You will champion best practice in developing scientific and medical affairs strategy and proactively identify opportunities for active involvement by the scientific strategy team. You build influential relationships across the internal Langland and PH network, clients and external experts, which you can leverage for insights and/or business opportunities.  

Furthermore, you will identify new and innovative opportunities for business growth based on strategic insights and your network, as well as leading the scientific strategy for pitches and playing a key role in integrated pitches.

• Act as the go-to person for defining and championing the scientific strategy for accounts (product or portfolio) and how that is applied across the communication disciplines
• Lead the development of scientific strategy and broader communications strategy for key accounts
• Proactively identify challenges and threats for brands and advise clients on how to evolve medical and brand plans accordingly
• Lead the development of strategically focused projects with minimal senior support and build strategic plans based on insights and strategic workshops
• Oversee all deliverables from a scientific strategy perspective to ensure alignment with medical and commercial goals
• Build influential internal, client and external expert relationships that you can leverage for insights
• Provide training to broader scientific team on scientific strategy and embed understanding of scientific strategy capabilities within Langland
• Identify new and innovative opportunities for business growth through networking across Langland and PH and based on strategic insights, as well as quickly identify organic growth opportunities   
• Lead scientific strategy approach for MSE/integrated new business proposals and confidently cross-sells support from other Langland disciplines

• Proficient at interpreting and communicating complex science (you should hold at least a bachelor’s degree in the life sciences)
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and negotiation skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Significant experience within a medical communications agency or an in-house pharma med comms team, demonstrating:
  • Proficiency in developing strategic medical and brand plans and creating and executing strategic workshops   
  • Effectiveness in developing and evolving a brand scientific strategy based on insights and multiple perspectives
  • Ability to develop innovative/bespoke solutions to address strategic challenges
  • Ability to motivate and develop individuals and teams
  • Influential internal, client and expert relationships
  • Ability to deliver compelling verbal and written communications and clear articulation of the desired vision and direction of travel

Langland has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• “YOU” DAYS – flexibility to take a day off for your well-being and self-care without prior notice and additional paid leave for volunteering and charity work of your choice.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING & BANK HOLIDAY SWAP You can switch a religious Bank Holiday (either Good Friday or Easter Monday) for another day to celebrate a religious, spiritual, faith or belief-based day of your choosing.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. 

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

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