Associate Scientific Director, Medical Writing

Location: Remote within the United States; candidates must reside in the country where the position is posted.

Salary: $109,400–$304,900 annualized base pay, with potential incentives, bonuses, and benefits depending on the position.

Company

hirify.global provides clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence for life sciences and healthcare organizations.

What you will do

• Lead scientific and promotional medical writing initiatives for pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare clients.
• Develop communication strategies, scientific narratives, key message platforms, and content plans aligned with client objectives.
• Create and oversee manuscripts, abstracts, posters, congress materials, advisory board content, slide decks, educational programs, training materials, and promotional assets.
• Translate complex clinical and scientific data into clear, engaging, audience-appropriate content.
• Provide strategic scientific counsel to clients and collaborate with account, strategy, creative, editorial, regulatory, and medical teams.
• Review content for scientific accuracy, message consistency, and compliance, while mentoring junior writers and contributing to best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced scientific degree such as PhD, PharmD, MD, or MSc is preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in medical communications, healthcare advertising, medical education, or a related agency environment.
• Experience developing both scientific and promotional medical communications.
• Strong understanding of clinical research, scientific literature evaluation, and data interpretation.
• Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-paced agency environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.

Culture & Benefits

• Work alongside scientific, creative, and commercial experts in healthcare communications.
• Contribute to communications that support innovative medical treatments and improved patient outcomes.
• Potential incentive plans, bonuses, health and welfare benefits, and other compensation may be available depending on the position.