Associate Scientific Director - Medical Communications (Oncology)

Location: Remote, with locations listed in London, Manchester, Brighton, and Abingdon, United Kingdom. Flexible hybrid working is also available based on team and client needs. Global work is available for up to two weeks each year.

Company

hirify.global brings together advisory, medical, and marketing teams to improve healthcare access and outcomes for every patient.

What you will do

• Lead scientific direction across publications and medical affairs projects, including advisory boards, congress materials, manuscripts, abstracts, posters, plain language summaries, podcasts, and videos.
• Review scientific content and provide strategic input aligned with client objectives.
• Manage client relationships and delivery across assigned accounts and large workstreams.
• Lead, mentor, and onboard junior writers while supporting their scientific development.
• Contribute to team resourcing, business development, organic growth, and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• Degree in a scientific or related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• At least 6 years of experience in medical or scientific writing.
• Experience managing diverse scientific content and maintaining strategic alignment.
• Strong client relationship management and account oversight skills.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, proactive, solutions-focused approach.

Nice to have

• Oncology experience.
• Experience progressing from an Associate Principal Medical Writer, Principal Medical Writer, or equivalent role toward Scientific Director.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible remote and hybrid working arrangements with support for home-based employees.
• Up to 7% pension contribution, life insurance, income protection, and private medical insurance.
• 25 days of annual leave, two personal well-being days, end-of-year holidays, and early Summer Friday finishes during June, July, and August.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies, plus access to counselling and personalized health support.
• On-demand training, career conversations, professional development, and global mobility opportunities.
• Employee network groups supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, family, mental health, and belonging.

Hiring process

• AI tools may support application review, response analysis, CV assessment, and interview transcription, while final decisions are made by humans.