The role

As a Scientific Director at Prime, you will be a senior scientific leader with accountability for both the strategic direction and the high-quality delivery of scientific work across your accounts.

Roles & Responsibilities

- Lead and develop scientific teams to deliver complex, high-quality scientific content that meets client objectives.
- Play a central role in ensuring that SOPs, QC standards, and scientific review practices are consistently applied, with ultimate responsibility for quality standards, scientific sign-off, and overall delivery excellence.
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, shaping communication strategies, contributing strategic insight, and building solid, long‑term partnerships grounded in scientific credibility.
- Lead and oversee content development, guiding scientific messaging and data interpretation, and ensuring consistency and quality across all outputs.
- Drive team performance, resource planning, and operational efficiency across your accounts.
- Contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities for organic expansion, supporting new business activity, and bringing innovative thinking to client solutions, including the integration of AI and omnichannel approaches.

Qualifications

- Doctoral level degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) or Master of Science in a relevant field preferred.
- Extensive experience in medical communications, medical education, medical affairs,



pharmaceutical marketing, scientific content development or similar.
- Ability to lead, build and develop scientific/editorial teams within a medical communications agency setting.
- Extensive medical writing and scientific leadership experience across a broad range of projects and therapeutic areas.
- Proven experience in strategic planning and shaping communication strategies.
- Experience developing and presenting new business proposals and pitches.
- Strong experience in scientific quality control, review processes, and final sign‑off accountability.
- Experience overseeing delivery across accounts, including resourcing, timelines, and quality outcomes.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting to clients and collaborating with thought leaders and subject matter experts.
- Knowledge and deep understanding of compliance standards, industry guidelines and regulations.
- Awareness and ability to champion a culture of creativity, curiosity and innovation in medical communications related to AI and omnichannel approaches.

Benefits

- Generous paid time off.
- Remote Work.
- 401k with company match.
- Supplemental Benefits.

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📌 Scientific Director, Medical Communications - Canada (Toronto)
🏢 PRIME
📍 Toronto