Senior Scientific Director - Medical Communications (Oncology)

The Lockwood Group, LLC Open · verified Aug 23, 2026

Remote US Director Communications

Leadership Communications role at The Lockwood Group, LLC. Remote, United States.

Role brief

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What you'll do

Oversee scientific content across assigned accounts and therapeutic areas
Lead client conversations and shape brand strategy
Own the science behind brand plans and support business development
Manage resources and work with client services on SOWs and timelines
Spot opportunities for account expansion and organic growth

What you bring

An advanced degree in a scientific field
At least eight years creating promotional medical education materials, including advisory boards and slide decks
Relevant oncology experience
Strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication abilities
Skill with scientific interpretation, medical editorial standards, ethical guidelines, and deadline-driven project work

Who this fits

You’ll suit this role if you can lead accounts, work with clients, interpret scientific evidence, and operate with limited direction. You can work from home remotely in the United States or from the Stamford, Connecticut headquarters. The position supports independent work across multiple or large accounts.

From the employer

This position can be based remotely (working from home) or at our headquarters in Stamford, CT.

About Lockwood: Lockwood collaborates with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries to identify effective, holistic, science-based strategies to address their objectives through medical communications. Our clients count on us to challenge their assumptions and help them creatively navigate around obstacles. From strategy through execution, we focus on accuracy, transparency, and scientific value to create programs that are evidence-based, clinically relevant, and contribute to the development of our clients’ brands. Over a third of our staff hold advanced scientific or medical degrees, and most work from where they live. Because our flexible structure provides better work-life balance, we attract the best talent, facilitate their best work, and as a result, are more responsive to our clients, wherever and whenever they do business.

Summary: In this role, the Senior Scientific Director is responsible for the planning, development, and oversight of scientific content for an assigned account or accounts across various therapeutic areas and managing most aspects of the scientific contributions across a large and/or multiple accounts..

Responsibilities: Responsibilities include leading assigned accounts, leading client interactions and brand strategy, leading the scientific portion of brand planning and business development, managing resource allocation, partnering with client services to develop SOWs and timelines and identifying areas for new and organic growth.

Education: An advanced degree in science is required.

Professional Skills & Experience:

Candidates must have 8 or more years of relevant job experience with promotional medical education content such as advisory boards, speaker programs, slide decks, etc.
This role requires demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as the ability to analyze and interpret scientific data, multitask, work independently, and manage projects within tight deadlines with limited direction.
Experience with established professional medical editorial processes (eg, AMA style) and ethical guidelines is also required.
Experience with Oncology required