OPEN Health
OPEN Health
OPEN Health
About the job
Scientific Team Lead
Reports to Senior Vice President, Medical & Scientific Services
Location: Remote – South Africa
Job Summary
As a Scientific Team Lead, you will take leadership of large projects/specific workstreams across a range of medical communications deliverables and will be responsible for the quality and scientific integrity of all outputs delivered by the team. You will also be pivotal in coaching and mentoring of MSS team members to foster therapy area, content delivery and medical communications environment expertise.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Leading and managing a team of medical writers
Managing the delivery of a range of high-quality medical communication materials, including slide kits, meeting reports, websites and apps
Allocating resources, including freelancers, to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget
Providing strategic direction to team members and other colleagues, based on commercial needs of the business and thorough understanding of clients’ needs and objectives
Ensuring maintenance of high editorial standards through review of other writers’ work
Developing specialist knowledge in specific therapy areas as directed
Coordinating with design, production and account management teams for project delivery
Identifying opportunities for new business within existing accounts
Supporting new business initiatives, including attendance and presentation at pitch meetings
Recruiting scientific team members
Training and developing associate medical writers
Conducting performance reviews and appraisals
Experience, Skills, And Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree (2:1 or higher) in a life science (biological sciences, biomedical sciences or biochemistry, or a closely related subject), and ideally also an MSc and/or PhD
Experience as a senior medical writer, principal medical writer or scientific team lead in a medical communications agency, with proven experience of line management
Experience of managing and developing a team of medical writers, and proven leadership and influencing skills in a commercial environment
Excellent organisation and project management skills, and a full understanding of industry regulations and guidelines underpinning medical communications activities
Travel Requirements
As required by business needs
Scientific Team Lead – South Africa
Business Consulting and Services • 1001-5000 employees • 996 on LinkedIn Healthcare doesn’t fail for lack of science. It fails when science doesn’t translate into confident decisions. OPEN Health exists to strengthen those decisions. Working at the intersection of clinicians, payers and patients, OPEN Health combines scientific expertise, access insight and real-world understanding to improve decision readiness at critical moments in healthcare. With expert practices spanning Medical Affairs & Communications, Promotional Medical Education, Patient Engagement, and Evidence & Access, OPEN Health helps life sciences companies navigate complexity, reduce uncertainty, and enable confident action in healthcare. Better decisions, driven by confidence.