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VP Medical Director

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About Ogilvy

Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.

About Ogilvy Health

Ogilvy Health is focused on driving superior outcomes in the ever-changing healthcare environment, an increasingly complex and evolving marketplace. We inspire brands and people to impact the world by keeping our audiences’ health and wellness needs at the center of every touchpoint. Ogilvy Health delivers insight, creativity, innovation, and engagement solutions for all healthcare stakeholders, patients, and consumers across the healthcare continuum. Through borderless creativity—operating, innovating, and creating at the intersection of Ogilvy’s capabilities and global talent—Ogilvy Health brings forth world-class creative solutions for its clients.
Over the past year alone, the Ogilvy network has been recognized with the following:
• Global Agency Network of the Year (Ad Age)
• Global Agency of the Year (Adweek)
• One of the “Best Places to Work” for LGBTQ+ equality (Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index)
• Most Effective Agency Network (Effie Worldwide)
• Agency Network of the Year (Clio Awards)
• Network of the Year (One Show)
• Global Network of the Year (LIA Awards)
• Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader
• Most Awarded Agency (Influencer Marketing Awards)
• …and Ogilvy was the first agency network to secure the top rankings on both WARC’s Creative 100 and Effective 100 in consecutive years
For more information on us, visit OgilvyHealth.com, or follow Ogilvy Health on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Threads

About the Role

Candidate will provide scientific and clinical leadership in the development of all types of scientific materials, including peer-reviewed scientific communications, slide decks, and key educator materials.

What You’ll Do

Develop high-quality scientific and well-referenced educational materials, including promotional educational content, as well as abstracts, posters, slide decks, brief communications, and other standard communication formats
Lead a medical team while being flexible in a dynamic service-oriented environment
Interact with client and experts in all aspects of the business with a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of client and experts
Self-manage to adhere to agreed T&E schedules, budgets, and to alert team to potential deviations and overages
Build working relationships with key client medical personnel
Adhere to all processes and procedures for development and production of programs

What You’ll Need

Doctoral level degree in biomedical sciences (PhD, MD, or PharmD)
Launch experience is preferred
5+ years advertising/healthcare communications agency experience is require
Track record of working on promotional business deeply engaged with the science
Excellent strategic insights; ability to partner closely with and/or fill in for Strategic Planning
Good and vocal presence for client liaison and presentations
Comfort working with account and creative in their discipline, ie, not advising from the outside but getting directly involved
Line management history supervising junior staff is desirable
Client side experience is of interest, but not necessary
Familiarity with PowerPoint, Excel, and RefMan
Excellent verbal, writing, presentation, and editing skills
Excellent interviewing skills (for expert interviews, author research, advisory boards)
Working knowledge of clinical or preclinical research principles, regulatory affairs, and biostatistics
Knowledge of clinical trial study design, health outcomes research, pharmacoeconomics and epidemiology
Ability to develop table, figures, etc, and review for grammar, format, and consistency
Ability to translate complex data into compelling messages and concepts
Familiarity with AMA style
Great attention to detail
Self-starter with little need for constant direction
Ability to deliver quick turnaround on a variety of tasks

How We’ll Support You

Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.

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At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.

We believe in building powerful teams with purpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities – and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.

Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

Equal Opportunity Employer. Ogilvy considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Applicants from the United States can learn more about their rights by viewing the federal "Know Your Rights" and Pay Transparency posters by clicking here.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.

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What You Should Know About VP Medical Director, Ogilvy

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the healthcare sector? Join Ogilvy as the VP Medical Director in Parsippany, New Jersey, where you’ll lead the charge into innovative and effective healthcare communications. At Ogilvy, we pride ourselves on our Borderless Creativity, connecting various capabilities to ensure superior outcomes in this ever-evolving healthcare environment. In this exciting role, you’ll do more than just manage—the candidate will create high-quality scientific materials, including promotional content, abstracts, and compelling slide decks that elucidate complex healthcare topics. Your ability to work closely with clients and experts will help bridge the gap between scientific rigor and effective communication. With your doctoral degree in biomedical sciences and over five years of experience in healthcare communications, you'll steer a talented medical team and collaborate to build strong relationships, ensuring we address the health and wellness needs of diverse audiences. Ogilvy Health offers the perfect blend of creativity, support, and expertise, enabling you to leave a lasting impact on our clients and communities. If you're looking for an opportunity that recognizes your talents and offers a platform to thrive, then this is your chance to shine in an amazing work environment. Join us, and let’s create the future of healthcare communication together!

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What are the responsibilities of the VP Medical Director at Ogilvy?

As the VP Medical Director at Ogilvy, you'll be responsible for leading the development of high-quality scientific materials, which includes creating educational content, promotional materials, abstracts, posters, and slide decks. You will also manage a medical team, liaise with clients, and ensure that all projects adhere to timelines and budgets.