Associate Scientific Director, Oncology Medical Writing

Associate Scientific Director, Oncology Medical Writing

Red Nucleus is seeking an Associate Scientific Director of Oncology Medical Writing to join our Learning & Development team in the Oncology Center of Excellence. In this role, you will research, write, and develop scientifically accurate training materials and curriculums designed to primarily educate pharmaceutical sales representatives (~85% of the time), but also train medical science liaisons (~10%) and healthcare providers (~5%) about the clinical value of oncology products. You will transform complex scientific data and incorporate the client’s strategic messaging into clear, engaging content that supports product knowledge, disease state education, and compliance, while integrating instructional design principles to optimize adult learning. Collaboration with cross-functional teams including instructional designers, graphic artists, and medical reviewers—is essential to ensure accuracy, clarity, and impact. Experience ushering training materials through a Medical Legal Review (MLR) process is a priority.

Responsibilities

Be or become a subject matter expert in breast cancer, prostate cancer, and potentially other types of cancer as needed

Research and distill complex scientific information into clear, engaging training materials for e-learning, print, and live or virtual workshops

Collaborate with other members of our team to design curriculums and workshop experiences that meet client needs, including estimating the extent of writer effort for proposals and statements of work (SOWs)

Help clients shape their content design and strategic messaging, aligning with the requests of their brand, medical, and leadership teams and occasionally outside experts

Follow Red Nucleus and client editorial standards

Ensure compliance with client processes, such as medical, legal, and regulatory standards

Attend client status calls and review meetings with cross-functional teams

Support the design of solutions and contribute to sales presentations when needed

Mentor junior writers when the opportunity arises

Incorporate instructional design and adult learning principles

Requirements:

Education

BS/BA in the life sciences (Advanced degree preferred ~MA, MS, PhD, PharmD, MD)

Experience

3+ years of experience writing sales training materials for pharmaceutical, medical device, and/or biotechnology companies

Oncology experience, preferably breast and prostate cancer

Familiarity with clinical research principles

Experience with documents requiring Medical Legal Review (MLR)

Working knowledge of AMA style guide is a plus

Instructional design experience and/or education preferred

Skills & Abilities

Ability to research and interpret complex scientific information and communicate clearly to a variety of audiences, especially pharmaceutical sales audiences

Navigate multiple projects, tasks, and deadlines at the same time

Work independently and collaboratively

Accept and implement constructive feedback

Meet deadlines that are frequently tight, occasionally requiring extra hours/weekends

Professional attitude and image

Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat

What You Will Enjoy at Red Nucleus

Competitive pay, incentives, retirement, and income security programs

Comprehensive benefits and wellness programs focused on healthy lifestyles

Generous paid time off, employee assistance programs and flexible work arrangements

Performance driven environment including professional development and transfer opportunities

People first culture fostering self-expression, diversity, and a growth mindset

Celebrations! We love to celebrate service anniversaries, holidays, diversity and inclusion events, project milestones and anything else that is meaningful to our employees

Support of the community organizations you are passionate about

Ongoing programs and events designed to bring our global team together

Diversity, equity and inclusion are valued at Red Nucleus and we believe we have a shared responsibility to provide equal opportunity and foster an inclusive spirit.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, gender, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

To learn more about working at Red Nucleus, please visit Careers I Red Nucleus.

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