Scientific Associate, Medical Education

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

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About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Scientific Associate to join our Medical Education team. This role will provide critical scientific support in the development of engaging and impactful medical education programs for healthcare professionals. The ideal candidate possesses a strong scientific background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for translating complex scientific information into clear and compelling educational materials.

What You’ll Do

• Provide scientific and clinical leadership in the development of all types of scientific materials, including peer-reviewed publications, publication plans, scientific communications, slide decks, as well as thought leader and key educator material.
• Write high-quality scientific materials that will be used for a variety of communication channels, including digital & print
• Develop outlines for highly scientific content with attention to factual accuracy, grammar, and style/consistency
• Moderate teleconferences as necessary and attend and cover scientific congresses
• Maintain current knowledge of assigned therapeutic areas and of up-to-date healthcare compliance guidelines and standard operating procedures
• Conduct thorough literature reviews and synthesize scientific data to support the development of medical education programs across various therapeutic areas.
• Collaborate with medical writers, instructional designers, and creative teams to ensure scientific accuracy and consistency across all educational materials, including slide decks, webinars, videos, and interactive modules.
• Fact-check and reference all medical education materials to ensure compliance with medical-legal-regulatory guidelines and client requirements.
• Stay abreast of current scientific advancements and emerging trends in relevant therapeutic areas.
• Assist in the development of program agendas, learning objectives, and assessment tools.
• Participate in client meetings and presentations, providing scientific expertise and insights.
• Support the development of proposals and new business pitches by conducting background research and contributing scientific content.
• Maintain a comprehensive library of scientific resources and references.

What You’ll Need

• Doctoral level degree in biomedical sciences (PhD preferred)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex scientific concepts clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with a meticulous attention to detail.
• Proficiency in conducting literature searches using various databases (e.g., PubMed).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Training or extensive course work in the biological sciences. CNS cardio renal or inflammatory disease experience a plus.
• 1-3 years of healthcare advertising agency or medical communications experience preferred.
• Ability to write high-quality, fully referenced scientific materials, and to distill complex technical information for a variety of audiences.
• Attention to style, detail, consistency, grammar, syntax, and scientific accuracy and familiarity with AMA style writing.

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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