Senior Director, MSS

The Senior Director, Medical & Scientific Solutions provides senior-level scientific, strategic, client, and operational leadership across multiple accounts, therapeutic areas, and cross-functional teams. This role ensures high-quality scientific strategy and content delivery, strengthens client partnerships, develops scientific talent, supports business growth, and contributes to department priorities that advance the performance and long-term success of Petauri Advance.

Strategic Leadership & Client Partnership

• Serve as senior scientific lead across multiple accounts, providing strategic guidance and scientific expertise to clients and internal teams.
• Build trusted client relationships through proactive consultation, scientific counsel, and thought leadership.
• Partner with Account Management and cross-functional leaders to advance account strategy, client retention, and growth objectives.
• Anticipate client needs, risks, and opportunities, and develop solutions that support client and business goals.
• Provide therapeutic-area and medical communications expertise during strategic planning, client engagements, and presentations.

Scientific Excellence & Content Leadership

• Set standards for scientific rigor, accuracy, quality, and integrity across client deliverables.
• Oversee scientific quality and strategic alignment, ensuring adherence to medical, legal, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide senior-level review and guidance across a broad range of medical communications materials.
• Guide teams in translating complex scientific information into clear, compelling, and strategically relevant communications.
• Develop scientific content and research when needed to support client strategy, delivery quality, or business priorities.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and develop scientific team members through feedback, performance management, and growth opportunities.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team culture.
• Allocate resources and staffing to optimize utilization, workload balance, and client delivery.
• Support recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and training efforts to strengthen team capabilities.

Business Development & Growth

• Contribute scientific leadership to proposals, pitches, and strategic business development discussions.
• Identify opportunities to expand client engagements, deepen partnerships, and introduce relevant service offerings.
• Strengthen relationships with prospective clients, external experts, and industry partners.

Operational Excellence & Organizational Contribution

• Oversee account resourcing, project planning, and budget management to support delivery excellence.
• Drive process improvements that increase efficiency, quality, scalability, and team performance.
• Recommend staffing, training, operational, and departmental priorities to senior leadership.
• Represent Petauri Advance professionally with clients, stakeholders, vendors, and industry partners.
• Travel up to 20% of the time to support client engagements, business development opportunities, industry events, and team or organizational meetings.

Core Values

• Bring Petauri's Core Values to life in your day-to-day work: Partnership – Succeed Together; Curious Innovation – Think Differently; Integrity First – Ethical Behavior; Lead at Every Level – All Are Accountable; Quality Focus – Get It Right
• Embody Partnership by building strong, trust-based relationships and collaborating effectively across teams, functions, and stakeholders to achieve shared goals. Actively contributes to a culture of openness, respect, and collective success.
• Bring Curious Innovation by demonstratingcuriosity and a forward-thinking mindset by seeking new ideas, challenging assumptions, and identifying improved ways of working. Applies creative problem-solving to deliver meaningful impact for clients and the business.
• Demonstrate Integrity First by acting with honesty, transparency, and ethical judgment in all situations. Upholds commitments, takes responsibility for actions, and builds trust through consistent and principled behavior.
• Embody Lead at Every Level by takingownership of outcomes and demonstrating leadership at every level by setting direction, driving execution, and holding self and others accountable. Follows through on commitments and addresses issues proactively.
• Drive Quality Focus byconsistently delivering work that meets high professional, scientific, and regulatory standards. Maintains attention to detail and ensures outputs are accurate, compliant, and fit for purpose.

Core Values

Bring Petauri's Core Values to life in your day-to-day work: Partnership – Succeed Together; Curious Innovation – Think Differently; Integrity First – Ethical Behavior; Lead at Every Level – All Are Accountable; Quality Focus – Get It Right

• Embody Partnership by building strong, trust-based relationships and collaborating effectively across teams, functions, and stakeholders to achieve shared goals. Actively contributes to a culture of openness, respect, and collective success.
• Bring Curious Innovation by demonstratingcuriosity and a forward-thinking mindset by seeking new ideas, challenging assumptions, and identifying improved ways of working. Applies creative problem-solving to deliver meaningful impact for clients and the business.
• Demonstrate Integrity First by acting with honesty, transparency, and ethical judgment in all situations. Upholds commitments, takes responsibility for actions, and builds trust through consistent and principled behavior.
• Embody Lead at Every Level by takingownership of outcomes and demonstrating leadership at every level by setting direction, driving execution, and holding self and others accountable. Follows through on commitments and addresses issues proactively.
• Drive Quality Focus byconsistently delivering work that meets high professional, scientific, and regulatory standards. Maintains attention to detail and ensures outputs are accurate, compliant, and fit for purpose.

Role-Specific Competencies

• Advanced | Scientific / Technical Expertise: Applies deep subject matter expertise to deliver high-quality, credible, and accurate work. Stays current in relevant disciplines and uses knowledge to guide decisions, solve problems, and add value.
• Advanced | Project Delivery & Leadership: Effectively plans, manages, and executes projects to deliver against scope, timelines, and quality expectations. Coordinates resources, anticipates risks, and ensures consistent delivery excellence.
• Advanced | Commercial Acumen: Demonstrates understanding of financial drivers, client economics, and business strategy. Makes decisions that balance client value, growth opportunities, and organizational performance.
• Advanced | Process & Operational Excellence: Designs and executes efficient, scalable processes that improve effectiveness and reliability. Identifies opportunities to streamline work, reduce risk, and enhance operational performance.
• Advanced | Client Management: Builds and maintains strong client relationships by understanding needs, managing expectations, and delivering value. Acts as a trusted partner and ensures a high-quality client experience.
• Advanced | Data & Insight Utilization: Uses data, analytics and insights to inform decisions, identify trends, and improve outcomes. Translates complex information into actionable recommendations.

Leadership Competencies

• Proficient | Strategic Thinking: Applies a forward-looking perspective to anticipate trends, identify opportunities, and align decisions with long-term business objectives. Connects day-to-day work to broader organizational strategy.
• Proficient | Decision-Making & Judgement:Makes timely, informed decisions by evaluating available information, weighing risks, and considering broader implications. Demonstrates sound judgment in complex or ambiguous situations.
• Advanced | People Development: Actively develops others by providing coaching, feedback, and growth opportunities. Builds talent pipelines and supports individuals in reaching their full potential.
• Proficient | Change Leadership: Leads and supports change efforts by communicating clearly, engaging others, and adapting effectively. Helps teams navigate uncertainty and sustain performance during transitions.
• Proficient | Change Leadership: Addresses conflict constructively by facilitating open dialogue, understanding different perspectives, and driving toward mutually effective solutions. Maintains relationships while resolving issues.

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree required (e.g., PhD, MD, PharmD, MBBS, RN, RPh) or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in medical communications, pharmaceuticals, healthcare communications, or a related scientific field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience leading medical communications accounts or programs across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing, mentoring, or developing scientific team members.
• Demonstrated success leading client-facing scientific programs, managing strategic accounts, and delivering high-quality medical communications.
• Experience supporting business development, proposal development, pitches, or client growth initiatives.
• Deep expertise in medical communications strategy, scientific content development, and therapeutic-area leadership.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical development, treatment landscapes, and healthcare industry trends.
• Strong knowledge of medical, legal, and regulatory review requirements, scientific publication standards, and AMA Manual of Style.
• Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, and client-facing communication skills.
• Strong leadership, delegation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to analyze complex scientific and business information, solve problems, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform effectively in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
• Familiarity with Veeva Vault or related review platforms preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.