VP, Group Scientific Supervisor [5163] - CONNECTICUT

Job Order: 5163
Position: VP, Group Scientific Supervisor
Location: Connecticut
Salary: Commensurate on experience.

Company Summary:
Our client's mission is to creatively deliver strategically designed and
flawlessly executed medical education programs and related services for the
benefit of our clients, their customers, and the growth and development of our
team.

Description:
Position Summary
The VP, Group Scientific Supervisor (VP GSS) is responsible
for supervising his/her accounts, respective editorial teams, and their
resources. The VP GSS will oversee accounts that demand a high degree of
scientific, technical, and/or editorial understanding. Central to the VP GSSs
responsibility is to ensure client satisfaction, scientific rigor and strategic
integrity and to guide the respective account and editorial teams in this
regard. The VP GSS's are responsible for the development of ongoing new business
in their accounts and for participating in business development with the other
senior managers.

Responsibilities

Ensure that clients, especially at the
more senior management levels, are pleased with the services our client offers
and, if not, to identify and remedy this
Intimately knowledgeable with the
therapeutic areas in which he or she works. The VP GSS should be able to instill
confidence in the client and physician advisors to the extent that counsel on
issues of content and scientific viability in educational and promotional
materials is seriously heeded. The VP GSS should be able to guide the client and
physician advisors on specialist areas of scientific communications, such as
publication strategies, CME programs, on-line computer communication, and other
specialized medical communications vehicles
Advise the client in marketing and
spearhead efforts to develop strategies and goals. The VP GSS reviews the
clients' business with the account team with a view towards identifying business
needs and opportunities. With this in mind, the VP GSS should have a long range
view of accounts and be able to plan and manage activities over a one to two
year time frame.
Manages, develops, and trains editorial teams and advises
account personnel on scientific and editorial matters. The VP GSS should be
instrumental in helping to identify staffing needs and maintain staffing
efficiencies in the scientific and editorial groups. The VP GSS is expected to
demonstrate a sophisticated leadership approach for all internal situations,
especially interaction with the account and editorial services groups. In
addition, the VP GSS is responsible for helping to ensure that the financial
goals of the company are achieved.
Accountable for strategic and creative
excellence and scientific rigor of all projects and proposals for which he/she
is responsible
Critical to the maintenance and development of business and is
accountable for success of the client relationship
Accountable for
demonstrating leadership and team training morale.

Qualifications:

A
postgraduate degree beyond MS level is preferred (PhD, PharmD, MD, etc.) with
first-hand research or clinical practice experience
Five years experience in
the application of his or her scientific/medical expertise in the marketing
environment and a proven understanding of CME accreditation procedures, journal
publishing, and all current and emerging academic and clinical communication
vehicles
Proven background in science and/or medicine
Willingness to work
overtime, attend off-hours events, and travel extensively domestically and
internationally
Identify opportunities for business growth as they bond with
the client. In addition, they will initiate and foster positive relationships
with key physician advisors in appropriate therapeutic areas
Proven ability to
manage projects from both an account and editorial viewpoint and be able to
guide account and editorial teams from project conception to completion


To
apply for this position, please send a word version of your resume to:
Tim Jadwin
timj RemoveThis @shsinc.com
SHS, Inc.
Ph: 630-718-1704
Fax: 630-718-1709
http://www.shsinc.com
http://www.medicine-avenue.com