Fifth Element

Delivers forestry software solutions and services

Medical Strategy Director-Medcomms

Brand & Creative MarketingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew York, NY, USA$145k - $160kHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

Seven or more years in medical communications, medical strategy, or pharma advertising.
Deep experience developing scientific narratives and communication platforms.
Strong understanding of clinical data, publication planning, and regulatory frameworks.
Proven ability to translate complex science into clear, audience-ready messaging.
Experience leading multi-brand or large-scale medical communications accounts.
Experience mentoring and developing junior and mid-level talent.
An advanced scientific degree such as PharmD, MD, or PhD, or equivalent experience, is preferred.

Responsibilities

Own medical strategy across medical communications accounts and therapy areas.
Lead development of scientific narratives across disease education, mechanism of action, data dissemination, and healthcare professional/patient education.
Translate complex clinical data into clear, structured communication strategies.
Partner with creative, account, and scientific teams to shape work from the ground up.
Serve as a senior scientific partner to clients.
Drive consistency and excellence across multi-brand and multi-audience programs.
Guide content strategy across omnichannel medical communications initiatives.
Ensure scientific integrity across all deliverables, including review through medical, legal, and regulatory and compliance processes.
Mentor Associate Directors and Strategists, elevating scientific thinking across the team.
Identify gaps in the science story and proactively shape solutions.

Desired Qualifications

Confident client presence and strong relationship-building skills.
Strong strategic judgment with a high standard for scientific accuracy and clarity.

Medical Strategy Director- MedComms

Fifth Element · New York, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-12

Workplace: hybrid

Department: Medical Strategy

Description

You turn complex science into clear, credible storytelling. You lead medical strategy across medical communications programs—shaping narratives that educate, inform, and stand up to scrutiny. You’re a senior voice across brands and therapy areas, guiding teams, partnering with clients, and ensuring the science is not just accurate, but meaningful. You don’t sit at the edge of the work—you define it.

Responsibilities

Own medical strategy across medical communications accounts and therapy areas
Lead development of scientific narratives across disease education, MOA, data dissemination, and HCP/patient education
Translate complex clinical data into clear, structured communication strategies
Partner with creative, account, and scientific teams to shape work from the ground up
Serve as a senior scientific partner to clients—trusted, steady, and highly credible
Drive consistency and excellence across multi-brand and multi-audience programs
Guide content strategy across omnichannel medical communications initiatives
Ensure scientific integrity across all deliverables, including review through MLR and compliance processes
Mentor Associate Directors and Strategists, elevating scientific thinking across the team
Identify gaps in the science story and proactively shape solutions

Requirements

Advanced scientific degree (PharmD, MD, PhD, or equivalent experience preferred)
7+ years in medical communications, medical strategy, or pharma advertising
Deep experience developing scientific narratives and communication platforms
Strong understanding of clinical data, publication planning, and regulatory frameworks
Proven ability to translate complex science into clear, audience-ready messaging
Experience leading multi-brand or large-scale med comms accounts
Confident client presence with strong relationship-building skills
Experience mentoring and developing junior and mid-level talent
Strong strategic judgment with a high standard for scientific accuracy and clarity

Pay Range- $145,000- $160,000

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About the Company

Fifth Element

Delivers forestry software solutions and services

Trimble Forestry Europe Oy is the forestry software arm of Trimble Inc., formed by combining Fifth Element Oy with Savcor Oy and Silvadata Oy in Finland. It provides software solutions for forest management and operations, part of a global Trimble Forestry suite. The products help customers collect, manage, and analyze data to plan and execute forestry activities, integrating with Trimble’s hardware and other software tools. What sets it apart is its integration of multiple Finnish forestry software assets into a single global brand, supported by Trimble’s large engineering and product resources and a dedicated forestry software team. The company’s goal is to deliver end-to-end forestry software solutions worldwide under the Trimble Forestry brand, helping customers optimize planning, monitoring, and execution of forest operations.

Company size: 11-50
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Jyväskylä, Finland
Founded: 2005

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