Medical Director, ENOVA

ENOVA, part of the IQVIA Health Communications Group, is seeking a Medical Director to serve as a senior scientific leader across client accounts, therapeutic areas, and organisational initiatives.

This role is ideal for a highly experienced medical or scientific leader who can shape strategic vision while remaining actively engaged in execution when needed. As a member of a highly collaborative leadership team, you will provide scientific leadership, develop talent, foster client partnerships, and ensure operational excellence across a diverse portfolio of programs and accounts.

The Director operates as a player-coach, balancing senior leadership responsibilities with hands-on scientific involvement to support successful client outcomes, team development, and business growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership and scientific direction across client accounts, therapeutic areas, and organisational initiatives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Medical Directors, Scientific Directors, and medical writers, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and professional growth.
• Serve as a senior scientific advisor to clients, building trusted partnerships and shaping medical communication strategies that address evolving business and stakeholder needs.
• Maintain accountability for the scientific quality, accuracy, and strategic integrity of client deliverables across the portfolio.
• Oversee complex and high-impact initiatives, including product launches, advisory boards, speaker development programs, congress activities, publications, medical education, and strategic planning engagements.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders across account management, engagement strategy, project management, editorial, and creative teams to ensure seamless execution and successful delivery of client programs.
• Drive operational excellence by identifying risks, removing barriers, and ensuring effective allocation of scientific resources across projects and accounts.
• Contribute to business growth through strategic planning, proposal development, client relationship expansion, and new business opportunities.
• Provide leadership during project challenges, stepping in as needed to guide teams and ensure successful outcomes.
• Support talent acquisition, onboarding, succession planning, and workforce development initiatives.
• Represent ENOVA and IQVIA at key client meetings, advisory boards, congresses, and other external engagements.

Qualifications:

• PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent advanced scientific degree.
• Significant experience in medical affairs, medical communications, the pharmaceutical industry, or a related healthcare environment.
• Proven success leading and developing scientific teams within a fast-paced, client-focused organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee multiple complex projects and scientific portfolios while maintaining exceptional quality standards.
• Strong client management and stakeholder engagement experience.
• Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams and driving alignment among diverse stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen, including resource planning, operational effectiveness, and organisational growth.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Attributes:

• Strategic thinker who can translate scientific insights into actionable client solutions.
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels.
• Effective at influencing without direct authority.
• Passionate about talent development, scientific excellence, and client success.
• Thrives in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment.

Travel Requirements: Travel is required for client meetings, advisory boards, congresses, and on-site program support as needed.

What You'll Earn: The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $134,300.00 - $374,300.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.