Head of Medical Communications- Cranbury, NJ

Join Amplity, the full-service go-to partner of biopharma companies that delivers flexible + specialized medical + commercial services. No matter where a drug is in its lifecycle, we scale with ease to maximize resources + improve impact for all our clients. Through strategic partnerships + deep therapeutic expertise, Amplity transforms how breakthrough treatments reach the people who need them.

Head of Medical Communications

We have a current opportunity for Head of our Medical Communications division. This is an exciting opportunity to grow our existing business line, reporting directly to our Chief Executive Officer. In addition to a competitive base salary, Amplity provides a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, 401K, company funded short-term, long term, disability, life insurance, mental wellness program, generous PTO, paid holidays and more. The ideal candidate will reside in the Eastern time zone.

About Amplity

Amplity is a global contract sales and commercial organization partnering with pharma and biotech companies to provide tailored outsourced programs and communications throughout a drug's life cycle. We specialize in scientific stakeholder engagement and go-to-market strategies, emphasizing person-to-person interactions that build trust with physicians, patients, payers, community organizations, and life science executives.

Purpose of Role

The Head of Medical Communications plays a crucial role as business leader and true partner for our clients as we help them communicate complex medical messages to both healthcare providers and patients. Through the delivery of high value strategic offerings and multichannel communications products, the Head of Medical Communications will work with media buying, medical affairs, and brand executives in pharma and biotech to drive the business 'mission of mitigating health inequities to ensure all patients can get the care they deserve. Leading a high performing team to deliver on a successful business strategy is a top priority to ensure business line growth and profitability.

As part of the business line's growth goals, this leader will be responsible for ensuring the success of the media and agency offerings Amplity Medical Communications business currently delivers. This executive will also work with the larger Amplity leadership team and their direct reports in Medical Communications to develop and commercialize new offerings that help the business line quickly realize double-digit revenue growth year over year.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and lead a strong, appropriately structured, Medical Communications organization that has the vision, strategic plans, processes, success measures, talent, and market relevant offerings for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry to effectively drive business growth and mature with the company over time.
• Manage all financial aspects of the business including forecasting and contributing to To Be Gained (TBG). Pursue opportunities to advance client relationships and agency business.
• Drive a culture of high performance and transparency aligned with our company's values. Asses the talent of current and future Medical Communications professionals to deliver against the business lines vision, strategic plans, processes, success measures.
• Optimize and modernize the roles, responsibilities, organizational structure, and reporting relationships within the business line.
• Utilize data and analytics to inform strategic decision-making and optimize client outcomes.
• Hold final accountability for the quality of all materials and assets that leave the agency.
• Ensure the strength of relationships for integrated accounts, actively engaging with client leadership to maintain strategic alignment across brands or portfolios. Establish solid working relationships for non-integrated accounts.
• Collaborate with business and support functional leaders across the rest of Amplity to increase efficiency and drive the successful development and sale of integrated offerings; e.g. strategic brand planning workshops with Pharma brand leaders where our Medical Communications and Intel executives are responsible for creating strategic messaging and segmentation findings and our Learning professionals are responsible for facilitating needed interactive workshops or training sessions for brand leaders.
• Coach and Mentor team leaders to enhance their communication skills and refine strategies to meet client and organizational needs. Lead key client meetings and co-lead new business pitches.
• Partner with corporate marketing to successfully launch a new name and rebrand for our medical communication business - one that is powered by Amplity - in 2025.
• Support Amplity's Chief Growth Officer in ensuring the Medical Communications Business Development team has the product and offering exposure and input to be successful.
• Integrate, and when needed consolidate or revise, marketing and communication tools and technologies used by Medical Communications to align with Amplity's corporate IT standards for compliance and security.
• Ensure the team takes responsibility for integrating and leveraging Medical Communications customer and prospect data into Amplity's unified CRM platform to ensure a single source of truth for the company.

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college required, with an advanced degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, related field or Health Sciences preferred.
• Background in medical/health sciences is required
• 12+ years of professional experience, largely within Medical Communications and in positions of leadership.
• Proven experience in managing large account portfolios(15 million +).
• Deep understanding of multichannel marketing, customer behavior, and customer journey mapping.
• Forward-looking strategy and planning orientation.

Leadership Capabilities

• Collaborative Partner. Builds trusting and effective relationships with clients as well as leaders and colleagues across the company. Can understand their needs to
• Hands-On Leadership Style. Leads by "doing" and ready to work side by side with the team.
• Strong Talent Attractor and Developer. Attracts qualified, high-energy colleagues that thrive in Amplity's culture of partnership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Growth Mindset: Curious and inquisitive with a passion for learning and growth.
• Strong Communicator. A credible leader who gains the confidence of key stakeholders and brings the right level of energy and enthusiasm to each interaction. A good listener who synthesizes the core message and incorporates feedback into ways of working.
• Dynamic and Flexible. Able to pivot as the company's priorities shift while staying aligned and united with key partners.
• Champions a Great Place to Work. Promotes a culture of inclusivity and appreciation for different perspectives and ways of working.

All candidates and employees are expected to embody our company's EPIIC values, which create the foundation of Amplity's culture:

Excellence Passion Integrity Innovation Collaboration

About Us

Amplity powers biopharma innovation through expert-led teams that deliver. Whether you knew us in the 80's as Physician Detailing Inc., or in the 00's as part of Publicis Health , the companies that came together in 2019 to form Amplity have delivered contract medical, commercial + communications excellence for 40+ years.

Our people-driven, tech-enabled DNA fuels everything we do.Our professionals understand the pharmaceutical industry from the inside out. With a deep grasp on product lifecycles, marketing hurdles, operational nuances + the complex needs of providers and patients, we help our clients launch products + operate smoothly with precision - across all business shapes, sizes + specialties.

We are on a mission to improve patient outcomes through executional excellence - enabling our partners in pharma to thrive in turn. At Amplity, we are allies in excellence. And we do it quicker, better, nicer than anyone else.

Our Diversity Policy

We encourage and support equal employment opportunities for all associates and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or veteran status. Employment decisions are evaluated on the basis of an individual's skills, knowledge, abilities, job performance and other qualifications. In addition, Amplity Health maintains policies and procedures designed to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which Amplity Health has facilities.