Medical Director

About Medlive

Medlive —A PlatformQ Health Brand is the leader in learner engagement and educational design for clinicians, patients, and caregivers seeking dynamic, up-to-date, accurate medical education. Medlive provides trusted digital education in partnership with leading societies, associations and advocacy partner organizations (such as NORD, AAFA, LUGPA, KDIGO, GBS-CIDP Foundation), empowering learners to make informed medical decisions that lead to better health outcomes.

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The Medical Director & Team Lead serves as both a scientific owner and people leader across oncology and patient education portfolio. This role drives scientific integrity, learning effectiveness, and cross-functional alignment across CME/CE, patient-facing programs, publications, and strategic partnerships. In addition to hands-on content leadership, this role mentors a team of Medical Directors to ensure excellence, accountability, and continuous innovation in execution.

Key Responsibilities: 

Scientific Strategy & Content Leadership

· Lead slide development and scientific review of CME/CE and patient program content.

· Collaborate with presenting KOLs to ensure accuracy, flow, fair balance, and ACCME-compliant education.

· Lead kick-off calls with PMs, faculty, and content writers to establish goals, tone, and learning strategy.

· Review all faculty and internal decks for accuracy and flow, adhering to scheduled timelines.

· Ensure plain-language and health literacy standards are met in patient-facing education.

Marketing, Business Development & Scientific Storytelling

· Provide guidance to Marketing and Communications on scientific messaging and targeting for campaigns.

· Support Business Development by advising on new educational concepts, evidence-based positioning, and supporter discussions.

· Co-develop concepts and scientific narratives for BD decks and B2B presentations.

Outcomes & Data-Driven Insight Development

· Collaborate with the Outcomes Team to interpret results, extract key scientific takeaways, and define next educational steps.

· Co-develop pre/post questions and continuously refine methodology to elevate outcomes rigor.

Abstracts, Publications & Scientific Recognition

· Lead development of abstracts, posters, and presentations for conferences.

· Mentor team members on authorship, data curation, and formatting across channels (e.g., PQHE, ACCME posters).

· Present posters/publications at medical conferences as needed.

Partnership Development

· Collaborate with advocacy groups, Centers of Excellence, foundations, and society partners to co-develop and refine educational content.

· Attend partnership meetings and identify new scientific/business opportunities.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

· Delegate workload to Medical Directors across the oncology team, ensuring alignment with submission cadence and therapeutic priorities.

· Lead weekly 1:1 status updates with Medical team members to provide feedback, resolve challenges, and drive accountability.

· Mentor team in implementation efforts, ensuring consistent adherence to education learning principles and PQHE standards.

· Maintain department SOPs and training materials to support cross-functional clarity.

· Provide performance feedback to VP, Medical Oncology or VP, Education.

Key Competencies:

· Clear, direct communication internally and externally, with respect for diverse collaborator schedules and priorities.

· Flexible and KOL-conscious, able to operate around dynamic availability while holding timelines.

· Highly organized with ability to manage multiple, parallel projects without loss of accuracy.

· Collaborative leadership mindset, solving challenges with diplomacy, creativity, and urgency.

· Commitment to evidence-based education, health equity, and compliance standards.

Success in This Role Looks Like

· Programs consistently launch on time, scientifically accurate, and aligned with learning objectives.

· Medical team operates with clarity, confidence, and proactive ownership.

· Stakeholders across Marketing, BD, Outcomes, and Partnerships view Medical team as solution-oriented partners.

· Medical team earns increased visibility through publications, supporter renewals, and partner requests.