This role exists to establish and lead Word Monster’s Scientific Services for the Med Comms business, working in close partnership with the Director of Growth. The problem it solves is clear: clients are navigating increasingly complex data, evidence, and regulatory expectations, and need a partner who can turn that complexity into rigorous, credible, and compelling scientific narratives. The value it creates is twofold: for clients, it means scientific thinking they can trust to withstand scrutiny and elevate their story. For Word Monster, it means the intellectual depth and scientific authority that distinguish us as a genuine Med Comms partner rather than a writing agency.

Word Monster has grown from firm roots supporting healthcare agencies (scientific expertise and publications) and our training academy (capability building for pharma and agency teams). Our vision is now to establish a fully-fledged Med Comms vertical, underpinned by our proprietary Friction in Pharma® frameworks. This hire will sit on the executive leadership team (reporting to the CEO) as one half of the leadership partnership for our Med Comms vertical – a dynamic duo in which this role leads on science and strategy and the Director of Growth leads on commercial growth. Together they will shape one of our three core verticals (Agency, Training, Med Comms), with this role taking direct responsibility for the scientific offering, the quality of strategic thinking, and the scientific development of the team.

This is an evolving role. In year one, the focus will be on translating our roadmap into clear, scientifically robust Med Comms services, shaping the scientific strategy behind anchor-client programmes, and building proof points that demonstrate the depth of our thinking. In parallel, you will define how scientific work is scoped, quality-assured, and governed, and begin building the scientific services team. Over time, you’ll deepen the vertical’s scientific capability, broaden the services we offer, and embed Med Comms as a sustainable business unit alongside Agency and Training. Working in partnership with the Director of Growth, who leads commercial development, your responsibilities will be weighted towards the science: developing scientific and communication strategies for clients, interpreting and synthesising complex data into clear and accurate narratives, owning scientific quality and governance, acting as the senior scientific lead on pitches and key accounts, and managing, coaching, and growing the scientific services team to deliver scientific excellence.

We expect this leader to be the scientific conscience of the vertical, setting and defending a high bar for quality and rigour. They will set direction with clarity, inspire belief in the vision, and foster a culture where people feel both challenged and supported. They will align the Med Comms team with the broader business, role-modelling Word Monster’s life first ethos, working hand in glove with the Director of Growth and ensuring collaboration across verticals. Externally, they’ll be a visible ambassador, representing Word Monster’s ambition to be known not just for scientific writing, but also for scientific excellence at speed, delivered intuitively and proven through measurable impact.