Medical Strategy Director
(Physicians & Doctors)
Publicis Health | India Mandate
Purpose of the Role
This is a rare opportunity for physicians and doctors to shape healthcare impact at scalebeyond individual patients, across brands, systems, and populations.
As a Medical Strategy Director at Publicis Health, you will translate medical science into powerful, ethical, and human communication that influences how the world's most trusted healthcare brands engage with patients, professionals, public health and society.
You will operate at the intersection of medicine, strategy, creativity and business partnering deeply with global leadership teams of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, consumer healthcare organizations and leading hospital systems across India and international markets.
This role is designed for senior medical professionals who want to expand their influence, apply clinical rigor to strategic decision-making, and build healthcare narratives that drive real-world outcomes.
Why This Role Matters
- Move from one-to-one care to one-to-many impactshaping how millions experience healthcare
- Be a trusted medical advisor to CXOs, brand heads, and global medical leaders
- Influence healthcare conversations across India and global markets
- Apply medical depth to solve complex problems in brand growth, behaviour change, and trust-building
- Work at the forefront of healthcare transformationscience-led, data-driven, and purpose-powered
What You Will Do
Medical Leadership & Strategy
- Lead medical and scientific strategy across marquee healthcare brands and portfolios
- Design end-to-end communication frameworks, messaging architectures, and medical narratives
- Translate complex science into clear, credible, and compelling stories across channels and audiences
- Ensure the highest standards of medical accuracy, ethics, and compliance
Deep Client Partnership
- Act as a long-term strategic partner to global and regional client leadership teams
- Advise on brand positioning, lifecycle strategies, launch excellence, and disease education
- Represent Publicis Health as a senior medical voice in high-stakes client conversations
Brand & Business Impact
- Shape medical strategy that drives brand differentiation, trust, and sustained growth
- Influence decisions across marketing, medical affairs, patient engagement, and digital health
- Contribute to global frameworks that are scaled across markets and regions
Thought Leadership & Team Development
- Mentor and inspire multi-disciplinary teams of creative strategists, writers and domain experts
- Elevate the quality of medical thinking, storytelling, and strategic rigor across the organization
- Contribute to industry thought leadership in medical communication and healthcare transformation
Who This Role Is For
You are a physician or doctor who:
- Has 10+ years of experience in medicine, with exposure to pharmaceuticals, hospitals, or healthcare systems
- Has worked within pharmaceutical companies, hospital ecosystems, or medical affairs environments (preferred)
- Is intellectually curious, commands an editorial flair, strategically minded, and eager to influence healthcare beyond the clinic.
- Enjoys simplifying complexity and shaping narratives grounded in science and empathy
- Is comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and global leadership teams
- Seeks purpose-driven work with scale, visibility, and long-term impact
What You Bring
- Strong medical and scientific credibility
- Ability to think strategically while remaining deeply patient-centric
- Experience working cross-functionally with marketing, medical, commercial, and leadership teams
- A global mindset with sensitivity to local market realities
- High standards of ethics, integrity, and scientific excellence
What You Will Gain
- A platform to amplify your medical expertise globally
- Exposure to the world's largest and most influential healthcare organizations
- The ability to shape healthcare narratives that matterto patients, professionals, and society
- A collaborative culture that values science, creativity, and purpose equally
- Continuous learning at the cutting edge of healthcare, communication, and innovation
At Publicis Health
Publicis Health is a global health communications network built on the belief that better health starts with better understanding. We partner with the world's most respected healthcare organizations to create work that is scientifically sound, creatively powerful, and meaningfully human.
If you are a doctor who wants to move from treating disease to shaping the future of healthcare, this role is your next chapter.
Join us. Bring your science. Expand your impact.
