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Job Summary The Vice President of Sales will be pivotal leader in shaping Cristcot's commercial ... Experience working with leading pharmaceutical contract sales organizations such as Syneos Health ...

... and scientific roadmap. This role owns the engineering that brings RACER to commercial scale ... The Vice President of Engineering leads and manages the hydrometallurgy and electrochemistry ...

This executive leadership role will serve as a strategic scientific, medical, and operational ... both large pharmaceutical organizations and Contract Research Organizations (CROs), with ...

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How much do vp pharmaceutical science jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 14, 2026, the average yearly pay for vp pharmaceutical science in the United States is $157,532.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $115,000.00 and $190,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Vp Pharmaceutical Science vs Pharmaceutical Scientist?

AspectVp Pharmaceutical SciencePharmaceutical Scientist
Required CredentialsBachelor's or Master's in Pharmaceutical Sciences, extensive industry experienceTypically a Bachelor's or Master's in Pharmaceutical Sciences or related field
Work EnvironmentExecutive leadership, strategic planning, cross-department collaborationLaboratory research, formulation development, testing
Employer & Industry UsagePharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, R&D divisionsResearch labs, pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions

The Vp Pharmaceutical Science is a senior leadership role focused on strategic oversight and management within pharmaceutical companies, whereas a Pharmaceutical Scientist is primarily involved in research and development activities. Both roles require a background in pharmaceutical sciences, but the Vp position emphasizes leadership and strategic planning, while the Pharmaceutical Scientist concentrates on scientific experimentation and formulation development.

Is there a demand for Vp Pharmaceutical Science?

The role of Vice President of Pharmaceutical Science is in high demand due to the growing pharmaceutical industry and the need for experienced leaders in drug development, formulation, and regulatory compliance. Companies seek professionals with advanced degrees, industry experience, and leadership skills to oversee research and development efforts. This position often offers competitive salaries and opportunities across biotech and pharmaceutical sectors.
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Infographic showing various Vp Pharmaceutical Science job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 1% As Needed, 74% Full Time, 20% Part Time, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 77% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 19% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $157,532 per year, or $75.7 per hour.

VP, Scientific Strategy

Fingerpaint Marketing

Cedar Knolls, NJ • On-site

Full-time

Posted 4 days ago


Job description

Reset your expectations of a health and wellness agency. From our inception, Fingerpaint has been driven by an unstoppable collective spirit of possibility. It’s that curiosity that’s at the heart of everything we do. From our legendary people-first culture to the hundreds of Fingerpainters who define us, we’ve reimagined what it means to be a healthcare and wellness advertising agency. Here, creativity happens naturally—we attract top talent and give them a space to grow and collaborate.

Objectives of This Role:

Are you hungry to help push the boundaries of what’s possible in medicine? Come join our team in translating the latest scientific discoveries into compelling brand strategies, provider education, and patient care. At Fingerpaint, we focus on infusing science into all aspects of a unified brand-building process to drive commercial and medical communication strategies. The VP, scientific strategy will need to utilize all of their capabilities as a scientist and a person, tapping into both their scientific thinking and creative core. Our ideal partner is a deep and dynamic thinker who can read beyond the data to create focused scientific concepts, push past observations to insights, and help guide our teams forward in strategic development. The VP, scientific strategy will have purview over a therapeutic category and a multilevel team while learning to train mentors, conceptualize/introduce novel business opportunities, and seamlessly move across all businesses to provide direction or support as needed. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Partner across the disciplines of strategy to drive brand building, unbranded initiatives, and communication planning
  • Foster authentic and effective relationships with client brand and medical teams, as well as other relevant medical personnel (eg, key opinion leaders, MSLs, etc)
  • Manage and mentor scientific strategists in all aspects of career and personal development
  • Elevate the quality or increase efficiency of existing projects and propose novel ideas for Fingerpaint services or deliverables
  • Partner in annual scope development and review
  • Champion the culture of Fingerpaint and scientific strategy
  • Oversee a distinct book of business and team of medical strategists with the goals of ensuring the highest quality of all deliverables, expanding medical business, and overall organic growth
  • Self-educate on innovation in the industry, therapeutic area, and medicine to conceptualize novel projects, programs, or platform
  • Manage a team, overseeing workloads, diversity of assignments and experiences, and career development plan
  • Lead new business opportunities (content and attendance)
  • Develop a highly collaborative and agile working relationship with clients, providing proactive and reactive strategic consultancy
  • Ability to flex into each brand within the agency to define projects and process, run workshops or advisory boards, or manage difficult projects/conversations
  • Enable collaboration and cross-selling across the offices of Fingerpaint
  • Identify novel resources to elevate the knowledge base of our industry, driving more strategic, informed work across all brands

Job Requirements:

  • Relevant degree (PhD preferred)
  • Experience with oncology is required.
  • Minimum of 7 to 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or pharmaceutical marketing
  • Experience developing medical communications programs preferred
  • Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings—one-on-one, small/large groups, with peers, subordinates, and bosses—both inside and outside the organization
  • Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Adobe
  • Constant curiosity with the passion to explore and create