Disease Area Lead – Future Project Manager📍 Lier, Belgium | Full-time | International Medical Communication & EducationAt Ismar Healthcare, we are looking for a Disease Area Lead with ambition to grow into a Project Manager role to strengthen our growing team.About the roleAs a Disease Area Lead, you will play a key role in the development of high-quality medical communication and continuing medical education (CME) initiatives for international healthcare professionals, in close collaboration with key opinion leaders, and supported by international pharmaceutical clients.You will contribute to a wide range of international projects, including:
- Scientific manuscripts and publications
- Congress presentations and reports
- Infographics and educational materials
- Advisory boards and expert meetings
- Industry-sponsored symposia
- Webinars and CME programmes During your transition to Project Manager, you will take increasingly more leadership in project execution from concept to delivery, combining scientific expertise with strong stakeholder management and project leadership skills.Due the highly international nature of the role, occasional travel to congresses and meetings is part of the position.________________________________________Your missionScientific leadership
- Build expertise across multiple disease areas
- Develop impactful scientific and educational content for healthcare professionals Stakeholder engagement
- Build trusted long-term relationships with clients and scientific experts
- Facilitate collaboration between medical, commercial, and scientific stakeholders Develop and contribute to Project leadership
- Contribute to successful and profitable execution of projects through proactive planning and coordination
- Negotiate timelines, deliverables, and critical success factors with clients and vendors
- Monitor project progress, content quality, budgets, and execution steps
- Develop matrix leadership across multidisciplinary project teams ________________________________________Your profileYou are scientifically strong, commercially aware, and comfortable operating in a dynamic international environment.You bring:
- A Master’s degree in a scientific, pharmaceutical, biomedical, or related discipline
- Strong interest in medical communication and educational content development
- High attention to detail and commitment to quality
- A hands-on, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset
- The ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
- Ambition for strong project management (experience is an asset), matrix leadership and business development
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills Languages:
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Excellent command of Dutch ________________________________________Why join us?At Ismar Healthcare, you will join a well-established and highly respected independent medical communication agency with more than 27 years of expertise in the life sciences sector.We offer:
- A dynamic and entrepreneurial working environment
- Meaningful international projects with leading pharmaceutical and biotech partners
- Direct interaction with national and international experts in healthcare and life sciences
- Continuous opportunities for professional growth and development
- A collaborative and highly engaged team culture
- A competitive salary package with fringe benefits While hybrid work is possible, we strongly value close collaboration within the team and therefore work predominantly onsite at our offices in Lier. A residence within reasonable commuting distance is strongly recommended.________________________________________About usIsmar Healthcare is an independent medical communication and education agency based in Lier, Belgium. We develop high-quality tailor-made solutions in partnership with the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries.Our sister organisation, Mirrors of Medicine (e-HIMS), collaborates with professional associations to develop and disseminate independent CME programmes using the patented “Mirrors of Medicine” professional development methodology.________________________________________Interested?Please send the following documents in English to career@ismar.com:
- Your CV
- A motivational letter We look forward to hearing from you.