Graphic Designer – Pharmaceutical Promotion Job Listing at Kelly Services in Bridgewater, NJ (Job ID 10082701)

Description

Kelly Science & Clinical is seeking a remote Graphic Designer – Pharmaceutical Promotion & PowerPoint Specialist.

 

~1 year long Contract position

Company location near Bridgewater, NJ

Shift: Monday - Friday 1st shift

Compensation: $49-60/hr DOE

 

Overview

Kelly Science & Clinical seeks an experienced Graphic Designer specializing in pharmaceutical and life-sciences visual communication. This role combines creative expertise with scientific precision, supporting internal medical, commercial, and regulatory teams. The successful candidate is skilled in translating complex scientific concepts into engaging PowerPoint presentations and diverse visual assets, elevating clarity and impact while ensuring brand and regulatory alignment.

 

Key Responsibilities

Presentation Design (Primary Focus)

• Produce high-impact, visually compelling PowerPoint presentations for quarterly earnings, scientific meetings, medical affairs, commercial teams, training, and executive communications.
• Transform complex scientific content—including clinical data, MOA diagrams, study designs, and regulatory information—into intuitive, visually engaging graphics.
• Design custom templates, master slides, icons, and data visualizations consistent with brand standards.
• Optimize presentations for projection, virtual platforms, and print handouts.

Graphic Design & Visual Communication

• Create pharmaceutical-focused graphic materials, including infographics, MOA diagrams, leave-behinds, posters, digital banners, and social media visuals.
• Closely collaborate with medical writers, brand leads, and subject matter experts to ensure scientific accuracy and enhance visual appeal.
• Ensure brand consistency across all deliverables in strict accordance with FDA promotional guidelines and company compliance standards.
• Prepare print-ready and digital assets with meticulous attention to color fidelity, technical quality, and format requirements.

Instructional Design & eLearning (Articulate Rise)

• Develop, revise, and maintain interactive training modules using Articulate Rise and Storyline (if applicable).
• Translate scientific and commercial content into clear, learner-centric eLearning experiences.
• Navigate and update existing Articulate projects, including text, graphics, interactive elements, and media.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to guarantee scientific accuracy and audience-appropriate instructional design.
• Apply best practices in instructional design to deliver modules that are intuitive, compliant, and effective.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work alongside marketing, commercial, and medical teams to define project requirements and propose visual solutions.
• Participate in project kickoffs, creative reviews, and iterative refinement sessions.
• Address and incorporate feedback from legal, medical, and regulatory review processes while maintaining clarity and impact.

Project & Workflow Management

• Juggle multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to timelines and quality standards.
• Maintain organized design files, version control, and comprehensive documentation for seamless project hand-off.

 

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional design experience, with at least 1–2 years supporting pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical communications projects.
• Advanced PowerPoint proficiency, with expertise in layouts, custom graphics, animations, and template development.
• Strong command of Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
• Demonstrated skill in interpreting and visualizing scientific information.
• Solid understanding of pharmaceutical branding, compliance, and regulated content workflows.
• Working knowledge of Veeva PromoMats or comparable MLR review systems.

Preferred:

• Experience in medical communications agencies or in-house pharma/biotech teams.
• Familiarity with medical terminology, clinical data structures, and scientific illustration.
• Proficiency with motion graphics or interactive presentations (After Effects, HTML5) a plus.
• Hands-on experience in Articulate Rise or similar eLearning authoring platforms.
• Understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design best practices.

Core Competencies

• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong visual storytelling and composition skills
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, highly regulated environments
• Creative problem-solving with a scientific approach
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

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As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?

Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it's the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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