Senior Medical Writer

The Senior Medical Writer is responsible for providing scientific publications or clinical regulatory document support to the clinical teams, ensuring successful preparation of high quality submission-ready documents and effective implementation of the clinical writing process. Provides medical writing expertise for multiple compounds and/or projects within a therapeutic area. Interfaces with external groups (e.g., PK, Toxicology, eSubmissions, Regulatory, Statistical Support, Data Management, Clinical, Publishing) to ensure accurate and timely completion/delivery of information and review of scientific publications or clinical regulatory submissions.

Key Responsibilities Includes :

• Serves as medical writing lead on scientific publications or clinical regulatory documents. Works closely with the Publications or Regulatory team(s) on document strategies. Implements all activities related to the preparation of scientific publications (e.g. abstracts, posters/oral presentations, manuscripts) or to the preparation and compilation of data and information into a single comprehensive package for new and updated clinical regulatory documents (US and ex-US).
• Coordinates the review, approval, and other appropriate functions involved in the production of scientific publishing or clinical regulatory projects. Arranges and conducts review meetings with the team. Ensures required documentation is obtained.
• Converts relevant data and information into a form that meets clinical regulatory document requirements. Explains data in manner consistent with the target audience(s), journal/congress requirements, and/or clinical regulatory requirements.
• Effectively communicates clinical regulatory document deliverables needed, writing process, and timelines to team members. Holds team members accountable to agreed-upon project dates and with an appropriate quality level. Negotiates with functional areas on project outcomes and deliverables to meet conflicting demands. Identifies and proposes solutions to resolve issues and questions arising during the writing process, including resolution or elevation as appropriate.
• Understands, assimilates, and interprets sources of information with appropriate guidance/direction from development teams. Interprets and explains data generated from a variety of sources. Verifies that results are consistent with protocols. Challenges conclusions when necessary. Understands/complies with appropriate conventions, proper grammar usage, and correct format requirements per journal/congress, ICH and other governing bodies.
• Understands/complies with appropriate conventions, proper grammar usage, and correct format requirements per journal/congress, ICH and other governing bodies following applicable divisional guidelines, templates, and SOPs.
• Performs literature searches as needed for drafting document content. Interprets literature information and makes recommendations for application to scientific publications or clinical regulatory documents.
• Works with Regulatory Quality Assurance throughout clinical regulatory document audit process, answers questions during the audit process (as appropriate), and works with team to draft responses as necessary.
• Knowledgeable of US and international regulations, requirements and guidance associated with scientific publications or clinical regulatory document preparation and submissions. Learns and applies knowledge of therapeutic area and product to scientific publishing projects. Must continually train/be compliant with all current industry requirements as they relate to scientific publications or clinical regulatory submissions, including electronic submission/approval standards.
• Serves as a department representative on project teams. Acts as Subject Matter Expert for assigned clinical teams regarding computer-based technologies utilized by the respective departments (e.g. eDocs, eCTD, journal/congress databases). May mentor and provide guidance to more junior medical writers and/or external vendor/agencies. Implements tactical process improvements.

Basic:

• Bachelor of Science required, with relevant writing experience, or Bachelor's degree in English or communications, with relevant science experience.
• American Medical Writing Association (AMWA) certification or other is preferred, with a specialty in Editing/Writing or Pharmaceutical.
• 3 years relevant industry experience in medical writing in the healthcare industry or academia required or in a related area such as quality, regulatory, clinical research, or product support/R&D.
• 3 years experience in experimental design and clinical/preclinical data interpretation preferred.
• Knowledgeable of US and international regulations, requirements and guidance associated with scientific publications or clinical regulatory document preparation and submissions.
• Knowledge and experience with Common Technical Document content templates. Working knowledge of current electronic document management systems and information technology.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Experience in working working collaborative, cross-functional teams, including project management experience.
• Ability to assimilate and interpret scientific content and translate information for appropriate audience.
• Superior attention to detail. Ability to find and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, consistency, clarity and accuracy.
• Expert in word processing, flow diagrams, and spreadsheets. Excellent working knowledge of software programs in Windows environment.

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