we are looking for a Principal Medical Writer (Publications).
The Publications and Scientific Communications team, a part of Medical Writing and Healthcare Communications, prepares medical publications, abstracts, posters, presentations, and other scientific communications. Our dynamic, highly collaborative team focuses on providing quality writing to internal collaborators and external pharmaceutical and biotech clients.
A day in the life:
Write, edit, and handle publications and other scientific communications (manuscripts, posters, abstracts, oral presentation slide decks, and review articles), on time, within budget, and with little instruction. Provides senior review of documents.
Appropriately resolve or raise project management issues, such as out-of-scope activities
Ensure compliance with quality processes and requirements
Represent the team as a prime contact on projects, establishes clients relationships.
Assist in business development initiatives
Lead or provide input on initiatives for process improvement, provides training and mentorship of other writers.
The Publications and Scientific Communications team, a part of Medical Writing and Healthcare Communications, prepares medical publications, abstracts, posters, presentations, and other scientific communications. Our dynamic, highly collaborative team focuses on providing quality writing to internal collaborators and external pharmaceutical and biotech clients.
A day in the life:
Write, edit, and handle publications and other scientific communications (manuscripts, posters, abstracts, oral presentation slide decks, and review articles), on time, within budget, and with little instruction. Provides senior review of documents.
Appropriately resolve or raise project management issues, such as out-of-scope activities
Ensure compliance with quality processes and requirements
Represent the team as a prime contact on projects, establishes clients relationships.
Assist in business development initiatives
Lead or provide input on initiatives for process improvement, provides training and mentorship of other writers.
Requirements:
Extensive proven experience as a writer of peer-reviewed medical publications (comparable to 8+ years); experience working in a CRO environment preferred
Excellent scientific writing, project management, and digital literacy
Bachelors degree or higher in a scientific field; advanced degree preferred
In-depth knowledge of relevant specialty areas of medicine
Additional qualifications (AMWA, EMWA, or RAC training; CMPP certification) advantagous
Excellent written English. Proactive communicator
Sound professional judgement in dealing with inquiries, issues, and customer concerns; able to independently make decisions and solve problems
Comfortable working on multiple projects concurrently
Able to complete work within fixed budgets and timelines and to facilitate conflict resolution among team members and clients
Extensive proven experience as a writer of peer-reviewed medical publications (comparable to 8+ years); experience working in a CRO environment preferred
Excellent scientific writing, project management, and digital literacy
Bachelors degree or higher in a scientific field; advanced degree preferred
In-depth knowledge of relevant specialty areas of medicine
Additional qualifications (AMWA, EMWA, or RAC training; CMPP certification) advantagous
Excellent written English. Proactive communicator
Sound professional judgement in dealing with inquiries, issues, and customer concerns; able to independently make decisions and solve problems
Comfortable working on multiple projects concurrently
Able to complete work within fixed budgets and timelines and to facilitate conflict resolution among team members and clients
This position is open to all candidates.
