Senior Medical Writer, Promotional Review

Thermo Fisher Scientific  ·  via Remote Rocketship
💰 $115,000 - $125,000/yr 🌎 Remote 📍 Remote, California

Job Description:

  • Serve as primary author for routine documents such as clinical study reports and study protocols
  • Summarize data from clinical studies
  • Research, write, or edit complex clinical, scientific, and program-level documents, including IBs, INDs, and MAAs
  • Review routine documents prepared by junior team members
  • Provide training and mentorship to junior writers and program managers
  • Support document preparation, software use, document types, regulatory requirements, and therapeutic area knowledge
  • Ensure compliance with quality processes and requirements for assigned documents
  • Develop best practices, methods, and techniques for optimal results, including client-specific processes
  • Assist with program management activities, including timelines, budgets, forecasts, and contract modifications
  • Identify and resolve out-of-scope activities
  • Represent the department at project launch, review, and project team meetings
  • Collaborate with internal and external clients to enable effective communication and operational excellence

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
  • 5+ years of previous experience providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job
  • Experience working in the pharmaceutical/CRO industry preferred
  • Additional qualifications in medical writing (AMWA; EMWA; RAC) advantageous
  • Excellent data interpretation and medical writing skills
  • Grammatical, editorial, and proofreading skills
  • Strong project management skills
  • Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, negotiation, oral and written communication, and presentation skills
  • Significant knowledge of global, regional, national and other document development guidelines
  • In-depth knowledge in a specialty area such as preclinical, therapeutic, regulatory submissions, or communications
  • Great judgment and decision-making skills
  • Excellent computer skills and proficiency with client templates
  • Good knowledge of document management systems and relevant applications such as Excel and Outlook
  • Occasional ability to drive to site locations and travel domestically and internationally

Benefits:

  • Variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results
  • National medical and dental plans
  • National vision plan
  • Health incentive programs
  • Employee assistance and family support programs
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO)
  • 10 paid holidays annually
  • Paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave)
  • Accident and life insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with company stock discount