Lead Medical Writer
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Job Description
Job Title:Lead Medical Writer
JOB PURPOSE
Lead the medical writing team for accounts that require multiple writers to meet the content demands of customized medical communications initiatives and/or lead multiple accounts.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
With minimal direction or supervision responsible for assignedclient service: provide highquality editorial oversight for all content including planning through review; maintain knowledge of project status (content development and review) to ensure editorial quality and successful completion of all client content projects; identify and develop new opportunities for projects (working with the account manager) and publications (working with the publications manager); interact with account manager publications managers and project managers to ensure adherence to timelines and deliverables.
RESPONSIBILITY/PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
Content Development
Work closely with assigned project management team to ensure highquality editorial implementation of all assignedclient programs.
Effectively provides the information people need to know to do their jobs and to feel good about being a member of the assignedclient project team
Provides medical writers information and direction so that they can draft accurate highquality editorial content; serves as a resource for questions
Assesses potential projects to provide an estimate of writing time required for completion
Reviews content for the assignedclient projects and ensures that content reflects clients objectives and preferences while staying on time and on budget
Cultivates and shares expertise in assigned therapeutic areas
Delegates tasks and decisions in a professional manner sets clear objectives and trusts people to perform
Shares responsibility and accountability for assignedclient projects
Consistently complies with Fishawack standard editorial procedures including ethical standards
Communication
Effectively and proactively communicate with team members (editorial project client) authors/faculty and vendors in areas related to project completion.
Ensures that information is communicated effectively within and across internal teams in a timely manner
Keeps project team and manager apprised of project(s) status (through weekly status meetings or routine email communications) and challenges encountered during the project (eg changes in scope delays in receiving comments) to ensure project completion on time and on budget
Proactively provides input to team members to enhance project outcomes
Prioritizes workload for medical writers on team
Offers to assist others in times of slow workloads and asks for assistance during times of heavy workloads
Business Development
Investigate conceptualize and strategize new medical communications projects and publications to support the assignedclients needs and opportunities.
Supports account managers efforts to identify and secure new business for assigned client in a timely manner
Understands scope of Fishawacks capabilities and how to tailor Fishawacks services to assignedclients needs
Effectively identifies opportunities for content development for assigned client
Company Representation
Represent the company at client meetings (eg advisory boards speakertraining meetings business development initiatives) in a professional manner.
Serves as onsite editorial resource and content expert in a professional manner
Reviews and revises program content as needed in an accurate and timely manner
Prepares speakers for their presentations in a professional manner
Anticipates additional onsite needs and proactively prepares for these needs
Proactively assists project team; acts as a collaborative team member
Is prepared to discuss topline information pertaining to content of business development meetings; educates internal nonmedical team members about contentrelated issues
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES
(To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skills and ability required.
Education
Required:4 year post secondary education or equivalent experience
Bachelors degree in the life sciences; PharmD or PhD highly preferred
Experience
5 years of medical writing experience; 5 years of editorial process experience; 2 years of experience with assignedclients projects
Employment Type
Full-Time
