Principal Medical Science Writer - Structural Heart
Principal Medical Science Writer - Structural Heart
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$ 131200 - 196800
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Job Description
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
The publications team a part of the SH&A Medical Science Team is responsible for global evidence dissemination from Medtronic-sponsored clinical trials and registry data. The team supports the development of manuscripts abstracts and podium presentations. Medical science writers in this role work closely with Principal Investigators and internal team members from the clinical study team statistics physician relations and clinical leadership. The ideal candidate for this position is experienced in writing and editing manuscripts at a medical device company (preferred) or other industry with knowledge in structural heart disease cardiology and medical devices. Additionally relevant medical writing certification (AMWA CMPP etc) and familiarity with pertinent writing guidelines (ICMJE AMA GPP etc) is strongly desired. A particular emphasis on R&D projects will be needed for this role and individuals with an engineering background are encouraged to apply.At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts. This role will require 25% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
ThePrincipalMedical Science Writeris responsible for the preparation of documents that support the presentation and publication needs of assigned therapeutic areas and/or products in the Structural Heart & Aortic Operating Unit.
Role and Responsibilities:
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Writes edits and formats manuscripts and abstracts in collaboration with lead authors
- Prepares congress presentations (oral or poster) for accepted abstracts
- Compiles analyzes and summarizes data for each writing project
- Conducts literature searches as needed for new publications
- Develops an in-depth knowledge of key therapy and product areas stays abreast of current literature
- Collaborates with physicians engineers clinical and statistics teams to plan and identify appropriate analysis and publication plans
- Publication Lead for the Technical Evidence Program
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Participates and presents project data findings in Publication Committee meetings with Structural Heart leadership KOLs/Physicians and Core Team members
- Attend Congress meetings (e.g. TCT CRT NY Valves etc.) where presentations are completed by KOLs in order to monitor messages audit conduct presenter prep. and/or participate in publication writing meetings
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
To be considered for this role please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.
- Bachelors degree required
- Minimum of 7 years of clinical/ medical/ scientific writing experience
- Or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years clinical/ medical/ scientific writing experience
Nice to Have
- PhD MD or PharmD degree
- Engineering degree preferred
- Experience leading teams/programs
- Working knowledge of cardiovascular or structural heart disease device therapies
- Experience writing publications within a medical device company or related industry
- Excellent writing skills (CMPP BELS AMWA MWC certification a plus)
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience conducting literature searches and literature reviews
- Clinical trial experience
- Strong team player and the ability to adapt to competing priorities
- Experience working with physicians/key opinion leaders in an industry or clinical setting
- Excellent interpersonal presentation and communication skills
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
