Medical Writer / Chicago

Location: Fully Remote

Contract Length: 12 months with possibility of extension

Pay Rate: $45-50/hr

Job Description:

• Serve as medical writing lead on scientific publications. Provide writing/editing expertise, ensuring successful preparation of high-quality submission/presentation-ready documents at the direction of publication authors for multiple assets within a therapeutic area(s).
• Proficiently learn and apply TA knowledge, rapidly understand, and effectively incorporate new/complex information into publication projects. Perform/interpret literature searches, as needed, for drafting publication content.
• Execute all activities related to the preparation of scientific publications (ie, clinical manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and oral presentations).
• Coordinate the review, approval, and other applicable activities related to the development of scientific publication projects. Maintain expert knowledge of US and international requirements and guidance associated with scientific publications.
• Present information to appropriate individuals in a concise, clear, and objective manner. Provide budget assistance by managing contracts and/or expenses for assigned projects.
• Establish, maintain, and expand business relationships with staff from functional areas collaborating on publication projects, including external experts (physicians, other health care professionals) and staff from other functions (Clinical, Medical Affairs, Statistics, Data Management, PK) to ensure accurate and timely completion/delivery of information, including addressing conflicting demands and review of scientific publications.
• Contribute to Publication Team Meetings and to publication strategy/brainstorming discussions, including proposing publication ideas. Contribute to monitoring TA/competitive environment and share relevant information with department colleagues and other publication stakeholders.
• Communicate deliverables needed, writing process, and timelines to team members.
• Understand, assimilate, and productively interpret sources of information, with appropriate guidance/direction from authors and product team members.
• Interpret, convert, and explain data generated from a variety of sources. Explain data in manner consistent with the target audience(s) and journal/congress requirements.
• Understand/comply with format requirements per journal/congress guidelines and follow applicable company Publication Policy and Procedures.
• Independently resolve issues and questions arising during the writing/review process.
• Participate in department initiatives/activities that impact medical publishing practices/processes.
• Continually train/be compliant with all current industry and company requirements as they relate to scientific publications.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Masters degree; PhD, PharmD, preferred.
• Relevant professional certification/credential (eg, BELS, AMWA) is a plus.
• 5+ years of medical/scientific writing experience in the pharmaceutical/health care industry, academia, or related experience (eg, medical communication agency, clinical/scientific research) required.
• High-level content writing experience, as well as experience with all types of clinical publications required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Superior attention to detail and ability to find and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, consistency, clarity, and accuracy.
• Microsoft Office and Internet navigation proficiencies essential. Working knowledge of Datavision publication management system and Endnote is a plus.
• Extensive experience in working with collaborative, cross-functional teams, including project management experience. Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of the team to enable higher performance.