Medical Writer - Scientific Communications Specialist

Med Communications International; Teletrabalho; BRL 100.000 - 130.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading pharmaceutical communications organization is seeking a Senior Scientific Communications Specialist to oversee scientific content development. This remote position emphasizes regulatory compliance and interaction with healthcare professionals. Candidates should possess a PharmD or advanced healthcare degree, with 2-4 years of experience in scientific content creation, and proficiency in Microsoft tools. Join a supportive team with strong emphasis on quality and compliance in delivering accurate medical communication.

Qualificações

• Advanced degree in pharmacy or relevant clinical experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in scientific content creation in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Understanding of FDA and regulatory requirements related to medical affairs.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and review content for scientific documents and medical affairs.
• Respond to Medical Information Requests and conduct scientific exchanges.
• Coordinate with clients and participate in mentoring new hires.

Conhecimentos

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Initiative

Verbal communication

Written communication

Drug information communication

Time management

Formação académica

Advanced degree in pharmacy (PharmD preferred)

Ferramentas

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Embase

Ovid

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Senior Scientific Communications Specialist – PharmD

Remote Position – Remote Europe

Overview

The Senior Scientific Communications Specialist is a professional with scientific, clinical, and therapeutic area expertise, responsible for oversight of staff and client services. The position provides scientifically accurate and balanced information to internal stakeholders, external healthcare professionals, and consumers in a way that supports business needs; is aligned with regulatory and compliance practices; and is consistent with Medical Affairs and brand team objectives.

Essential Functions

• Develop and review content for scientific documents, including standard and custom responses, slide decks, dossiers, manuscripts, and other deliverables requested by the client.
• Demonstrate ongoing scientific expertise relevant to therapeutic areas, including products, disease state management, and emerging therapies.
• Integrate scientific expertise with knowledge of regulatory and compliance guidelines to ensure comprehensive review of materials submitted into the approval process.
• Create and/or review medical affairs materials and promotional materials.
• Apply approved standards of style to created and maintained materials.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of content management systems as applicable.
• Update Standard Response format and content for integration into a global content management system.
• Respond to Medical Information Requests (calls, web, emails, letters) and conduct appropriate scientific information exchanges with the requestors.
• Participate in scientific training as appropriate to support assigned brands.
• Comply with all guidelines, policies, legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
• Meet or exceed service levels and targets for internal and external customers.
• Participate in training and mentoring of new hires or staff changing support areas.

Additional Responsibilities

• Serve as a team lead for one or more clients, therapeutic areas, workstreams, or brands.
• Coordinate with clients to schedule meetings and training sessions, ensuring all team members meet training requirements.
• Manage and distribute overall workload for a brand or therapeutic area.
• Coordinate, lead, and participate in workstreams, special projects, pilots, or other activities requested by the client.
• Serve as key contact for communications between the client and Med Communications team.
• Maintain active role in Quality Assurance processes, including monitoring of performance indicators.
• Provide medical information support via multiple venues including virtual presentations and medical meeting booth coverage.

Qualifications

• Above average attention to detail, teamwork, and initiative.
• Ability to interact with other departments within the company and be proficient in written and verbal communication.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, and quickly able to learn new software.
• Demonstrated proficiency in drug information communication and management.
• Ability to apply regulatory and compliance guidelines to content development.

Competency Statements

• Attendance – Always on time for work, including meetings and conferences.
• Innovation and Creativity – Thinks in new ways and creates new ideas; implements improvements and new processes.
• Leadership – Influences and guides others, sets goals, motivates teams, and delegates effectively.
• Communication Skills – Practices active listening, provides clear and concise messaging, gives constructive feedback, and engages in meetings.
• Collaboration and Teamwork – Works with others to complete goals, brainstorms ideas, and solves problems collaboratively.
• Customer Service – Provides professional, patient support, proactively resolves issues, and offers immediate assistance.
• Time Management – Uses time effectively, prioritizes tasks, and delivers results on time.
• Work Ethic – Highly motivated, produces high‑quality work, follows commitments, and welcomes inclusion.
• Behavior and Attitude – Shows respect, maintains a positive attitude, resolves conflict, and speaks kindly.
• Self‑Motivation – Drives tasks independently and pursues excellence.
• Organized – Keeps work systematic and methodical.
• Accuracy – Executes work with thoroughness and precision.
• Technical Aptitude – Understands complex technical topics and specialized information.
• Applied Learning – Participates in learning activities that maximize effectiveness.

Skills and Abilities

Education: Advanced degree in pharmacy (PharmD preferred), advanced health‑care degree, or relevant, equivalent clinical experience.

Experience: Two to four years of related experience in scientific content creation within the pharmaceutical industry, medical education, and/or academia. Demonstrated expertise in drug information communication and management preferred. Drug Information or Clinical Residency preferred.

Computer Skills: Prefer proficiency with Embase, Ovid, and content management systems.

Other Requirements: Prefer pharmaceutical industry writing experience, including an understanding of FDA, legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements related to medical affairs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status.

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