Medical Writer - Scientific Communications Specialist

Med Communications; Paris; À distance; EUR 45 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading healthcare communications firm is looking for a Medical Writer/Senior Scientific Communications Specialist. The role involves developing scientific content, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and collaborating with various departments. Candidates should have an advanced degree and proven experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Fluency in English and French is required. This position includes remote work options and a focus on quality assurance.

Prestations

Remote work flexibility

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Above average attention to detail.
• Ability to interact with other departments.
• Proficient in Microsoft tools and new software.

Responsabilités

• Develop and review scientific documents.
• Respond to Medical Information Requests.
• Ensure compliance with guidelines.

Connaissances

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Initiative

Communication Skills

Customer Service

Formation

Advanced degree in pharmacy or health care

Outils

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Content management systems

Description du poste

Overview

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

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develop and review content for scientific documents including standard and custom responses, slide decks, dossiers, manuscripts, slide decks, 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 (via 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.

• Serve as a team lead for one or more Clients, therapeutic areas, workstreams, or brands.
• Coordinate with Client to schedule meetings and training sessions, and ensure that 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.

Position 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. Has a strong attendance record and is punctual with deliverables required.
• Innovation and Creativity - Thinks in new ways and perspectives and creates new ideas with practical implementation that improves processes.
• Leadership - Ability to lead, influence, or guide others; sets goals and motivates others; communicates and delegates effectively.
• Communication Skills - Practices active listening, responds quickly, communicates clearly and concisely, and gives/receives feedback.
• Collaboration and Teamwork - Works with others to complete goals, brainstorms ideas, and analyzes problems to find solutions.
• Customer Service - Professional, patient, knowledgeable, adaptable, responsive, and proactive in resolving issues.
• Time Management - Prioritizes tasks and delivers results on time.
• Work Ethic - Produces high-quality work, takes responsibility, follows through, and is inclusive and respectful.
• Behavior and Attitude - Maintains a positive attitude and professional interactions.
• Self-Motivated - Performs tasks with internal drive and initiative.
• Organized - Keeps tasks systematic and well-ordered.
• Accuracy - Performs work accurately and thoroughly.
• Technical Aptitude - Understands complex technical topics and specialized information.
• Applied Learning - Engages in learning activities to maximize the learning experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Education: Advanced degree in pharmacy (PharmD preferred), advanced health care degree, or relevant, equivalent clinical experience.
• Languages: English and French - C1 or C2, Fluent or Professional Level.
• 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: Proficiency with Embase, Ovid, and content management systems preferred.
• Other Requirements: Pharmaceutical industry writing experience with understanding of FDA, legal, regulatory and compliance requirements related to medical affairs.

Work Environment

Remote - Med Communications International Lisbon, Portugal

Please provide your English CV.

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