Principal Medical Writer - Remote

MMS Holdings Inc.; London; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading CRO is seeking a Medical Writer in London to produce regulatory documents and maintain high standards of scientific rigor. The candidate will work closely with project teams and clients to ensure adherence to regulatory guidelines. This role requires substantial experience in clinical document writing and a strong proficiency in communication and project management.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of previous regulatory writing experience required.
• Experience as lead author for clinical study protocols.
• Experience leading project teams and managing regulatory documents.

Responsibilities

• Write and edit various clinical development documents.
• Maintain timelines and workflow of writing assignments.
• Interact directly with clients and manage multiple assignments.

Skills

Exceptional writing skills

Excellent organizational skills

Understanding of clinical data

Proficient in MS Word

Proficient in Excel

Proficient in PowerPoint

Mentoring skills

Education

Bachelor's, Masters or PhD Degree in scientific, medical, clinical discipline

Job description

MMS is an innovative, data-focused CRO that supports the pharmaceutical, biotech, including clinical trial transparency, and medical device industries with a proven, scientific approach to complex trial data and regulatory submission challenges. Strong industry experience, technology-enabled services, and a data-driven approach to drug development make MMS a valuable CRO partner, creating compelling submissions that meet rigorous regulatory standards. With a global footprint across four continents, MMS maintains a 97 percent customer satisfaction rating, and the company has been recognized as a leading CRO in Global Health & Pharma's international awards programs for the last three consecutive years. For more information, visit www.mmsholdings.com or follow MMS on LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

• Under minimal supervision, the Medical Writer will critically evaluate, analyze, and interpret the medical literature to select primary resource materials for adequate study design, statistical significance, scientific rigor and absence of bias
• Write and edit clinical development documents, including but not limited to, clinical protocols, investigator's brochures, clinical study reports, subject consent forms, integrated safety and efficacy summaries, Module 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, and 2.5 documents, presentation materials and publications to medical journals
• Complete writing assignments in a timely manner
• Maintain timelines and workflow of writing assignments
• Practice good internal and external customer service
• Highly proficient with styles of writing for various regulatory documents
• Expert proficiency with client templates & style guides
• Interact directly and independently with client to coordinate all facets of projects; competent communicator skills for projects
• Contribute substantially to, or manages, production of interpretive guides
• Take ownership of a given assignment, proactively consulting other project team members and other department representatives for information or guidance as necessary
• Mentor medical writers and other members of the project team who are involved in the writing process

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Masters or PhD Degree in scientific, medical, clinical discipline or related field is required with at least 6 years of previous regulatory writing experience; Masters or Phd degree is preferred
• Substantial clinical study protocol experience, as lead author, required
• Experience leading and managing teams while authoring regulatory documents with aggressive timelines
• Experience in regulatory submissions (clinical study reports) presented to regulatory authorities a plus
• Understanding of clinical data
• Exceptional writing skills are a must
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task are essential prerequisites
• Candidate must be an expert in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related word processing tools
• Experience being a project lead, or managing a project team
• Strong understanding of federal regulations, Good Clinical Practices, and ICH guidelines a plus
• Substantial clinical study protocol experience, as lead author, required
• Experience leading and managing teams while authoring regulatory documents with aggressive timelines
• Not required, but experience with orphan drug designations and PSP/PIPs a plus