Senior, Scientific Writer II

Novartis; Dublin; On-site; EUR 64,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Ireland seeks a senior Medical Communications professional to manage and deliver high-quality medical communications projects. You will oversee manuscripts, literature reviews, abstracts, posters, slide sets, and education materials for internal and external teams.

Strong English, 8+ years CR experience, and solid project/vendor management are required. Competitive salary and benefits package accompany the role.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Science degree or equivalent with 8 years CR experience; M.Sc./M.Pharm +6 years CR experience.
• Doctoral Degree or MBBS/MD/equivalent; PhD +4 years CR experience; MBBS/equivalent +4 years CR experience.
• Excellent written and oral English.
• Project Management, People Management, Budgetary Management.
• Managing Cross Cultural Matrix Organization; Driving operational excellence.
• Scientific/Clinical Knowledge of safety aspects, TA, Disease, Brand.
• Writing medical documents and publications (e.g., abstracts, literature reviews).
• Clinical Research/ Drug Development; Drug Safety; Quality Management
• IT/web applications and document formatting skills.
• Leverages AI tools to streamline tasks and content generation.

Responsibilities

• Prepares literature reviews, abstracts, posters, slide sets, and manuscripts from various data sources.
• Performs QC checking to meet customer expectations.
• Manages multiple projects for up to two brands.
• Obtains feedback from customers and implements management tactics.
• Follows Novartis documentation standards and archiving.
• Maintains audit, SOP, and training compliance.
• Trains new joiners and colleagues as required.
• Performs additional defined tasks.

Skills

Project management

People management

Budget management

Cross-cultural teamwork

Attention to quality

English communication

Education

B.Sc./equivalent with CR experience (8+ years)

M.Sc./M.Pharm +6 years CR experience

Doctoral Degree MBBS/MD or PhD in Medical Sciences

Tools

AI writing tools

Office productivity tools

Job description

Salary Range:

€63,675.50 - €118,254.50

Job Description Summary

To manage and complete assigned Medical Communications deliverables at high quality standards and in accordance with agreed timelines. Projects include manuscripts, literature review, abstracts, posters, slide sets, satellite symposia content, congress or advisory board reports, publication planning and medical education materials for internal medical and/or clinical teams.

Job Description

To manage and complete assigned Medical Communications deliverables at high quality standards and in accordance with agreed timelines. Projects include manuscripts, literature review, abstracts, posters, slide sets, satellite symposia content, congress or advisory board reports, publication planning and medical education materials for internal medical and/or clinical teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepares, literature review, abstracts, posters, and slide sets, and manuscripts (complex) working from various data sources including clinical study reports, patient profiles, protocols etc.
• Performs quality control (QC) checking / proof reading of the above-mentioned deliverables to meet customer expectations.
• Manages multiple projects of up to two brands at any given time.
• Obtains feedback from customers and implements customer management tactics.
• Complies with and support group’s project management tool, standards, policies, and initiatives.
• Follows Novartis specifications for documentation, templates etc.
• Maintains records for all assigned projects including archiving.
• Maintains audit, SOP, and training compliance.
• Trains new joiners, fellow colleagues as and when required.
• Performs additional tasks as assigned.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum : Science degree or equivalent, B.Sc./equivalent with 8 years Clinical Research (CR) experience, M.Sc./M.Pharm +6 years of clinical research (CR) experience.
• Desired : Doctoral Degree or Qualification in Medical Sciences (MBBS/MD/equivalent); PhD + 4 years of CR experience, MBBS/equivalent + 4 years of CR experience, MD +2 year of CR experience.
• Excellent written and oral English.
• Project Management; People Management; Third Party (Customer/Vendor/Buyer) Relationship Management; Budgetary Management.
• Managing Cross Cultural Matrix Organization; Driving operational excellence.
• Scientific/Clinical Knowledge of safety aspects, TA, Disease, Brand.
• Writing medical documents and publications (e.g., abstracts, literature review, slide sets, posters, manuscripts, meeting reports).
• Clinical Research/ Drug Development; Drug Safety; Quality Management
• IT/ web applications, office productivity tools, and document formatting skills.
• Leverages AI tools to streamline tasks, generate content, and support decision-making, demonstrating practical fluency in prompting, interpreting, and refining AI outputs to improve work quality and efficiency.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Benefits and rewards

Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally:

https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

Skills Desired

Building Construction, Clinical Practices, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Hazard Identification, Health Sciences, Immunology, Intensive Care UnIT (Icu), Internal Control, Internal Medicine, Job Description, Medical Information, Organization Skills, Patient Care, Stakeholder Engagement, Tcp/Ip Protocols, Utilization Management (Um)