Team Lead – Scientific Writing

StrainX Biotech; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi is seeking a Senior Medical Writer to lead a team of writers, mentor senior colleagues, and act as a strategic partner for assigned therapeutic areas. You will contribute to publication plans and medical education content, while ensuring high scientific quality and regulatory compliance across deliverables.

The role requires 9+ years in content creation within pharma/healthcare or academia, with strong leadership, stakeholder management, and English communication skills.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in content creation for the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry or academia.
• >6 years of experience in leadership roles and ability to influence and negotiate.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead team of writers and coach senior writers to deliver high-quality content.
• Provide strategic direction for assigned TA(s) and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain TA expertise and stay updated on industry trends.
• Input publication and medical education plans and ensure timely delivery.
• Lead tools, technology, and processes to improve quality and productivity.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and deliver outputs on time.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

People management

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Advanced degree in life sciences

Pharmacy-related degree

Medical degree

Job description

Main Responsibilities

The overall purpose and main responsibilities are listed below:

To create synergies and provide functional and operational direction to assigned therapeutic area(s) (TA[s]) and processes; act as strategic thought partner to the TA Scientific communication lead; lead team of expert and senior writers, and coach and develop expert and senior writers; provide input to publication and communication plans and ensure delivery as per plan; develop and maintain expertise in TA and on key trends/developments in the industry; and collaborate effectively with stakeholders

People

• (1) Lead team of writers or similar roles (in content creation); (2) Coach and develop expertise within the team (on content/methods/processes); (3) Maintain effective relationship with the end stakeholders (medical scientific community) within the allocated TA/GBU and product – with an end objective to develop education and communication content as per requirement; and (4) Ensure new technologies are leveraged

Performance

• (1) Act as strategic thought partner to assigned TA(s) within an assigned GBU; (2) Develop and maintain expertise in assigned TA and on key trends/developments in the industry; (3) Provide inputs for publication and communication plan/publication and medical education materials/other strategic deliverables, and ensure delivery as per plan (agreed timelines and quality); and (4) Lead and support development of tools, technology, and processes to constantly improve quality and productivity

Process

• (1) Support delivery of projects in terms of resourcing, quality, timeliness, efficiency, and high technical standards for deliveries made by the medical writing group, including scientific documents and clinical/medical reports; (2) Contribute to overall quality enhancement by ensuring high scientific standards for the output produced by the scientific writing group; (3) Secure adherence to compliance procedures and internal/operational risk controls in accordance with any and all applicable regulatory standards; (4) Ensure all publication and medical education materials are delivered as per agreed timelines and quality; (5) Ensure creating and developing tools, technology, and process to constantly improve quality and productivity; and (6) Leverage advanced training delivery tools and techniques thereby enhancing the effectiveness of training delivery

Stakeholder

• (1) Work closely with scientific communication teams in regions/areas to identify publication need and assist in developing assigned deliverables and (2) Maintain effective relationship with the end stakeholders (medical scientific community) with an end objective to develop education and communication content as per requirement

About You

Experience: 9+ years of experience in content creation for the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry, or academia; >6 years of experience in leadership role; and ability to influence and negotiate

Soft skills: Stakeholder management; communication skills; people management; and ability to work independently and within a team environment

Technical skills: As applicable (including but not limited to therapeutic area/domain knowledge exposure – Proficient in multiple TAs/domains under one GBU; scientific communications/writing; medical communications/writing; publication planning; and/or project management)

Education: Advanced degree in life sciences/pharmacy/similar discipline or medical degree

Languages: Excellent knowledge of English language (spoken and written)

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Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment typeFull-time

IndustriesPharmaceutical Manufacturing