What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Writer III position at Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences?
Responsibilities:
- Checks claims in advertising and promotional documents against published sources before projects are submitted for Medical/Regulatory/Legal review.
- Ensures that suitable references are used to support all product and promotional claims in text, graphs, charts, tables, and statistical analyses.
- Creates annotated documents to be used for submitting/linking projects in Veeva PromoMats.
- Works with writers, editors, account managers, and Veeva submission specialist to ensure project submissions are accurate, current, and compliant.
- May be asked to research promotional claims and perform data mining, working with Clinical Study Reports (CSRs) and resources from the client's Library.
- Organizes and manages approved references on the A3 server.
- Links claims to published sources in Veeva PromoMats, as needed.
- Bachelor's degree or higher (in a medical-related field a plus [eg, biology or chemistry])
or equivalent experience within the pharmaceutical or related industry. - 3 years of medical fact checking experience.
- Proven ability to research, understand, and interpret medical and scientific data.
- Working knowledge of regulations and standards related to promotion of pharmaceutical products and AMA style guidelines.
- Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat Pro and MS Word; familiarity with the Veeva PromoMats platform a definite plus.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple deadlines, without sacrificing quality or accuracy.
- Analytical thinker and proactive problem solver.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with team members, as needed.
- Advanced written, verbal, time management, and organizational skills.
