What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director - Medical Writing Job at Novo Nordisk A/S in Lexington position at Novo Nordisk A/S?

Our East Coast Global Development Hub brings together the best minds in life science innovation with facilities in Lexington, MA and Plainsboro, NJ. We support programs from early research through late-stage clinical development. We are building for the future, creating a distinct R&D community based on collaboration, partnerships, and cutting-edge research across multiple innovative modalities and therapeutic areas. Our East Coast Global Development Hub merges biotech speed and agility with large pharmaceutical company quality, resources, and stability, uniting the best of both worlds to develop new medicines for patients. We recognize that improving human health starts here and that patients rely on us. We’re changing lives for a living. Are you ready to make a difference?

The Position

The Associate Director is an expert in medical writing and performs work independently with minimal-to-no supervision. The Associate Director will work closely with cross-functional project teams, including Medical & Science, Clinical Operations, Biometrics, and Regulatory Affairs personnel, to manage preparation of the written deliverables that support the clinical development and regulatory requirements of a clinical program. The Associate Director will provide high level strategic input into development plans, study designs, and regulatory submissions.

Relationships

The Associate Director, Medical Writing (ADMW) reports to a Director of Medical Writing. The Associate Director is expected to develop and maintain a strong network of internal relationships with global and local cross-functional study teams.

The Associate Director should be seen as a key resource for medical writing expertise and provides active leadership on local and global project teams, as needed.

The Associate Director will provide mentoring and direction to less-experienced medical writers, as needed. The Associate Director may supervise other members of the Medical Writing team.

Essential Functions

Provides strategic input into documents and plans to support clinical operations and regulatory submissions across a range of development programs and therapeutic areas :

Uses professional experience to provide advanced input into study designs, analysis plans, and regulatory submissions / applications

Analyzes proposed study plans and related documents for their ability to deliver the information required by the target audience

Collaborates with others to develop key messages for complex clinical / regulatory documents

Authors, reviews, and / or edits documents to support clinical trials and regulatory submissions, which may include :

Clinical summary and overview documents in eCTD format for global regulatory submissions, including investigational medicinal product dossiers (IMPD), investigational new drug applications (IND), clinical trial applications (CTA), marketing authorization applications (MAA), and new drug applications (NDA)

Deliverables for meetings with Regulatory Agencies (meeting requests, briefing books, slides, minutes)

Clinical study protocols and protocol amendments

Clinical study reports (CSR)

Investigator brochures (IB)

Responses to requests from regulatory agencies and ethics committees

Informed consent and assent forms

Lay summaries of clinical trial results

Clinical evaluation plans (CEP) and clinical evaluation reports (CER)

Pediatric investigational plans (PIP)

Orphan Drug applications

Breakthrough Therapy Designation requests

Leads the sharing of better practices to optimize the way we work and increase awareness of medical writing within the project area :

Shares project specific and general medical writing practices with other Medical Writers and contributes to process improvements within the project area and globally

Promotes awareness of medical writing practices and ideas and sets medical writing standards within the project area

Routinely presents medical writing information to management

Actively participates in relevant meetings, training sessions, and seminars in the department and relevant project(s)

General Tasks :

Provides leadership in local and global project teams, facilitates collaboration, and drives decision making

Leads meetings and drives decisions concerning project / trial-specific medical writing issues. Independently resolves document content issues and questions arising during the writing process

Assesses the quality of documents; provides findings and clear feedback to document authors

Interprets and accurately presents clinical and statistical data in a clear, concise format

Can identify and resolve complex problems related to Medical Writing projects, processes, or tasks, with management support as needed

Provides mentorship, guidance, or training to less-experienced Medical Writers

Maintains up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the laws, regulations, industry standards, and company policies / procedures relevant to Medical Writing. Remains current with respect to the literature on Novo Nordisk therapeutic areas and competitor products

Physical Requirements

Approximately 10% overnight travel. May include travel outside the US.

Development of People

Ensure that reporting personnel have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business, and that interim reviews are held so that their work is focused on those priorities, and they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process.

Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility.

Manage the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way.

Qualifications

Minimum of BS / BA, preferably in a health-related or scientific discipline

Experience Level :

Requires 9 years of relevant experience. Minimum of 8 years clinical / regulatory medical writing experience in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or CRO environment

Equivalent experience with advanced degree or in other settings will be considered

Specific or technical job skills :

Demonstrated understanding of clinical research, the drug / device development process, and applicable regulatory guidelines

Demonstrated understanding of statistical approaches in clinical study design and analysis

Extensive experience contributing to drug applications with the FDA and EMA. Experience with applications in Japan and China a plus

Able to collaborate with individuals across different time zones and ensure efficient communication and coordination with team members worldwide

This role requires adaptability and strong organizational skills to effectively manage projects and meet deadlines across various geographical locations

Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with mastery of English grammar and punctuation

Therapeutic area experience with cell therapies or other advanced therapeutics desired

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