Medical Writer - Scientific Communications

Title: Medical Writer - Scientific Communications
Location:  Remote (or local to Horsham, PA)
Salary:  $160,000-$170,000 - FTE INSTAFF Benefits
Group:  Scientific Communications 

Leading Pharmaceutical Company located in NJ is hiring a Medical Writer - Scientific Communications w/ 5  years industry experience. If you want to be a part of this groundbreaking work, please apply! 

Master's degree, PhD, or PharmD is a requirement.  Immunology / GI is highly preferred.  Please make sure it's highlighted in your submittal.

Job Description:
In this role, the Medical Writer will be a part of the Scientific Communications team, supporting our Immunology therapeutic area. The writer will work on publications (e.g. manuscripts, abstracts, posters, presentations, and slide decks) as assigned, to support peer-reviewed publications and congress submissions of data from our company-sponsored clinical and observational studies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with authors including study steering committee members, and R&D and Medical Affairs partners throughout the publication development process. May collaborate with external vendors on projects. Handle correspondence with congress organizers, journal editors,  and other publication personnel.
• Provide writing support for assigned documents and/or teams. Documents assigned may include manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and slide decks.
  • Write, edit, and revise manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and/or presentations. As agreed upon by authors, develop any or all of the following: manuscript/abstract/poster/presentation outline and drafts
  • Lead mock-up development of data displays (e.g., tables and figures). Review and interpret data and source documents for information required for document development.
  • Assist with/lead electronic submissions of final author-approved publications to peer-reviewed journals and scientific congresses
• Lead document working group meetings and collaborate with authors to advance the development of manuscripts/abstracts/posters/presentations.
• Identify and resolve, with the help of authors, clinical and statistical issues in the interpretation of clinical data.
• Demonstrate proficiency in relevant publication and regulatory document guidance, including but not limited to International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME), Good Publication Practices (GPP), CONSORT Guidelines, American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style, Council of Biology Editors, as well as ICH and other regulatory guidelines pertaining to study protocols and clinical study reports.

Education:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required.
• Master's degree, PhD, or PharmD is preferred.

Experience and Skills:
Required:

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant publication and/or regulatory writing experience in the pharmaceutical industry is required
• Familiarity with relevant publication, industry, and regulatory document standards is required
• Ability to learn and recognize how to best interpret, summarize, and present statistical and medical information to ensure quality and accuracy of content in document types under supervision is required
• Able to build solid and positive relationships with cross-functional team members.

Salary : $160,000 - $170,000