Associate, Global Scientific Communications, Publications Medical Writer

Lilly • Indianapolis, IN

3d • $65,250 - $148,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
Scientific data and information are core assets of Lilly. Providing balanced, objective, and accurate information to regulators, the scientific community, health care professionals, payers, and patients in a consistent fashion across the entire drug development lifecycle is fundamental to Lilly.
The purpose of the Scientific Communications Associate, Publications Medical Writer role is to work with cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams to prepare scientific publications (clinical and/or health-outcomes) including and not limited to, abstracts, posters, manuscripts and presentations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, health, communications, health outcomes, health economics, or public health related field.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H1-B, TN, O-1, E-3, H1-B1, or L-1.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, MA, MBBS) in science, health related field or other appropriate subject areas (economics, epidemiology, health administration, health services, pharmacoeconomics, statistics, or other relevant sciences) is preferred.
• Previous training and experience in disseminating results in clinical, health economics, health outcomes, health literacy, disease management, and/or population health.
• Extensive experience in writing, reviewing, and publishing scientific materials and the ability to appraise scientific literature and raw data critically.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Effectively collect and evaluate data, information, and input from multiple sources, functions, and regions to create a cohesive content strategy for writing projects.
• Plan (including organizing/preparing outlines), write (including first-draft authoring), edit, review, coordinate, and complete the publication of scientific data in peer-reviewed journals and forums.
• Conduct effective document initiation via a kick-off meeting to ensure authoring team alignment and understanding.
• Build scientific-based rational that support the purpose of more complex and/or strategic documents.
• Ensure data are presented in a clear, complete, accurate, and concise manner.
• Ensure that key data, statements and conclusions are consistent across related documents, and that statements and conclusions are integrated, accurate, balanced and supported by appropriate data.
• Coordinate expert/scientific reviews, collate reviewer’s comments, adjust content of document as required based on internal/external input, and prepare final version.
• Ensure and coordinate quality checks for accuracy.
• Steer change of timelines and content with other team members.
• Advocate internally and externally for appropriate authorship criteria on all applicable work products.
• Lead the writing process and apply effective project management skills to ensure on time completion of high-quality scientific publications.
• Build/Communicate credible writing project timelines.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks to delivery.
• Work with teams and partners to ensure smooth and on time development of documents and raise issues, as appropriate, to ensure document completion.
• Effectively communicate project status to business partners.
• Maintain and enhance therapeutic area knowledge including disease state and compound(s) for assigned project(s).
• Maintain and enhance scientific communication skills to align with audience needs and technology/digital evolution.
• Exhibit flexibility in moving across document types, therapeutic areas, and compounds, depending on project assignment.
• Maintain and enhance knowledge of publication guidelines.
• Help train others by sharing technical information, giving guidance, answering questions.
• Recognized for technical expertise in specific document development.
• Network with others (including other functions and regions) to identify takeaways.
• Contribute to process improvements, suggesting opportunities where appropriate.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
• flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
• life insurance and death benefits
• certain time off and leave of absence benefits
• well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level