Senior Medical Science Writer
About The Position
Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology dedicated to alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life. This remote position is within the clinical science and evidence team, part of the CRM Clinical Research and Medical Affairs organization. The role focuses on managing the scientific publication process and global evidence dissemination from Medtronic-sponsored clinical trials, registries, and research data. The Senior Medical Science Writer will collaborate with Principal Investigators, clinical study teams, statistics, clinical leadership, and cross-functional SMEs. The role is pivotal in reimagining scientific evidence dissemination in an era of rapid technological advancement and commoditized information access. The primary focus will be on identifying channels, formats, and content to tailor scientific and medical results for diverse audience segments based on their expertise, literacy, and needs, utilizing various techniques to assess understanding and increase engagement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Minimum of 4 years of clinical/medical/scientific writing experience
- Or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years clinical/ medical/ scientific writing experience
- For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
- Unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment (for roles below Principal level).
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in life sciences, medicine, or a related field (e.g., MS, MD, PharmD, PhD).
- Demonstrated ability to write for various audiences with different levels of scientific understanding.
- Demonstrated knowledge of physiology and/or applicable disease states, medical terminology, CRM therapies and technologies
- Experience authoring peer-reviewed manuscript and abstract presentations at major scientific conferences
- Proven track record of developing clear and concise documents.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Proven track record of excellent writing skills (medical writing certification is a plus: CMPP, BELS, AMWA, MWC)
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Translate complex scientific and medical information into clear, accessible language for diverse audiences, including clinicians, healthcare providers, patients, caregivers, and regulators.
- Develop and implement data-driven scientific evidence communication strategies that align with dissemination goals, audience needs and preferred formats and channels – maximizing our evidence footprint through ‘Evidence for Action’.
- Conduct audience analysis to define the needs, interests, and knowledge level of the target recipients.
- Create high-quality medical and scientific content, including manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, plain language summaries, graphical abstracts, white papers, and other innovative formats.
- Tailor writing style, tone, and level of detail to ensure content is appropriate and engaging for each audience.
- Manage the project timeline for each deliverable through final delivery (e.g. peer-review publication, scientific conference presentation) ensuring compliance to regulatory, medical society, and corporate standards.
- Interface with physicians, clinical leadership, and other stakeholders to align evidence dissemination activities and deliverables
- Maintain an in-depth knowledge of key therapy and product areas, stay abreast of current literature relevant to CRM therapies and products (including competitors)
- Collaborate with subject matter experts, such as researchers, clinicians, and regulatory affairs, to gather information and ensure accuracy.
Benefits
- Health, Dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
- Short-term disability
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
