Senior Medical Writer

Fishawack Health•Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

Provide research, writing, and substantive editing expertise for customized medical communications initiatives with minimal direction or supervision.

Requirements

4 year post secondary education, or equivalent experience.
Bachelor’s degree in the life sciences; PharmD or PhD highly preferred
3+ years of medical writing experience
3+ years of experience in the editorial process
Proficiency in the use of MS Office, specifically Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Proficiency in Internet and PubMed searches
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and as part of a team

Responsibilities

Content Development-Research, write, and revise high-quality, original editorial content.
Develops clear, concise outlines, on-target first drafts, and proactively incorporates data/revisions
Cultivates expertise in assigned therapeutic areas
Maintains focus and completes projects in timely manner, meeting project timeline, and staying within budget (assuming project scope does not change)
Assesses each project to proactively identify areas that will require assistance from others (ie, graphic design, editorial support); elicits help as needed
Assesses potential projects to provide an estimate of writing time required for completion
Demonstrates ability to balance multiple projects for multiple clients
Assists new/junior employees with content development activities and serves as a resource for questions
Continuously complies with JK standard editorial procedures, including ethical standards
Content Editing and Referencing-Edit and appropriately reference content written by others.
Improves clarity in others’ writing
Ensures flow, content, and grammar are appropriate
Enhances clarity and grammatical accuracy of the writing while maintaining the voice/tone/thoughts of external authors
Ensures scientific accuracy while editing and referencing
Company Representation-Represent the company at client meetings (eg, advisory boards, speaker-training meetings, business development initiatives) in a professional manner.
Serves as onsite editorial resource and content expert in a professional manner
Reviews and revises program content as needed in an accurate and timely manner
Prepares speakers for their presentations in a professional manner
Anticipates additional onsite needs and proactively prepares for these needs
Proactively assists project team; acts as a collaborative team member
Is prepared to discuss topline information pertaining to content of business development meetings; educates internal, nonmedical team members about content-related issues
Communication-Effectively and proactively communicate with team members (editorial, editorial support, project, client), authors/faculty, and vendors in areas related to project completion.
Ensures that information is communicated effectively within internal project teams
Keeps project team and manager apprised of project(s) status (through weekly status meetings or routine email communications) and challenges encountered during the project (eg, changes in scope, delays in receiving comments)
Functions as primary client and/or external author contact, as needed
Prioritizes work, as appropriate and with help of project team and manager
Proactively provides input to team members to enhance project outcomes
Offers to assist others in times of slow workloads and requests assistance during times of heavy workloads