Sr Principal Medical Writer (Publication and Content development)

Syneos Health • Morrisville, NC

248d • $114,000 - $210,900

About The Position

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for. Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you'll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives. Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know: WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree with relevant writing experience or Bachelor of Arts degree (Social Sciences, English or Communications, preferred) with relevant scientific and/or medical knowledge and expertise.
• Extensive knowledge of English grammar with a familiarity with AMA style guide.
• Understanding of FDA and ICH regulations and guidelines strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated effective presentation, proofreading, and interpersonal skills and ensure a team-oriented approach.
• Strong proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email, and Internet.
• Ability to demonstrate a familiarity with principles of clinical research and to interpret and present clinical data and other complex information.

Responsibilities

• Execute scientific communication plans efficiently and effectively.
• Assist in developing scientific messaging and maintaining Scientific Communication Platforms.
• Facilitate alignment across teams to unify messaging and strategies, ensuring gaps are identified and addressed.
• Ability to quickly develop expert knowledge of product and disease-specific literature.
• Conduct literature and gap analyses to support scientific message development and publication strategies.
• Organize and facilitate expert meetings for publication strategy development, collaborating with MDs to prepare agendas, manage vendors, and present as needed.
• Support and attend scientific congresses, advisory board meetings, and similar events.
• Orchestrate the external/independent development of treatment and management guidelines.
• Research, draft, and edit scientific and medical manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations.
• Review statistical analysis plans and table/figure/listing specifications for accuracy, grammar, format, and consistency.
• Manage agency and/or contract medical writers and graphic designers as needed.
• Ensure all scientific communications meet the highest standards of medical and scientific integrity.
• Adhere to authorship and publication guidelines as stipulated by ICMJE and GPP 2022, as well as company SOPs and client standards.
• Assist with publication development database maintenance and reconciliation activities.
• Respond to internal and external inquiries regarding scientific communications in the product area.
• Participate in cross-functional team meetings, providing status updates and issues regarding scientific communication planning and insights on publication strategies.
• Provide support for managing the Scientific Communications budget.
• Offer training, support, and consultation to department and company employees as needed.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, developing training materials and presentations on key topics.
• Mentor and lead less experienced medical writers on complex projects.
• Perform additional work-related duties as assigned, with minimal travel required (less than 25%).

Benefits

• Company car or car allowance
• Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company match 401k
• Eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance
• Flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree