Executive Medical Writer
Skills
Advisory BoardsCongressMedical AffairsMedical SScienceStrategySymposia
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree 2:1 or higher in a life science or closely related subject
- Ideally an MSc and or PhD
- Experience as a Principal Medical Writer or Scientific Team Lead in a medical communications agency
- Proven line management experience
- Experience managing and developing a team of medical writers
- Strong leadership and influencing skills in a commercial environment
- Excellent organisation and project management skills
- Full understanding of industry regulations and guidelines for medical communications
Nice to have
- Commercially aware
- Mentoring focus
- Strategic thinker
- High attention to detail
- Collaborative
Day to day
- Lead large medical communications projects and specific workstreams across varied deliverables
- Manage the quality and scientific integrity of outputs produced by the team
- Coach and mentor MSS team members to strengthen therapy area knowledge and medical communications expertise