Position: Medical Writing – Neuroscience, Senior Manger Job #2093
Location: Northern NJ
Compensation: Based Upon Experience
Job Summary:
The Senior Manager, Medical Writing will be the designated Lead Medical Writer for approximately 3-4 Neuroscience Programs. As the Lead Medical Writer, the incumbent ensures timely completion, accuracy and quality of all clinical and submission documentation across all aspects of the compounds' life cycle management, with support from management as needed. The qualified candidate will have proven ability to effectively manage the outsourcing of document preparation when necessary and the associated service providers.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Independently preparing PCS, protocols, and protocol amendments often acting as the compound lead
Independently preparing all sections of the CSRs, including narratives, working across functional areas to obtain all applicable source material
Routinely engaging clinical research and biostatistics to gain comprehensive understanding of study design, objectives and results
Providing guidance to other medical writers applying industry and medical writing best practices
With minimal supervision, preparing the clinical sections of submissions documents such as briefing books,
Global Investigator Brochures (GIB) and annual regulatory reports
Contributing to the writing of marketing application submission documents
Managing processes for obtaining feedback for improvements for the document standards and structure
Providing mgmt. with appropriate information to ensure procurement of adequate and timely resources to complete medical writing deliverables
At the Director's discretion, may provide work direction to contractors/consultants
Contributing to process improvement within and across functional areas
Influencing medical writing strategies and processes within and across functional areas
Working with teams to develop project specific metrics compliant with standard project metrics
Monitoring and evaluating project metrics, escalating issues as needed
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree required; an advanced degree is preferred.
Minimum of 5 years' medical writing experience in CNS, with specific experience with compounds targeted for epilepsy preferred
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Self-motivated with the ability to influence others
Ability to multitask
Result driven with the ability to demonstrate time management and project planning
Able to work on site
Advanced working knowledge of MS project and MS Word
Experienced in the use of a document management system
Less than 10% travel