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Senior Medical Writer

ICON senior full-time

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Description

ICON is seeking a Senior Medical Writer to join their team. As a Senior Medical Writer, your primary responsibility will be to provide scientific and medical/clinical writing support as part of a dedicated team servicing an assigned client.

The role involves:

  • Interpreting clinical data and adapting it to meet project objectives
  • Ensuring compliance with medical publications and communications guidelines
  • Representing assigned work at internal and external meetings
  • Contributing to client publication and communication plans
  • Managing medical writing resources, including junior writers
  • Collaborating with the Scientific Manager and account managers to ensure project timelines are met

Requirements include:

  • Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, or MD)
  • Prior relevant experience in medical publications or communications
  • Minimum 3-5 years of high-level content development experience
  • Proficiency with ICMJE and GPP guidelines
  • Ability to work efficiently with network directories and databases
  • Familiarity with industry standard resources
  • Strong command of the English language

ICON offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including:

  • Competitive base salary and performance-related incentives
  • Health and wellbeing programmes
  • Retirement and pension plans
  • Life assurance and disability coverage
  • Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
  • Learning and development opportunities

Skills

Required

  • medical writing
  • clinical data interpretation
  • compliance guidelines
  • project management
  • communication plans

Nice to have

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