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Medical Writer II

ICON Remote senior

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Description

ICON is seeking a Senior or Principal Medical Writer to join their diverse and dynamic team. As a Medical Writer II, you will be responsible for leading the development of high-quality regulatory and clinical documents that effectively communicate scientific and medical information.

Responsibilities:

  • Guides medical writing document preparation, including coordination of assignments to writers, review, and substantive editing of documents.
  • Formulates writing approach, develops timelines, and assesses resource requirements for key documents and regulatory submissions.
  • Participates on relevant project teams and task forces, and provides functional and cross-functional guidance on a wide range of issues related to document preparation.
  • Leads the writing strategy providing expertise including organization, content, timelines, and resource requirements.
  • Provides more complex advanced input for study designs, analysis plans, sections of INDs and marketing applications.
  • Provides review and substantive editing of contributions, and ensures resolution of issues.
  • Within designated therapeutic or compound function, manages deliverables and preparation of documents for submission to regulatory agencies.
  • Represents Medical Writing on cross-functional teams and task forces.
  • Acts as a key Medical Point of contact for clinical regulatory strategy.
  • As required, serves as lead writer for important regulatory response documents and key components of regulatory submissions.
  • Provides leadership on functional teams that address requirements or issues related to document preparation and production.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in science, health profession required.
  • At least 3 years of experience writing for pharma or biotechnology preferred.
  • Experience with writing key documents like Clinical study reports, IBs, Protocols.
  • Clear understanding of clinical development, including the phases, processes, and techniques used within a clinical development environment.
  • Understanding of international regulations, ICH guidelines, and applicable international regulatory processes related to document preparation and production.
  • Well-developed oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving and interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

  • Competitive base salary and performance related incentives.
  • Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable.
  • Retirement and pension plans.
  • Life assurance and disability coverage.
  • Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources.
  • Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways.

Skills

Required

  • medical writing
  • clinical development
  • regulatory submissions
  • document preparation

Nice to have

  • electronic documents and submissions
  • study designs
  • analysis plans
  • INDs and marketing applications

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://icon.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/broadbean_external/job/UK-Swansea/Medical-Writer-II_JR159848

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