# Publications and Scientific Communications Writer (Principal/Sr Principal)

**Company**: Syneos Health
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $95,000.00 - $175,700.00
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Syneos Health is seeking a Publications and Scientific Communications Writer (Principal/Sr Principal) to lead the development and implementation of portfolio asset/product publication strategy and plans. The successful candidate will produce high-quality publications, contribute to the strategy and development of disease or product scientific platforms/statements, and interact with external authors and collaborators.

Responsibilities:

- Lead the development and implementation of portfolio asset/product publication strategy and plans

- Produce high-quality publications, including primary manuscripts, congress abstracts, slide presentations, and posters

- Contribute to the strategy and development of disease or product scientific platforms/statements

- Interact and lead discussions with external authors and collaborators within Medical Affairs, Drug Development, and Drug Discovery organizations

- Manage external agencies and freelancers involved in writing, editing, formatting, and submission of articles to peer-reviewed scientific journals and scientific/medical conferences

- Manage the review of publications with authors/reviewers and external authors

- Track and report the progress of publication development

- Write, edit, and format publications as needed

- Ensure that medical/scientific publication activities are within company policies, procedures, and good publications practices

Requirements:

- Advanced degree in a scientific discipline (e.g., PhD, PharmD)

- Minimum 5 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry, a medical communication company, or a consulting organization, as a publication manager or senior-level content reviewer

- Exceptional project management skills

- Demonstrated leadership in running a publication strategy and plan, and developing scientific platforms

- Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and execute multiple projects

- Understand the clinical development process, especially clinical study data and outcomes measures

- Ability to critically appraise and apply knowledge gained from the medical/scientific literature

- Strong interpersonal skills for effective professional communications

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)

Benefits:

- Salary range: $95,000.00 - $175,700.00

- Company car or car allowance

- Health benefits, including 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

## Skills

### Required
- publication strategy
- scientific writing
- project management
- clinical development
- medical communication

### Nice to have
- oncology
- dermatology

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