Description
ICON Global Medical Communications (GMC) is looking for a Scientific Lead - Inflammation/Immunology to join their team.
As a Scientific Lead, you will build on the responsibilities of a Sr. Medical Writer and take on additional project-level content development and management responsibilities.
Your primary responsibility will be independent approval of scientific/clinical content for assigned projects/tasks.
Responsibilities:
- Content oversight and quality control responsibilities, including review of assigned materials for accuracy and quality
- Mentoring and developing junior writing staff
- Contributing scientific and therapeutic insights
- Collaboration with the Scientific Manager and account managers to help ensure adherence to agreed-upon timelines
- Helping to oversee all aspects of project development from initiation to completion, including escalating issues with financial impacts
Scientific/medical writing and content-development support:
- Writing manuscripts, posters, abstracts, slide decks, and/or other deliverables requiring scientific/medical writing support
- Identify and obtain required/helpful background materials, including from client
- Collaborating with editorial support staff to provide necessary background and technical information
- Participate in onboarding and mentoring of new and junior medical writers
- Conduct background research and writing support for new business proposals and organic growth opportunities
Requirements:
- Advanced degree, preferably PhD but PharmD and MD may also be considered
- Prior experience in a medical publications/medical communications agency
- Minimum of 4+ years experience of high-level content development and management activities in the medical communication agency setting
- 3 years as a Senior Medical Writer, strongly preferred
- CMPP™/MAPPS Certification, great to have
- Demonstrable history of relevant high-level writing support and review
- People management and client relationship skills preferred
- Ability to work efficiently with network directories/databases
- Familiarity and ability to work with industry standard resources
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams
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