Associate Director, Medical Writing
Content WriterContent WriterFull TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 1999H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn
Location
New Jersey
Posted
42 days ago
Salary
$160.1K - $240.1K / year
Bachelor Degree8 yrs expEnglishGoogle Cloud Platform
Job Description
• Independently author and review complex clinical and regulatory documents, including clinical trial protocols, clinical overviews, and summaries in CTD/eCTD format for regulatory submissions.
• Draft and edit more strategic documents, such as Health Authority briefing books, responses, and publications (abstracts, posters, slide presentations, and manuscripts for scientific journals).
• Represent medical writing on internal teams such as the Clinical Trial Team, protocol review committee, and regulatory submission teams.
• Lead submission team activities and oversee the preparation of critical documents.
• Facilitate team participation in document preparation, including scheduling meetings, developing timelines, and managing document reviews and decisions.
• Act as a mentor for new employees and consultants and serve as a role model for junior writers.
• Lead the development and review of standard processes and templates.
• Support ongoing improvements in cross-functional and global collaboration, sharing best practices and knowledge.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, or a related field preferred; advanced degree preferred.
- At least 8 years relevant medical or scientific writing experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Oncology experience preferred.
- Familiarity with all phases of drug development processes (discovery to market), clinical trial protocol design, CTA/IND submissions, investigator’s brochures, plans required for the conduct of clinical trials, and clinical trial data collection and results reporting.
- Experience authoring clinical trial protocols (Phase 1-3) and clinical components in regulatory filings (NDA, BLA, MAA) is required.
- Additionally, experience preparing investigator’s brochures, clinical study reports, Health Authority briefing packages, and Health Authority responses.
- Knowledge of routine document content preparation, including the use of style guides, medical dictionaries, and regulatory guidance documents and templates.
- General understanding/knowledge of regulatory requirements and drug development processes, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), regulatory requirements and guidelines associated with regulatory documents (eg, protocols, investigator brochures, and clinical study reports).
- Ability to interpret and summarize tabular and graphical data presentations.
Benefits
- 401(k) Plan: 100% match on the first 6% of contributions
- Health Benefits: Two medical plan options (including HDHP with HSA), dental, and vision insurance
- Voluntary Plans: Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Time Off: Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and 12 weeks of discretionary paid parental leave
- Support Resources: Access to child and adult backup care, family support programs, financial wellness tools, and emotional well-being support
- Additional Perks: Commuter benefits, tuition reimbursement, and a Lifestyle Spending Account for wellness and personal expenses