Senior Associate, Scientific Writing (Publications) Job description • Develop and review abstracts, posters, slide-decks, reviews (narrative and systematic), and primary research articles from various data sources including clinical study reports, protocols, etc. • Perform literature search using tools such as Pub Med and Embase for identification of relevant articles. • Create accurate and relevant scientific content by researching, organizing, interpreting, and quality-checking scientific information. • Understand and define client requirements at the project kick-off stage; these include defining SLAs and turnaround times. • Conduct data quality check and/or peer review for all medical content as per client requirements. • Deliver all required tactics within expected timelines and budget, adhering to SOPs and guidelines. • Compliant to various pharma regulations and publication guidelines and ensuring that it is supported by authentic and up-to-date references. • Coordinate with the medical writing lead, project lead, graphics team, and other internal stakeholders. • Coordinate with client and external authors liaison for review of drafts and approval. • Experience in handling publication management tools (Datavision/i Envision) will be of added advantage. Desired skills 1. Minimum 4 to 7 years of medical/scientific writing in pharmaceutical companies/medical communications agencies is preferable. 2. Strong flair and passion for writing. 3. Strong written and verbal communication/presentation skills. 4. Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple projects, meeting deadlines with attention to detail. 5. Being up-to-date with the latest technical/scientific developments and relating them to various projects. 6. Skilled with use of Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, and reference management tools (e.g. End Note/Mendeley). 7. Basic knowledge of biostatistics. 8. M. Pharm/ Pharm. D/Ph. D./ Any life science graduate with publication/medical writing and publication coordination experience. 9. CMPP certification is preferable
Job Title
Scientific writer