Senior Medical Writer, Global Regulatory Communication - Job ID: 1693

Ascendis Pharma is a dynamic, fast-growing global biopharmaceutical company with locations in Denmark, Europe, and the United States. Today, we're advancing programs in Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology.

Here at Ascendis, we pride ourselves on exceptional science, visionary leadership, and skilled and passionate colleagues.

Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we use our TransCon® drug development platform to fulfill our mission of developing new and potentially best-in-class therapies to address unmet medical needs.

Our culture fosters a place where skilled, adaptable, and highly resourceful professionals can truly make their mark. We offer a dynamic workplace for employees to grow and develop their skills.

Travel: may be up to 10 days per year.

Requirements

You hold a relevant academic degree – preferably Master’s level – and have experience within the pharma industry, and 8+ years within Medical Writing.

Furthermore, you have:

• Experience in authoring clinical/regulatory documents.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with a variety of teams and individuals, across time zones.

• Ability to understand, interpret and communicate data from clinical trials.
• Proven ability to work with and lead cross-functional, global teams of contributors.
• English at exceptional professional level, both written and spoken.
• An interest in developing and improving medical writing-related processes.

As a person, you are a strong team player and proactive in nature, with a can-do attitude, and like to operate in an environment with opportunities to have high impact. You are comfortable working independently and can take decisions in complex situations.

As we are taking new steps towards developing best-in-class therapeutics for patients with rare diseases we are looking for people who possess an entrepreneurial mindset who can handle ambiguity, analyze, and create clarity and desires to be part of an organization where everything isn’t set in stone.

The person we are looking for thrives in a dynamic environment, short lines of communication and an open and informal working atmosphere.

Salary range: $160-185k/year DOE

A note to recruiters:

We do not allow external search party solicitation.  Presentation of candidates without written permission from the Ascendis Pharma Inc Human Resources team (specifically from: Talent Acquisition Partner or Human Resources Director) is not allowed.  If this occurs your ownership of these candidates will not be acknowledged.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with company match
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Company-offered Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Company-provided short and long-term disability benefits
• Unique offerings of Pet Insurance and Legal Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Professional Development
• Health Saving Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various incentive compensation plans
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance  
• Mental Health resources
• Paid leave benefits for new parents