Senior Medical Writer

The Senior Medical Writer plays a fundamental role in the content development process and partners with the Account Services, Creative Services, Editorial Services, and Project Management departments and clients on the writing and execution of medical and promotional communications tactics and activities for healthcare professional (HCP) audiences. This individual demonstrates a command of relevant therapeutic areas and assigned products, supporting the strategic and creative direction of all deliverables while ensuring a high degree of medical accuracy.

Job Duties

Medical Services

• Demonstrate a strategic and scientific command of assigned therapeutic areas and products
• Write original content for medical and promotional communications tactics and activities, including content for disease state symposia, advisory boards, speaker training programs, sales training materials, webcasts, satellite symposia, videos, websites, and other multimedia initiatives
  • Effectively communicate complex medical and scientific concepts in a clear, engaging, audience-appropriate manner
  • Work closely with Creative Services personnel on creative elements of content (eg, imagery, iconography, charts/graphs, video footage)
• Perform literature searches to assess and summarize updates to assigned therapeutic area or provide baseline information for upcoming work in new therapeutic areas
• Liaise with Editorial Services, Account Services, Creative Services, and Project Management departments as necessary for guidance
• Provide guidance, support, and feedback to freelance contract writers as needed during the content development process
• Evaluate, collate, and incorporate comments from internal team members and clients
• Annotate materials for quality assurance and preparation for client medical/regulatory review
• Attend client review committee meetings, defend content as needed, and apply resulting comments while maintaining the integrity and purpose of the material
• Attend advisory boards, roundtables, teleconference interviews, etc, to record and summarize meeting output in a formal report

Process

• Follow all internal processes and procedures with regard to workflow, development of deliverables, and adherence to industry best practices
• Demonstrate the flexibility/adaptability necessary to function on different therapeutic teams as needed
• Maintain a proactive approach on initiatives for existing and prospective clients
• Work in conjunction with Account Services and Project Management departments to develop and adhere to logical and attainable timelines for project completion
• Attend team meetings to provide input and aid in troubleshooting/problem-solving
• Keep core teams informed of status of ongoing projects
• Perform other duties as requested

Internal and External Relationships

• Foster and develop collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to produce quality work within established timelines and to ensure innovative and collaborative solutions to client needs
• Exhibit professional manner and be a positive force for enhancing the team culture, constructive working relationships, consensus building, and internal communications
• Work as part of a team to ensure that it is meeting company goals and objectives, and adhering to corporate values
• Represent the organization in an appropriate manner
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with internal and external stakeholders
• Keep management apprised of key departmental concerns and issues

Key Competencies

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
• Ability to present ideas and supporting rationale to internal and external teams in an effective manner
• Strong presentation and persuasion skills: Can develop a clear point of view and tell a meaningful “story”; is effective in a variety of settings and group sizes with clients, peers, and management; confidently expresses both data/facts and more controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group dynamics
• Strong critical thinking and medical writing skills, with outstanding attention to detail and high degree of scientific and medical accuracy
• Exceptional organizational skills with adeptness at multitasking
• Flexibility and adaptability to change; ability to work under time constraints 
• Ability to identify key issues and to creatively and strategically overcome challenges or obstacles
• Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills
• High level of integrity, ethics, confidentiality, and accountability
• Ability to interact effectively in a team environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

Requirements

• PhD, PharmD, or MD
• 3+ years medical writing experience for pharmaceutical company, medical communications company, or related experience
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize and clearly communicate scientific information
• Familiarity with the medical communications industry

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Demonstrated experience working on a wide range of accounts and therapeutic areas

Working Conditions

• Ability to travel as client needs require
• Ability to commit to extra and/or nontraditional hours as client needs require

Synchrony places high value on the well-being of its employees; therefore, Synchrony team members are eligible for a comprehensive array of benefits, including competitive salaries, generous paid time off, excellent health insurance, family leave, and a 401(k) plan with employer matching.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

EOE. Synchrony is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.