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Principal Medical Writer – MedPubs Focus

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Location

Massachusetts

Posted

2 days ago

Salary

$132K - $151K / year

Seniority

Lead

Postgraduate Degree7 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

Principal Medical Writer – MedPubs Focus

Veristat

• Independently plans and prepares a range of regulatory documents and/or medical communications to support all phases of product development. • Organizing, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting scientific and statistical information in accordance with industry guidelines.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required; PhD, MD or PharmD preferred; science-related field preferred.
  • Minimum of 7 years of medical writing experience in a contract research organization or pharmaceutical/biotechnology research setting.
  • Experience as a lead writer on a minimum of 20 manuscripts, 20 abstracts, 20 posters or oral presentations across all phases of drug development and therapeutic areas.
  • Advanced knowledge of ICH and related regulatory guidelines and/or ICMJE and GPP guidelines; ISMPP CMPP certification preferred.
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite (advanced MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel); Adobe Acrobat for developing and editing poster slides, pdf poster layouts and slide sets
  • Knowledge publication guidelines and industry standards, adherence to client publication policies and procedures, confidentiality, secure file transfer, copyright and privacy protection.

Benefits

  • Remote working
  • Flexible time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Medical insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Retirement plans

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