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Medical Writer, US Medical Affairs Consumer Health

Whippany, NJ 07981

Posted: 11/26/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Regulatory Sciences and Medical Writing Job Number: 615967 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

Target Pay Rate: 35-41.39/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience 

Job Summary:

The Medical Affairs Writer supports the department in coordinating medical training and compliance-related tasks, provide group support in medical writing and administration of research, partnerships, and HCPs (healthcare providers) contracts.

Reporting to the VP of US Medical Affairs, the Medical Writer will be supporting needs arise within the US Medical Affairs team, including the medical directors.

Key Tasks:
• Perform medical writing to support scientific publications, medical training programs, and conduct internal publication clearance for the US medical affairs department
• Support the VP of US Med Aff on local medical governance-related activities such as compliance tracking, local standard operating procedure updates and roll out to meet compliance requirements
• Support the coordination of medical inquires, medical or product research, and fellowship programs
• Help set agenda and scheduling with goals to build capabilities and performance excellence and efficiency of the team
• Oversee and administer all department contracts and purchase orders including those with scientific thought leaders, healthcare providers, vendors, clinical study sites, and advisory boards
• Facilitate fair market value assessment and ensure contractual compliance by interfacing with procurement and legal departments
• Other administrative tasks to support the collective team

Qualification & Competencies:
• B.Sc in a biomedical science discipline (e.g. pharmacology, biology, biochemistry, pharmacy, medical sciences), preferably with one or more years of work experience in a biomedical setting
• Ability to see and comprehend the big picture of a project team, yet thorough and attentive to the intricate details of the scientific work
• Being resourceful and possessing good problem-solving skills to resolve issues, reach project objectives and milestones on time
• Ability to work in a multistakeholder, multidisciplinary setting with Medical Directors, Compliance, Procurement, and other business functions
• Self-motivated person focused on delivering team/project outcomes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the willingness to learn new tools and approaches
• Demonstrated proficiency in using and agility in learning business applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS TEAMS, MS AI Copilot

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.

Planet Pharma is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.