Job Purpose (State in one sentence the overall objective of the role) To write, edit, reconcile and manage high quality medical and scientific communications including manuscripts, literature review, abstracts, posters, slide sets and/or Medical Information material for publication/presentation or for submission to Clinical/ Medical teams.
Job as Senior Scientific Writer , Med Comms in Novartis
A global healthcare leader, Novartis has one of the most exciting product pipelines in the industry today. A pipeline of innovative medicines brought to life by diverse, talented and performance driven people. All of which makes them one of the most rewarding employers in their field.Post: Senior Scientific Writer 1 (local ), Med Comms
Job Description:
Job Purpose (State in one sentence the overall objective of the role) To write, edit, reconcile and manage high quality medical and scientific communications including manuscripts, literature review, abstracts, posters, slide sets and/or Medical Information material for publication/presentation or for submission to Clinical/ Medical teams.
Major Activities
1. Prepares manuscripts, literature review, abstracts, posters, slide sets, and/or Medical Information material working from various data sources including clinical study reports, patient profiles, protocols, data tables etc.
2. Conducts and evaluates literature searches.
3. Builds scientific story from data sets.
4. Performs quality control (QC) checking / proof reading of literature review, abstracts, posters, slide sets and/or Medical Information material to meet customer expectations.
5. Manages up to two assigned team projects at any given time.
6. Ensures getting feedback from customers and supports implementation of customer management tactics.
7. Comply with and support group’s project management tool, standards, policies and initiatives.
8. Follow Novartis specifications for documentation, specifically Novstyle, templates etc.
9. Follow and track milestones for assigned projects.
10. Maintain records for all assigned projects including archiving.
11. Maintain audit, SOP and training compliance.
12. Performs additional tasks as assigned.
Candidate Profile: Ideal Background (State the preferred education and experience level)
Education (minimum/desirable): Minimum: Minimum science degree or equivalent, B.Sc./equivalent with 6 years Clinical Research (CR) experi-ence, M.Sc./M.Pharm +4 years of clinical research (CR) expe-rience
Desired – Doctoral Degree or Qualification in Medical Sci-ences (MBBS/MD/equivalent) Ph.D + 2 year of CR experience, MBBS/ equivalent + 2 year of CR experience, MD + 1 year of CR exp
Languages: Excellent written and oral English
Additional Information:
Location: Hyderabad
Education: MBBS/ Ph.d, M.Pharm, B.Sc, M.Sc, MD
Industry Type: Pharma/ Biotech/Clinical Research
Functional Area: Scientific Writing
Division: Pharma
Job Type: Full Time
Employment Type: Permanent
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