Manager, Medical Writing

Manager, Medical Writing

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

As a Manager, Medical Writing at ICON, you will lead a team of medical writers to produce high-quality, scientifically accurate documents in support of clinical trials.

What You Will Do:

Your focus will be on coordinating medical writing delivery, resolving issues, and developing team capability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the medical writing team, providing guidance and oversight to ensure high-quality, consistent, and scientifically sound documentation.
• Overseeing the preparation of clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, protocols, investigator brochures, and other key clinical documents.
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams including clinical, regulatory, and project management teams to ensure alignment and accuracy in documentation.
• Ensuring that all documents comply with applicable regulatory guidelines and internal standards while maintaining clear and concise scientific communication.
• Tracking project timelines and deliverables, ensuring that all documentation is completed and submitted within established deadlines.
• Continuously improving writing processes and templates, incorporating best practices to enhance the efficiency and quality of the medical writing function.

Your Profile:

You will have solid medical writing experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, health sciences, or a related field is preferred, with extensive experience in medical writing within the pharmaceutical or clinical research industry.
• Proven experience in managing medical writing teams and overseeing the development of regulatory and clinical documents.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements, clinical trial processes, and scientific writing best practices.
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex scientific concepts clearly and accurately.
• Strong organizational and leadership abilities, with experience in managing multiple projects and ensuring on-time delivery.
• Detail-oriented, adaptable, and proactive, with a commitment to maintaining the highest standards in medical writing.

What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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