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- Manages work schedule to facilitate successful and timely completion of all job tasks.
- Responsible for overall client satisfaction and the quality of all editorial work delivered by CHC
- Assume the role of central resource for product information pertinent to his/her client
- Enforce review procedures within business unit
- Develop content standards relative to his/her product and work with manager to enforce
- Function as the last quality-assurance sign-off in his/her product area
- Responsible for establishing project lead times and acquiring/confirming resources to initiate projects (data, study reports, client input, resource contacts, etc)
- Establish and maintain a working relationship with the client concerning content issues
- Contribute to/review project specifications (eg, timelines and costs) at proposal stage
- Make editorial assignments within business unit and participate in selection of pooled and/or freelance writers when needed
- Follow editorial and traffic procedures
- Ensure content objectives and specifications are met
- Serve as bridge between strategic product plan and application/use of clinical and preclinical data to mesh with marketing strategy where necessary and requested by the client
- Recommend/develop project opportunities with the account manager where appropriate
- Responsible for maintaining a working knowledge of all aspects of project development from initiation to completion
- Ultimate responsibility for all editorial projects within the product team
- Responsible for timely and appropriate reporting to appropriate staff concerning communications with clients and authors
- Responsible for attendance at project meetings and for providing status reports at these meetings regarding projects in progress
- Attend off-site meetings as required
- Research assigned projects (conduct MEDLINE searches, obtain reprints of articles, read background material, including books, journal articles, study reports, etc)
- Write specific projects as assigned (outlines, manuscripts, abstracts, slide presentations, posters, meeting reports, training materials, etc)
- Prepare draft of graphics (tables, hand-drawn figures, charts)
- Work with staff, clients, and authors to incorporate changes to written materials
- Responsible for knowledge of AMA and CHC styles of writing
- Responsible for obtaining background material sufficient to complete projects successfully (eg, obtaining data and client/author input and reviews)
- Responsible for fact checking (including references) and spell checking manuscripts and project materials
- Responsible and accountable for producing manuscripts and other project materials at a higher level of writing and greater technical accuracy (eg, organization, syntax, grammar, clarity, focus, “messaging”) that require a minimum level of editing/rewriting
- Responsible for accomplishing tasks within allotted time frame
- Responsible for budget awareness and meeting budget
- Responsible for maintaining project folders and project file network directories (including copies of all research/background materials used, copies of communications with authors/clients, and copies of all significant drafts prepared) in a fashion that will facilitate others being able to easily track the progress of projects
- Responsible for assisting and working with graphics staff and editorial support staff to provide necessary background and technical information required to complete tasks for review and approval of this work
- Supervise and direct writers and ASD level staff to produce optimal efficiency and professionalism in all contacts with staff, visitors, clients, and vendors; this can include staff managing staff on other product teams that the SSD does not directly work on.
- Administer editorial procedures in a thorough and consistent manner
- Work with editorial director and staff to further develop technical competencies as necessary
- Contribute to the management of the product-level team and its support and oversight of ons relating to client-related projects. Manage staff and work with other departments to achieve company productivity, recoverability, and other business measures as defined
- Advanced degree in a science or health science discipline
- 3 to 6 years’ writing and editing experience as a senior medical writer in a medical education/communications agency and 1-2 years as the clinical lead on one or more product teams. Excellent verbal and written communications. Ability to prioritize and organize work, meet deadlines, multitask, and successfully function within a team setting. Must have excellent problem-solving skills. Must be detail oriented. Should have leadership experience and ability to function as a mentor for medical writers. Familiarity with multiple therapeutic areas preferred
- Demonstrates strong experience in relationship-building at executive level, and experience in collaborating with large and strategic account.
- Ability to read and interpret technical documents such as clinical study reports, components of regulatory submissions, and clinical papers published in peer reviewed journals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Must demonstrate a command of the English language (read, write and speak).
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software; Spreadsheet software; Word Processing software Graphic Software (PowerPoint or Prism) and Biliographic Software (Endnote), and any other software necessary for fulfilling the requirements of this position.
- Excellent, demonstrable, current understanding of ICMJE and GPP guidelines and regulations. Ability to write articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to senior staff and clients.
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