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The Associate Director Medical Writer is an individual expert who can manage and prepare clinical/regulatory documents in support of the clinical project strategy. As well as being able to independently execute complex writing assignments, this role has a thorough understanding of clinical trial designs and interpretation of statistically analyzed research data. He/she would be expected to provide major input into marketing application submission planning and execution in a variety of other clinical documents. This role has extensive clinical document expertise and will champion change in the implementation of best practices and continuous improvement
Job Responsibility:
Contribute to the planning, authoring, review, and approval of clinical/regulatory documents for medical writing project to achieve a successful outcome within the required timelines
Possess highly effective communication skills and is capable of presenting ideas and data clearly to a group, including key stakeholders at a senior level
Provide major input to submission teams in development of submission plans, timelines, document content and dependencies
Advises on or recommends methods for achieving accelerated timelines, including review tools and automation
Actively contribute to development of training materials for clinical document preparation
provides mentoring and/or training on clinical documentation and submission planning to individuals or teams
Champion change and contributes to departmental or cross-functional process improvement initiatives and develops/revises standards for GSK submission documents
Effectively contribute to process improvement activities
Requirements:
PhD or relevant working experience within the life sciences space
Proven track record in writing clinical/regulatory documents including, but not limited to: protocols, clinical study reports, NDA/MAA CTD submission documents, investigator brochures, briefing documents, and responses to regulatory authority questions
Work in a matrix team to ensure delivery of high quality, fit-for-purpose clinical documents that accurately reflect associated data, and are in line with GSK standards and global, regional and/or local regulatory requirements
Experienced as a significant contributor in planning and production of clinical dossier documents for regulatory submissions worldwide
Demonstrated effectiveness in management of projects of increasing scope and complexity
Understanding of the interdependencies of various contributing functions (e.g., clinical pharmacology, biomarkers, health outcome)
Ability to quickly assess complex situations, apply scientific, operational, and submission development knowledge and implement effective plans for solutions
High-level computer skills and general computer literacy
Demonstrated knowledge of scientific methodology and statistical principles in the design, conduct and description of clinical research
Ability to interpret clinical data, assess trends and patterns in text and statistical data, and effectively organize content and messages in clinical reports and summary documents
Review reporting and analysis plans and provides critical input on the content and display of tables
Demonstrated ability and willingness to adjust behaviors and priorities based on a changing environment (e.g., ability to support documents in different therapeutic areas)
Effectiveness in both oral and written communications
Possesses a good understanding of drug development
Possesses working knowledge of International Committee for Harmonisation (ICH)/Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Excellent English language skills (verbal and written)