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Director, Medical Writing Lead

Italy, Milano · Job Posted January 29, 2026
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Job Description

The Director, Medical Writing is accountable for medical writing deliverables of high visibility, high complexity, and multiple asset programs. This position operates with minimal oversight.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead team of medical writers on best practices in medical writing and regulatory submission processes
  • Contribute to design of new operating model for medical writing
  • Work closely with the reg digital team to explore and assess new technologies such as generative AI and automation
  • Accountable for the successful planning and implementation of all clinical and regulatory written components of global regulatory submissions across one or more development programs
  • Provide overall oversight, review, and approve study-level documentation required for clinical trials, submission documents and other reports intended for regulatory interactions
  • Execute cross-functional process improvement initiatives on document standards, template development, and document processes
  • Facilitate systems and best-practices for training multidisciplinary colleagues participating in document authorship
  • Provide oversight for the quality and compliance of written components to company standards as well as regulatory requirements through oversight of the clinical quality control function
  • Collaborate with clinical and regulatory teams to establish optimal interfaces to enable efficient and thorough authorship/revision of key technical documents and oversight of diverse regulatory submission documents to support regulatory filings
  • Partner with other cross-functional leadership to ensure rapid identification of risks, issues, and development of potential solutions to maintain filing timelines and quality
  • Manage and coordinate budget and resources to ensure on schedule completion of medical writing deliverables, including the identification, selection, and oversight of qualified full- or part-time medical writers, vendors, consultants, or contractors
  • Oversee cross-functional collaborations and document review process for the medical writing team
  • Represent Medical Writing as ad hoc member on Clinical Development Team (CDT) or Core Team (CT)
  • Protocol Review Committee (PRC)
  • Review document templates and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • Maintain best practices in medical writing (e.g., regulatory style guide) to enhance efficiency, quality, and compliance with industry standards. processes, including documentation standards and timelines
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and regulatory changes and provide oversight to ensure that standards are being applied through review of documents produced by other team members

Requirements

  • Undergraduate degree and at least 13 years of relevant experience in medical writing, the pharmaceutical industry, and/or clinical research
  • Advanced scientific degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience
  • Deep expertise in global regulatory submissions, including IND/CTA and NDA/MAA preparation, document strategy, and lifecycle management
  • Proven experience leading document strategies and submission activities across one or more development programs
  • Experience across diverse organizational settings (pharma, biotech, and CRO) is preferred
  • Advanced knowledge of global regulatory standards
  • Strong leadership and people management capabilities
  • Ability to manage multiple complex projects under tight timelines
  • Exceptional communication and influencing skills
  • Demonstrated expertise in outsourcing and resource management
  • Strong problem-solving abilities
  • Operational rigor
  • Native or near-native English proficiency

Nice to have

Experience across diverse organizational settings (pharma, biotech, and CRO)

What we offer

  • Be part of a growing, innovation-driven company entering new therapeutic areas
  • Work on global, high-impact projects shaping access to cutting-edge specialty medicines
  • Collaborate with a diverse team of scientific and commercial experts
  • Enjoy a high level of autonomy and strategic influence within a global organization
  • Opportunities for career growth, international exposure, and leadership development

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