Sr. Scientific Writer II

<p><b>Job Description Summary</b></p>To write, edit and reconcile high quality medical and scientific communications including literature reviews, abstracts, posters and slide sets for submission to journal, congresses and/or clinical teams.<p><br/> </p><p><b>Job Description</b></p><p><b>Major accountabilities: </b></p><ul><li><p><span>Prepares literature review, abstracts, posters, and slide sets working from various data sources including clinical study reports, patient profiles etc.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Performs quality control (QC) checking / proof reading of above documents to meet customer expectation.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Manages assigned individual projects.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Obtains feedback from contributors and project teams.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Complies with and support group’s project management tool, standards, policies and initiatives.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Follows Novartis specifications for documentation, templates etc.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Maintains records for all assigned projects including archiving.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Maintains audit, SOP and training compliance.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Performs additional tasks as assigned.</span><span> </span></p></li></ul><p><b>Key performance indicators: </b></p><ul><li><p><span>Preparation of the above referenced documents meeting set quality standards and on time for submission to Health Authorities/ Clinical teams / Journals as appropriate. (i.e. complying with standards e.g. CONSORT regarding publication of trial results, complying with journal formatting requirements etc).</span></p></li><li><p><span>Publications are acceptable to internal and external authors (no issues with authorship).</span></p></li><li><p><span>Completion of an adequate number of medical and scientific documents (taking into account complexity) per year.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Adhere to Novartis values and behaviours.</span></p></li></ul><p><b>Minimum Requirements: </b><br/><b>Education and Work Experience: </b></p><ul><li><p><b><span>Minimum:</span></b><span> Life-science degree or equivalent</span></p><p><span>B.Sc./equivalent with 4 years Clinical Research (CR) experience, M.Sc./M.Pharm + 2 years of CR experience</span></p><p><b><span>Desired: </span></b><span>Doctoral degree, Qualification in Medical Sciences <span>(MBBS/MD/equivalent).</span> </span><span>PhD + 1 year of CR experience, MBBS/equivalent + 1 year of CR experience</span></p></li></ul><p><b>Skills:</b></p><p><b>Functional competencies (Fundamental</b></p><ul><li><p>Results Driven; Customer/Quality Focus; Leadership; Innovative and creative; Action oriented; Show initiative; Empowerment / Accountability; Commitment / Self discipline; Mutual respect / Trust / Loyalty / Candor; Open Communication / <span>Collaboration/Compassion;</span> Drug Development knowledge; Science and Technology; Commercial Proficiency; Operational Excellence; Clinical communication &amp; Info. Mgmt.</p></li></ul><p><b>Leadership Competencies (Fundamental)</b></p><ul><li><p>Sets clear direction and aligns team and others around common objectives</p></li><li><p>Energizes the team</p></li><li><p>Displays passion for the 3 Cs (Consumers, Customers, Competition)</p></li><li><p>Exercises good judgment and drives change for competitive advantage</p></li><li><p>Drives for superior results and has passion to win</p></li><li><p>Displays analytical and conceptual thinking</p></li></ul><p><b>Functional Experience</b></p><ul><li><p>Scientific/ clinical knowledge of safety aspects, TA, disease, brand (Solid, Critical)</p></li><li><p>Writing medical documents and publications (eg., abstracts, literature review, slide sets, posters, manuscripts, meeting reports) (Exposure, Critical)</p></li><li><p>Clinical Research/ Drug Development (Exposure, Critical)</p></li><li><p>Drug Safety (Exposure, Critical)</p></li><li><p>Quality management (Exposure, Critical)</p></li><li><p>IT/ web applications, office productivity tools and document formatting skills (Exposure, Critical)</p></li></ul><p>Leadership Experience</p><ul><li><p>Project Management (Exposure, Critical)</p></li><li><p>Third Party <span>(Customer/Vendor/Buyer)</span> Relationship Management Exposure (Desired)</p></li><li><p>Driving operational excellence Exposure (Critical)</p></li></ul><p><b>Languages :</b></p><ul><li><b>Excellent <span>written and oral English skills</span></b></li></ul><p><br/> </p><p><b>Skills Desired</b></p>Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Detail-Oriented, Medical Writing, Safety