Medical Writer

When you love what you do, it won’t feel like work. Who says your calling and career have to be mutually exclusive? People who join us at PrecisionAQ are drawn to our agency because of their passion for and commitment to truly cutting-edge and incredible work – they stay for our ethos of wecentricity, the community and collaboration we foster here. Launching clients’ treatments. Changing patients’ lives. Advancing creativity and strategy, improving results and outcomes. We do our best and most innovative work when it’s fueled by purpose and comprised of the unique and varied perspectives and abilities of Effectors across the globe.

At PrecisionAQ, talent is displayed in the work, not flaunted in plumes of conceit. Here, cooperation and wecentricity are what we champion. Are you a self-effacing rock star? A sensible diva? A down-to-earth maestro? Have we got a stage for you. Our people are wildly talented, clever, and inspiring.

Who we are:

The mission of Medical Services is to ensure document accuracy and relevance and, as the medical/scientific voice of the agency, inspire colleagues and clients with new ideas born of strategic scientific insights. As Medical staff advance in their careers, they do less tactical work and more strategic/supervisory work. These tasks are not meant to be exclusive to job titles.  Junior Medical staff, supported by more senior colleagues, should dabble in tasks assigned to more advanced titles. This experience will be valuable in justifying promotions and in identifying special talents. Senior Medical staff can help with more tactical tasks associated with more junior titles in a pinch. All Medical staff should, throughout their careers, continually deepen their expertise in the following areas: molecular biology, molecular genetics, genetics, immunology, pharmacology, anatomy and physiology, clinical trial design, and statistics. 

Who you are: 

Under the direction of a senior Medical staff member, you will create core claims from clinical and scientific documents, fact check documents, conduct literature searches, create figures and tables, and educate your teammates on aspects of science and medicine that relate to the brands they work on). You will collaborate with copy writers to help verify and source claims and perform basic insight mining tasks, like writing competitive intelligence summaries and comparing product labels.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:  

What you must know

• Know what a core claims document is and its purpose
• Know the rationale for competitive intelligence
• Know what a clinical download is and its purpose
• Know what copy writers are trying to do when crafting promotional messages
• Have a firm command of regulations governing communications by pharmaceutical companies (21 CFR §202.1, 21 CFR §312.7, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) and how they affect, or not, promotional claims
• Know the criteria that make a clinical study strong or weak
• Have a working knowledge of basic statistics
• Have a basic understanding of the major departments at our clients and what their mission is: Commercial, Market Access, Medical, Legal, Regulatory
• Have a firm command of the client’s label and those of their competitors

What you must do

• Write core claims, under the direction of a more senior Medical staff member
• Maintain a current core claims/messaging document based on client comments
• Write competitive intelligence summaries
• Create and deliver clinical downloads with minimal supervision
• Collaborate with copy writers to ensure messaging is supported
• Identify gaps in team knowledge and proactively create mini-clinical downloads
• Conduct basic insight mining by comparing product labels

Qualifications: 

Minimum Required: 

• Education: Advanced science degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, or comparable degree)

Other Required: 

• May require travel domestically and/or internationally including overnight stays

Preferred: 

• This position requires at least 1 year of experience as a Medical Writer or some comparable experience (e.g., internships in other agencies). Prior agency experience need not be Medical in nature.

Competencies:  

• Communication
• Analytical thinking
• Collaborative, open to opposing POV’s
• Critical Thinker
• Highly Organized
• Scientifically minded with a creative flair
• Quick Learner
• Demonstrated understanding of clinical development, life science research, and regulatory processes
• Presents work and ideas clearly and gracefully
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