Medical Writing Manager, Publications

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information, visit guardanthealth.com and follow the company on LinkedIn, X (Twitter)and Facebook.

Job Description

The Medical Writing Manager, Publications will play a crucial role in the development, tracking, and communication of scientific and clinical research findings related to precision oncology research. This individual will work closely with the cross-functional teams including, the MSL team, researchers, clinicians, external authors, and other stakeholders to produce high-quality, accurate, and compliant documentation, including research manuscripts, abstracts, clinical study reports, and other scientific communications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Write, edit, and review scientific manuscripts, abstracts, posters, presentations, and other documents for publication in peer-reviewed journals and presentation at scientific conferences.
• Conduct thorough literature reviews to support the development of research projects and clinical studies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members including, MSLs, researchers, clinicians, statisticians, external authors, and other team members to ensure the accuracy and clarity of scientific content.
• Ensure all documents comply with regulatory guidelines, ethical standards, and company policies.
• Manage multiple writing projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion and adherence to deadlines.
• Participate in quality control and review processes to ensure the accuracy and integrity of all written materials.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a university degree and typically 8 years of related experience; 6 years and a Master’s degree; 3 years and a PhD; or PharmD/MD.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills within Oncology and/or Diagnostics field.
• Strong understanding of scientific research methodologies and clinical trial processes.
• Proficiency in literature search databases and reference management software.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Understanding of journal requirements for publications.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Experience in diagnostics or oncology research.
• Publication record in peer-reviewed journals.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and data interpretation.
• Experience with medical writing software and tools.

Additional Information

Hybrid Work Model: At Guardant Health, we have defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days for individual-focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled in-office days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant, our work model has created flexibility for better work-life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $157,800 to $213,030. The range does not include