Staff Medical Communications Specialist

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Position Summary

Are you passionate about collaborating with cross-functional teams to create high-quality publications? If so, this opportunity is one you don't want to miss.

Illumina is hiring a Staff Medical Writer to work in our scientific and medical communications group within the Global Medical Affairs team. This role will focus on scientific writing and editing, supporting Illumina’s clinical genomics research to align with the company’s business directions and elevating the medical affairs voice within the company. The ideal candidate will be able to succeed in a fast-paced environment, working cross-functionally to deliver scientific publications and summaries. The medical communications group produces peer-reviewed scientific publications, slides, educational materials, literature summaries, and other collateral. Candidates must have the ability to lead peer-reviewed publications in somatic oncology, hereditary disease, reproductive genetics, rare disease, population screening, infectious disease, DNA sequencing technology, and multi-omics applied in the clinical, patient advocacy, and policy settings.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams to plan, write, and edit publications and other collateral.
• Lead the development of manuscripts for peer-reviewed research, spanning diverse clinical areas.
• Organize and develop strong manuscripts stemming from clinical research, research related to pharma companion diagnostics, and research to demonstrate the clinical validity and utility of ‘omics technologies.
• Provide cross-functional support to other teams at Illumina (marketing, sales, business development, market access, government affairs, and product management)
• Work closely with Illumina’s clinical data analysis team in medical affairs, which is responsible for aggregating and analyzing research data from multiple sources.
• Prepare scientific abstracts, posters, and presentations for national and international conferences.
• Work efficiently and accurately, adhering to best practices and departmental standards for terminology, content management, and reuse. 
• Be adaptable and forward-thinking in the face of technological or organizational change.
• Propose improvements to authoring tools and work closely with study leads to evaluate and implement. Initiate and drive projects to improve efficiency and sensible cost avoidance

 

Requirements & Education

• Ph.D. or M.S. in life sciences with experience in a scientific/medical communications role.
• Requires deep understanding of clinical genomics for screening and diagnostics.
• Previous experience in research publications in medical affairs in a clinical genomics organization is required.
• Knowledge and familiarity with genomic NGS data.
• Excellent and proven team skills, written and oral communication skills.
• Be a strong partner who intelligently gathers input from multiple stakeholders and deals effectively with ambiguous or missing information.
• The job requires strong organizational skills and excellent time and project management and must thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• A sophisticated understanding of the principles and practices of medical writing, content management, and reuse is essential.
• Expert in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and web authoring tools.
• Proficient in English with excellent grammatical and editorial skills, and attentive to industry-leading writing standards.
• Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not an exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

The estimated base salary range for the Staff Medical Communications Specialist role based in the United States of America is: $115,800 - $173,800. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. Compensation decisions ar