Expert Medical Information writer
Sanofi
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Hiring Manager: Head of Scientific Communications
- Location: Hyderabad
- % of travel expected: Travel required as per business need
- Job type: Permanent and Full time
- People: 1) Maintain effective relationships with the end stakeholders (Medical scientific community) within the allocated Global business unit and product – with an end objective to develop medical information content as per requirement. 2) Interact effectively with stakeholders in medical and pharmacovigilance departments. 3) Constantly assist other medical information writers in developing knowledge and sharing expertise.
- Performance: 1) Provide SME support and high-quality completion of deliverables (local and custom scientific response documents, US FDA Annual Reports, and Compendia Reviews) as per agreed timelines and quality. 2) Supports delivery of projects in terms of resourcing, quality, timeliness, efficiency, and high technical standards with the agility to learn and contribute to situations of demands. 3) Ability to multi task and manage different type of projects simultaneously.
- Process: 1) Act as an expert in the field of medical information writing with project management skills and maintain the regulatory requirement for countries supported. 2) Assist the assigned medical information team in conducting comprehensive medical writing needs analysis. 3) Implement relevant elements of content plans and associated activities for the year identified for the assigned countries. 4) Work with selected vendors within the region to deliver the required deliverables as per the defined process. 5) Design an overall plan of action basis end-customers feedback & improve course content and delivery. 6) Capable of identifying risks to processes and proposing mitigation plans through the application of a problem-solving mindset.
- Stakeholders: 1) Work closely with medical teams in countries/regions/areas to identify medical writing needs and assist in developing assigned deliverables. 2) Liaise with the Medical department to prepare relevant & customized deliverables. 3) Collaborate with the Global Medical Information team and country medical information teams as relevant.
- Experience: ≥8 years of experience in content creation in medical or scientific writing for the pharmaceuticals/healthcare industry, or equivalent experience in the clinical setting, pharmacovigilance; At least 4 years of direct medical information writing experience in the pharmaceutical company; Minimum 2 years of experience in managing global, cross-functional project teams, working in a Matrix environment, and acting as an SME, mentor or guide.
- Soft skills: Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation), Stakeholder management; and ability to work independently and within a team environment.
- Technical skills: As applicable (Including but not limited to Expert knowledge of medical information documents including Response documents, Compendia review and FDA Annual Reports, Medical operational excellence, time, and risk management skills, Excellent technical (medical) editing and writing skills, Knowledge about literature evaluation and multilevel response development). Understanding of the local country legal requirements with regards to Medical Information document provision for customers including health care professionals, patients, carers and other relevant decision makers (such as ABPI Code of Practice for UK) is desirable.
- Education: Advanced degree in life sciences/pharmacy/similar discipline (Ph.D., Master, or bachelor’s in science, D Pharms) or medical degree (MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, MD)
- Languages: Excellent knowledge of the English language (spoken and written)