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BOLDSCIENCE · 15 hours ago

Lead Medical Writer - Publications

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Boldscience is a company specializing in Medical Communications, and they are seeking a Lead Medical Writer (LMW) with extensive experience in the field. The LMW will be responsible for account delivery, mentoring junior writers, and ensuring high-quality deliverables while developing strategic client relationships.

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Responsibilities

Designs, develops, and reviews different types of materials across a wide range of project types for various audiences

Delivers client-ready work for review that is thoroughly researched, technically accurate, well written, presentable (reviewed once and sent out), and meets client objectives

Takes responsibility for the quality of the work by junior team members, ensuring that they are scientifically accurate, fully referenced, appropriate to the target audience, meet client objectives, and adhere to the time and budget allocated for the project

Provides constructive feedback and coaching to junior-level writers; always takes the time to answer questions from the team

Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the client brief; asks well-informed questions to ensure that all relevant information has been received and communicates the brief to the team to set them up for success

Has expert knowledge of client review and approval systems, such as Veeva, DataVision, etc., and ensures all deliverables comply with industry codes

Leads and drives the delivery of larger medical conference and meeting events, including symposia, advisory boards, investigator meetings, and communication and publication workshops, including on-site management

Develops and maintains in-depth knowledge across relevant therapy areas, with emerging expertise in at least one therapy area (e.g., breast cancer)

Has their finger on the pulse of industry trends and scientific developments, sharing their knowledge with internal teams and clients (where appropriate)

Is flexible and eager to work across different client accounts, deliverables, and therapy areas

Has knowledge of leading experts within a specific therapeutic area

Leads client meetings when appropriate, including project kick-off, regular status, and ad hoc client and healthcare professional (HCP) calls; updates clients on key scientific/content actions and answers any questions they may have

Builds strong client relationships with the confidence to push back and advise where necessary

Has the experience to lead briefing calls and follow-up conversations with HCPs and other subject matter experts

Starts to help shape client strategy, recommending new projects or advising when taking a different approach may better meet client objectives

Plans weekly workload and long-term workload for their account team in collaboration with senior team members (as relevant)

Ensures that senior team members are regularly updated and have a clear picture of account activity and resourcing needs, foreseeing and escalating any red flags

Owns and delegates small–medium-scale projects (e.g., symposia, manuscripts, training materials) from start to finish with little to no technical input from senior team members

Organizes and effectively manages their team as well as their own time to prioritize tasks across different accounts

Contributes to new business pitches when needed

Works closely with the Client Services team to review timelines, budget hours, and scientific resourcing needs

Has knowledge of account finances, inputs into budgets, tracks hours, and understands the importance of proactive financial management

Delivers projects as agreed within the client’s budget and timeline

Maintains an average billability in accordance with line management responsibilities

Ensures that timesheets for themselves and the team are completed promptly

Manages 1–2 direct reports effectively by providing constructive and actionable feedback

Provides regular feedback and guidance to the team throughout the course of projects

Mentors junior-level team members on skills and best practices and adopts a coaching approach to ensure that they feel supported

Oversees activities of junior colleagues, ensuring that excellent quality is maintained

Qualification

Medical Writing ExperienceScientific KnowledgeClient Relationship ManagementProject Management SkillsCoachingFinancial Management SkillsMentoringProactive ApproachEditorial CompetencyTechnical Writing SkillsWork Under Pressure