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Medical Writer – Medical Affairs – Neurology
| Company | Axsome Therapeutics Inc |
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| Location | New York, NY, USA |
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| Salary | $85000 – $110000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | PharmD, PhD, MD |
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| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Advanced scientific or clinical degree required. MD, PhD, or PharmD preferred
- Minimum of 1-3 years relevant (agency or pharma) experience required
- Track record of developing high-quality scientific documents from inception to publication
- Ability to work on site Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
Responsibilities
- Work closely with key stakeholders (e.g. Publications, Medical Affairs, HEOR, Field Medical) to interpret complex data to develop high-quality strategic scientific documents including Congress abstracts, posters, and oral presentations, slide decks, and manuscripts that align to the Medical Affairs strategy
- Follow process to coordinate the review, approval, submission, and production of publications, including encore presentations
- Champion development and updating of assigned Field materials including disease state and product specific slide decks and FAQs
- Closely collaborate with and apply strategic direction from project and publication leads, and biostatisticians in order to manage and prioritize assignments to ensure deliverables are completed per time and quality goals
- Provide recommendations to optimize Publication and Medical Writing company standard operating procedures (SOPs), overall processes, and digital tools
- Work with cross-functional internal teams to ensure wide acceptability of documents and consensus of content
- Critically analyze, synthesize, and present complex information
- Understanding of processes, industry best practices, and compliance requirements for publications and scientific communications
- May periodically provide technical writing support to other functions outside of Medical Affairs based on business need and as decided by manager and MA leadership
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to interpret, evaluate, and communicate (in a variety of formats and styles) complex scientific and clinical data
- Expertise in use of online and other data sources for literature searches and information, Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience in publication management software e.g. Pubs Hub
- General knowledge of the drug development and approval processes
- Ability to work collaboratively and coordinate the efforts of team members to resolve comments and complete deliverables
- Ability to manage/prioritize multiple projects under general supervision, working in a fast-paced environment
- Flexible and able to adapt to changing deadlines and priorities
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Highly attentive to detail
- Self-motivated and able to self-manage effort to maintain alignment with strategy and corporate goals
