Medical Writer

Description

Agency:

Omnicom Health Medical Communications

Job Function:

Medical Scientific Services

Job Subfunction:

Medical Writing

Core tasks/responsibilities

WRITING

Objectively evaluate scientific literature and data.

Produce a range of written communications items in accordance with the needs of the client, target audience, target publication medium and level of design/creativity.

Produce clear, accurate, grammatically correct and creative written work on a variety of therapeuticareas appropriate to the project brief.

Contribute creative ideas, concepts or suggestions to provide added value to projects.

Evaluate the following and take prompt and appropriate action where inadequacies are identified: datapackage, updates to medical literature, own work and effective and efficient management of projectresources (project box, scheduling, background information, databases, document tracking, and division of work within project team).

TEAM WORKING

Input into account team and functional team meetings as appropriate.

Effectively brief other members of account teams as appropriate.

Work with and support other Medical Writers to ensure strong teamwork and consistency across the company.

CLIENT SERVICE

Liaise effectively with the client and opinion leaders, acting as a point of

contact on

specific projects(according to the requirements of the account) and proactively chasing for information when required.

MEDICAL WRITER

Principal purpose of the role

Write a range of highquality communication products aimed at the

pharmaceutical

industry for internal and/or external audiences to meet client needs.

Disclaimer: This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties,

responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be

amended at any time at Company’s sole discretion.

FINANCIAL

Monitor time spent on project against agreed time allocation and provide

timely notification to Account

Managers of any changes to specification and potential additional time

Requirements

• UNIVERSAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Efficiently manage competing projects.
• Alert colleagues to any potential problems in a timely manner.
• Communicate effectively with company colleagues and company contacts.
• Work within agreed deadlines and budgets.
• Follow company style guidelines and procedures.
• Anything else reasonably required.
• &xa;&xa;$82,000 - $98,000
• Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.
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