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Medical Communications Writer
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK NOW AND IN THE FUTURE!
Main Responsibilities:
Research and write a variety of communications materials for clinical trial Patient Recruitment and retention for different target audiences. Work across multi-functional teams including the writing team, the broader content department and other IQVIA divisions.
Essential Functions
· Ability to translate clinical trial protocols and scientific information into terms that a patient audience can understand. Apply health literacy best practices to all materials. Understand how writing for patients differs from technical scientific writing.
· Display technical accuracy, attention to detail, and correct interpretation of source documents.
· Creatively tailor materials for pediatric and adult audiences.
· Research and develop written materials, such as newsletter content.
· Incorporate internal and client feedback using a scientifically accurate and balanced approach. Collaborate with senior and lead writers to resolve any conflicts in a professional and compliant manner.
· Communicate and collaborate with internal colleagues, clients, and other key stakeholders to obtain comprehensive project briefs and responses to questions and feedback on materials.
· Actively participate in internal and external stakeholder meetings. Respond effectively to questions relating to allocated areas of responsibility.
· Track assigned projects and give regular status updates to task leaders. Independently manage workload, taking ownership for issues and identifying possible solutions.
· Understand and adhere to budgets and timelines, working with senior team members.
· Keep current on all company trainings and follow all applicable company standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Skills
· Handle work across multiple clinical research studies at one time often on tight timelines.
· Self-directed with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively while adhering to deadlines.
· Communicate effectively in a team environment.
· Work effectively both independently and with teams, building strong collaborative relationships with the content team and cross-functional teams.
· Generate grammatically correct, consistent, scientifically accurate copy.
· Good research skills and ability to interpret scientific and clinical data to make the information understandable to patient/lay audiences.
Qualifications
· Bachelor's degree in a scientific or medical subject or public health, or communications/marketing or journalism preferred.
· Required minimum of 1 year of relevant writing or related experience, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Public relations agency, medical communications agency, patient advocacy group, or similar experience preferred.
· Strong, versatile medical writing skills with specific experience with writing for patients.
· Experience with interpreting medical/scientific research and terminology for patients.
· Strong computer skills, including MS office suite of Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. Experience performing independent research using web-based research tools.
· Familiarity with current industry code of practice guidelines preferred.
IQVIA™ is The Human Data Science Company™, focused on using data and science to help healthcare clients find better solutions for their patients. Formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles, IQVIA offices a broad range of solutions that harness advances in healthcare information, technology, analytics and human ingenuity to drive healthcare forward
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