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Medical Writing Manager

Employer
Labcorp
Location
Leeds, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Start date
3 May 2022
Closing date
1 Jun 2022

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Job Details

Your new employer is Labcorp Drug Development, the world's most comprehensive drug development company, dedicated to improving health and improving lives. Our unique perspectives, built from decades of scientific expertise and precision delivery of the largest volume of drug development data in the world, along with our innovative technology solutions, help our clients identify new approaches and anticipate tomorrow's challenges as they evolve. We offer opportunities to work on diverse, challenging projects with bright, interesting colleagues while building a flexible and rewarding career.

As a Medical Writing Manager part of a global team you will be responsible for the management and development of medical writing staff, contributing to and overseeing resource planning and project assignments. You will oversee medical writing processes and projects to ensure the production of high quality deliverables, responsible for preparation and coordination of clinical and regulatory documents. You will provide medical writing leadership and advice to clients and internal Labcorp project teams, supporting client and business development activities and provide review and feedback on documents prepared by the department.

Your main responsibilities will include, but not be restricted to:
  • Participate in staff assignment discussions and make recommendations as appropriate.
  • Monitor staff to ensure internal and external deadlines are met.
  • Ensure staff are adequately trained and can perform the duties assigned.
  • Identify development needs for staff and department including development and delivery of training.
  • Manage performance reviews of direct reports.
  • Provide input into salary reviews for direct reports and nominate for promotion when ready.
  • Demonstrate ability to manage complex and difficult situations independently.
  • Prepare clinical and regulatory documents as needed, and operate independently on any assigned project and deliver on time, quality and budget metrics.
  • Prepare documents in accordance with Labcorp/Client Standard Operating Procedures and specifications as applicable, and relevant ICH and regulatory/industry guidelines.
  • Identify and resolve problems related to the production of deliverables.
  • Ensure the processes used in the production of deliverables are followed and documented as appropriate.
  • Provide review and feedback on deliverables prepared by medical writing staff.
  • Prepare and/or review global SOPs, as necessary.
  • Constantly look for ways to improve the efficiency and quality of work processes.
  • Establish and maintain strategic client relationships.
  • Build and maintain good relationships across functional units in Labcorp.
  • Support corporate business development and marketing activities including proposal input, client presentations and professional seminars.
  • Assist management in assessing department needs and developing new procedures and services.
  • To deputize for the Head of Medical Writing or designee, if so requested.


Education/Qualifications
  • Minimum of first degree in life sciences (or equivalent); advanced degree (e.g., PhD or Masters) preferred.


Experience
  • Typically minimum 5 years' medical writing experience.
  • Good people management skills and supervisory skills, gained from a minimum of 3 years' line management or supervisory experience.
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Word.
  • Excellent organizational and time management ability.
  • Excellent knowledge of ICH guidelines applicable to medical writing and other regulatory guidance.
  • Excellent understanding of medical/scientific terminology, data analysis and interpretation.
  • Strong appreciation of the business requirements of a contract research organization.


Join us and discover why Labcorp Drug Development has been named by Fortune® Magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies 2022 for the fourth consecutive year, by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers 2020 and more than 90% of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies are repeat customers. We can offer you not only a job, but a stable, long-term international career.

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Company

At Labcorp, we believe in the power of science to change lives. We are a leading global life sciences company that delivers answers for crucial health questions —because we know that knowledge has the potential to make life better for all. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development capabilities, we provide insights and accelerate innovations that not only empower patients and providers but help medical, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies transform ideas into innovations. Here, you can join our more than 70,000 employees, serving clients in more than 100 countries, as we work together to make a real impact on people’s lives. Join us in our pursuit of answers.

 

 

 

 

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