medical writer Horsham, PA
Job description
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC., a member of Johnson and Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Medical Writer, Scientific Communications, located in Horsham, PA.
At the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, we are working to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease inspires us. We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science.
We are Janssen. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it. Learn more at www.janssen.com and follow us @JanssenGlobal. Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC is part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies.
In this role the Medical Writer will be a part of the Scientific Communications team, supporting our Immunology therapeutic area. The writer will work on publications (e.g., manuscripts, abstracts, posters, presentations, and slide decks) as assigned, to support peer-reviewed publications and congress submissions of data from our company-sponsored clinical and observational studies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Janssen global partners, authors, and steering committee members throughout the publication development process. May collaborate with external vendors on projects. Handle correspondence with congress organizers and other personnel.
Medical writing will include but is not limited to:
- Provide writing support for assigned documents and/or teams. Documents assigned may include manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and slide decks. Assist with electronic submissions to journals and congresses.
- Write, edit, and revise manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and/or presentations. As agreed, upon by authors, develop any or all of the following: manuscript/abstract/poster/presentation outline and drafts
- Participate in working group meetings and collaborate with authors to advance the development of manuscripts/abstracts/posters/presentations.
- Develop mock-ups of data displays (e.g., tables and figures). Review and interpret data and source documents for information required for document development.
- Identify and resolve, with the help of other functional areas, clinical and statistical issues in the interpretation of clinical data.
- Conduct detailed literature reviews for topics of interest related to project documents using various search engines.
- Demonstrate proficiency in relevant publication and regulatory document guidance, including but not limited to International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME), Good Publication Practices (GPP), CONSORT Guidelines, American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style, Council of Biology Editors, as well as ICH and other regulatory guidelines pertaining to study protocols and clinical study reports.
- Prepare slide presentations for internal dissemination of data.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Manage assigned writing projects
Attend meetings and support assigned therapeutic area publication team.
- Handle document development timelines to facilitate timely submission.
- Maintain annotated versions of documents and facilitate review cycles.
- Record/maintain project status using relevant tool(s).
- Shepherd documents through designated review and approval cycles
- Facilitate, collate, and adjudicate author and reviewer comments.
- Adjudicate and address quality assurance review.
- Verify approvals.
- Follow review/approval in automated workflow system
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree is required.
- Masters, PhD, PharmD is preferred.
Experience and Skills:
Required:
- Minimum of 1 year of relevant publication writing experience in the pharmaceutical industry
- Ability to learn and recognize how to best interpret, summarize, and present statistical and medical information to ensure quality and accuracy of content in document types under supervision.
- Attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Leadership skills, both in time management as well as in project/process management
- Able to resolve basic problems independently and complex problems under supervision.
- Familiarity with relevant publication, industry, and regulatory document standards
- Learning agility and attention to detail
- Able to build solid and positive relationships with cross-functional team members.
Preferred:
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint
- ISMPP CMPP or AMWA MWC certification
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
