Scientific Lead

3 weeks ago

Reading, United Kingdom Icon plc Full time

At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients’ lives.

Our ‘Own It’ culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organisation: Accountability & Delivery, Collaboration, Partnership and Integrity. We want to be the Clinical Research Organisation that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point. In short, to be the partner of choice in drug development.

That’s our vision. We’re driven by it. And we need talented people who share it.

If you’re as driven as we are, join us. You’ll be working in a dynamic and supportive environment, with some of the brightest and the friendliest people in the sector, and you’ll be helping shape an industry.

Job Profile

This is a hybrid role (reviewing/writing). As a Scientific Lead, prior in-depth experience with background researching, developing, and high-quality writing for the diverse array of deliverables within medical publications and medical communications is expected and will be an integral foundation for this role. Based on this and the overall description, the SL role will fall broadly across the following _approximate_ allocations (individual client account teams may have, from time to time, specific needs that may alter these allocations as may be necessary/required):
70% of your time will be devoted to content oversight and quality control including but not limited to, responsibility for:
- reviewing of assigned writers’ work to ensure compliant, high-level content and technical accuracy (e.g., understanding of the product/TA/project goals, organization, syntax, grammar, clarity, focus, etc) that requires a minimum level of editing and/or rewriting- product/therapy area information and strategic insight pertinent to the assigned projects and client account- fact checking assigned manuscripts (including references) and other client account deliverables as assigned- collaboration with the Scientific Manager (Scientific Director) and account managers to help ensure adherence to agreed-upon timelines (e.g., project status reports, proactive flagging of problems, resource limitations/availability, etc)- gaining a cursory knowledge of all aspects of project development from initiation to completion, including financial aspects (e.g., budget awareness and overages, out of scope requests/work, time management/time keeping, etc)

25% of your time will be devoted to scientific/medical writing and content-development support as assigned including:
- Writing of manuscripts, posters, abstracts, slide decks, and /or other deliverables requiring scientific/medical writing support, for example, scientific platforms, workshop scripts, etc, on an as-needed basis- contributing to/reviewing project specifications as directed (e.g., timelines, lead time, resource availability, etc)- monitoring and helping to manage the medical writing workload as required- working with the Scientific Manager (SD) and/or designated Senior Scientific Account Lead as directed to help provide scientific and medical insight support of both external and internal clients- working as directed to identify and obtain required/helpful background materials, including from client, sufficient for completion of projects to the highest level of scientific rigor and insight (e.g., study data, client market research/plans, landscape/competitor analysis, etc)- assisting and working with graphics and editorial support staff to provide necessary background and technical information required to complete tasks- assisting in the onboarding and mentoring of new and junior medical writers, as required

5% of your time may be devoted to assisting the Senior Scientific Account Lead and/or GMC Senior Leadership with business development activities including but not limited to, responsibility for:
- Background research and writing support for new business proposals- Background research and writing support for assigned account(s) organic growth opportunities

What you need:
- Advanced degree, preferably PhD but PharmD and MD may also be considered-
- Experience with high-level content development and management in the medical communication agency setting, with at least 3 years as a Senior Medical Writer, strongly preferred- CMPP/MAPPS Certification preferred- Demonstrable history of relevant high-level writing support and review (e.g, while at a medical communications agency), including: proficiency with ICMJE and GPP guidelines; reviewing and interpreting scientific and technical journal content; knowledge of diverse prescribed styles and formats- A demonstrable history and genuine interest in mentoring- People management and client relationship skills preferred- Ability to work efficiently with network directories/databases- Ability to work with industry standard resources (e.g., PubMed/Medline

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