Job Title: Senior Medical Writer Regulatory and Medical Writing
Job Location: Carlsbad CA USA
Job Location Type: Remote
Job Contract Type: Fulltime
Job Seniority Level: MidSenior level
Headquartered in Carlsbad California and with offices in Boston Massachusetts and Dublin Ireland Ionis has been at work for more than three decades discovering medical breakthroughs that have redefined life for people with serious diseases. We are pioneers in RNAtargeted medicines and our platform continues to revolutionize drug discovery and transform lives for patients with unmet needs. With five currently marketed medicines for serious diseases and an expansive latestage pipeline we continue to build upon our groundbreaking innovations in science and technology to provide greater value to patients; and we are well positioned financially to deliver on our strategic goals.
At Ionis we pride ourselves on cultivating a challenging motivating and rewarding environment that fosters innovation and scientific excellence. We know our success is a direct result of the exceptional talent and dedication of our employees.
With an unprecedented opportunity to change the course of human health we look to add diverse individuals skill sets and perspectives to our exceptional team. We continue to invest time money and energy into making our onsite and remote work environments a place where solid and lasting relationships are built and where our culture and employees can thrive.
We are building on our rich history and believe our greatest achievements are ahead of us. We invite you to apply and join us if you’re passionate about the opportunity to have meaningful impact on patients in need our employees and our organization. Experience and contribute to our unique culture while you develop and expand your career!
SENIOR MEDICAL WRITER REGULATORY AND MEDICAL WRITING
Summary
The Senior Medical Writer will collaborate with internal teams to lead write and manage completion of clinical regulatory documents. This role is for an individual contributor reporting to the Executive Director (Head) of Regulatory and Medical Writing. This role includes responsibilities throughout the lifecycle of a document including working crossfunctionally to interpret source information (including leading data interpretation meetings) leading key messaging meetings writing content following US and international regulations (including Marketing Application Module 2 summary documents) conducting quality control (QC) reviews resolving Quality Assurance (QA) audit findings and working with Regulatory Operations for publishing and submission. This position may be fully remote; however preference will be given to San Diegobased applicants.
Responsibilities
Working with the Executive Director Regulatory and Medical Writing collaborate with internal teams (e.g. Clinical Development and Biostatistics) to lead write and manage clinical regulatory documents (e.g. clinical study reports Investigator Brochures clinical study protocols briefing documents marketing application summary documents Module 2 etc.).
Coordinate the review cycles for documents; schedule and lead data interpretation meetings comment resolution meetings and other documentrelated meetings.
Responsible for planning (in collaboration with Global Project Management) and meeting timelines for deliverables.
Understand assimilate and interpret sources of information with appropriate guidance.
Ensure compliance with appropriate conventions proper grammar usage and correct format requirements as needed (e.g. formatting hyperlinking).
Perform quality control (QC) reviews as necessary.
Interact with Quality Assurance (QA) to resolve audit findings for specific documents.
Serve as Medical Writing department representative on project/core teams.
Lead key messaging/storyboarding crossfunctional meetings ensuring the messages are clear and consistent within and across documents.
Maintain expert knowledge of US and international regulations requirements and guidance associated with preparation of regulatory documentation.
Effectively coordinate with Regulatory Operations to ensure ontime preparation and publication of regulatory submission documents.
Support Global Regulatory Lead with preparing information/responses requested by regulatory agencies.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree required advanced degree a plus.
A minimum of 5 years of direct experience as a medical writer preparing regulated documents in the pharmaceutical industry. Marketing application experience preferred. Rare disease experience is a plus.
Experience writing clinical study reports (all sections including safety narratives) Investigator Brochures clinical study protocols marketing application summary documents Investigational New Drug applications clinical sections of New Drug Applications and other regulatory documents (e.g. Briefing Documents) for submission. In depth experience in writing Safety sections of regulatory documents preferred.
Solid working knowledge of relevant FDA EMA and ICH guidelines particularly ICH E3 and ICH E6.
Deep understanding of the drug development process.
Strong ability to assimilate and analytically interpret scientific data. Experience preparing data tables and basic figures preferred.
Proficient knowledge of American Medical Association (AMA) style guidelines.
Ability to find and correct errors in spelling punctuation grammar consistency clarity and accuracy.
Excellent attention to detail and timemanagement skills. Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.
Technical expertise in typical Office applications (Microsoft Office Adobe Acrobat). Experience working in Veeva is a plus.
Ability to follow style guides lexicons and eCTD templates etc.
Excellent written oral (including presentations) and project management skills.
Energetic selfmotivated and a handson professional with a strong work ethic.
Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment.
Desire and ability to be a true team player working toward common goals.
An ability to be productive and successful in an intense work environment.
Please visit our website for more information about Ionis and to apply for this position; reference requisition # IONIS003359
Ionis offers an excellent benefits package! Follow this link for more details: Ionis Benefits
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The pay scale for this position is $94736 to $131819
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