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Sr Technical Writer

Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada Job Id R-01306011 Job Type Full time Category Research & Development Remote Fully Remote

We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. With $1.4 billion invested annually in R&D, our collaborative and diverse teams have the resources they need to drive new discoveries and do cutting-edge research and develop important applications and tools that help millions of lives around the world.
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Standard (Mon-Fri)

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Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is a premier company that is dedicated to enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We are a team of 100,000+ colleagues who share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement. Together, we work to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation, and support patients in need.

Evidera’s Value Communications Solutions team interprets and communicates the clinical and economic evidence that our pharmaceutical/life sciences clients require to successfully market their products. Our services include dossiers and slide decks that provide healthcare decision-makers with the evidence they need to evaluate new medical treatments, targeted literature-based white papers on diseases and treatments, and reports from payer advisory boards.

What will you do in this role?

The Senior Market Access Medical Writer is an ideal opportunity for someone already working in market access or a related field, such as medical communications or medical education, to develop a career in a leading consultancy in the market access environment.

The role offers 100% remote flexibility.

#Evidera #Remote

Discover Impactful Work:

The Senior Market Access Writer is a team-based, collaborative writing role in which you will apply scientific and writing expertise to projects covering a wide range of therapeutic areas.

A day in the Life:

  • Writing fully-referenced content for global value dossiers and related deliverables, health-technology assessment (HTA) submissions, based on published clinical, scientific, and pharmacoeconomic literature
  • Developing simple visuals and graphics (e.g., in Excel or PowerPoint)
  • Editing, quality assurance, and formatting
  • Acting as the lead writer on project teams
  • Daily communication and teamwork with colleagues in the Market Access Communications team and with subject matter experts in other Evidera groups
  • Project leadership/management for small- to moderate-scale projects
  • Frequent interaction with clients to understand their expectations and to receive their feedback
  • Business development for small- to moderate-scale projects
  • Workload management to meet internal and client-driven deadlines

Keys to Success:

The successful candidate is a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and organized self-starter who works well independently and on teams. Enthusiasm for a professional writing career and excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

  • Experienced in medical/scientific writing with a focus on accuracy and quality
  • Ability to understand and clearly convey complex clinical, economic, and commercial information, after receiving appropriate training on new content areas
  • Research and analysis skills, e.g., ability to undertake reviews of the scientific literature
  • Exquisite attention to detail
  • Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and drug development process
  • Familiarity with clinical trials and basic biomedical statistics
  • Comfort in a client-facing role
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Strong time management skills and ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects

It is helpful, but not essential, to have:

  • Understanding of market access and health economics
  • Experience with bibliographic referencing software
  • Desire to move towards increased project leadership and client interaction

Education & Experience:

  • 1-3+ years agency or consultancy experience in a market access or medical writing role.
  • Advanced degree in life sciences, health economics, or a clinical discipline is preferred, e.g., PhD, PharmD, MD, MPH, MS. Experienced candidates with a BS/BA are also welcome to apply.

Our 4i Values:

Integrity – Innovation – Intensity – Involvement

If you resonate with our 4i values above, and ultimately wish to accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics for some of the world’s most urgent health needs, submit your application – we’d love to hear from you!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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