11 February 2011 Published weekly by Biotech Ink, LLC | Vol 4 No 4 |
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Inside the Insider |
Open Jobs and Contract Opportunities Regulatory Medical Writer; San Francisco Bay Area Medical Coder; Rockville, MD Scientific Writer Preclinical Development; Tarrytown, NY Associate Director, Medical Communications; Pennsylvania Medical Writer; Swiftwater, PA Area Contract Medical Writer; Maryland |
Jobs and Contract Opportunities |
The jobs listed in the Biotech Ink Insider weekly newsletter come to Susan Caldwell mostly by word-of-mouth and contact with hiring managers and recruiters.
The Insider lists job and contract opportunities worldwide that are closely related to medical writing, or that have a strong writing role, regardless of their titles. Examples include biostatistician, director of clinical research, and other clinical research titles. If you receive calls about staff or contract medical writing or related positions that you aren't interested in, please forward the job information to Susan Caldwell at caldwell@biotechink.com. We'd be delighted to publish such positions in the next issue of the Insider. |
Regulatory Medical Writer
San Francisco Bay Area |
1-year contract, on site, W-2.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrated clear, high quality scientific writing style in the English language
- Competence in the preparation of a variety of regulatory documents
- Ability to independently analyze and synthesize data from a broad range of disciplines
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent knowledge of regulatory documentation guidelines pertinent to subject area, i.e. Clinical/Safety
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Commitment to performance measures of time, costs and quality
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to coordinate multiple documents/assignments to tight deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to lead and communicate effectively at all levels
Requirements
- PhD, MSc or equivalent in a relevant scientific discipline, or healthcare professional
- Previous pharmaceutical experience in Regulatory writing REQUIRED
Contact Please email Lindsey Summers at lsummers(at)ascentsg.com or call at 303-694-5482
PharmAscent, A Division of The Ascent Services Group specializes in nationwide direct hire and contract placement for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industry. |
Medical Coder
Rockville, MD |
Job Summary
Responsible for coding the data found on sponsor-generated Case Report Forms (paper and electronic CRFs), which include medical history, adverse events, medications, and indications for medications. FULL RELOCATION OFFERED.
Job Duties
- Perform medical coding of all medical terms and medications found on CRFs using standardized terminology (MedDRA and WHO Drug dictionaries)
- Follow HGS Coding guidelines, SOPs, and Working practices
- Generate coding queries for clarification of terms
- Create coding reports and review coded data for quality, accuracy, and consistency within and across clinical protocols.
- Helps updating synonym list and create new synonyms
Minimum Qualifications
- BA/BS required. Nursing degree strongly preferred.
- 2 - 3 years experience coding events and drugs in the biopharmaceutical industry.
- Experience with Clintrial, and Electronic Data capture system preferred
- Knowledge of GCP and ICH guidelines as applicable to clinical data management
- Must have working knowledge of MedDRA and WHO Drug dictionaries.
- Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities.
- Extreme attention to details.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Contact
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Scientific Writer Preclinical Development
Tarrytown, NY |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Req Number: 1831; Development Division Description Regeneron is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions. In addition to ARCALYST (rilonacept) Injection for Subcutaneous Use, its first commercialized product, Regeneron has therapeutic candidates in Phase 3 clinical trials for the potential treatment of gout, diseases of the eye (wet age-related macular degeneration and central retinal vein occlusion), and certain cancers. Additional therapeutic candidates are in earlier stage development programs in rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, pain, cholesterol reduction, allergic and immune conditions, and cancer.
Specific plans and justifications: Full-time employee in the Preclinical Development and Protein Science group to author various reports and regulatory documents in support of all preclinical development programs, including INDs, Investigator Brochures, FDA Briefing Packages, sample analysis reports, pharmacokinetic and toxicokinetic reports, and other written documents, as determined by management. Experience
Experienced preclinical drug development scientist with strong and documented written and verbal communication skills needed for full-time position in the Preclinical Development and Protein Science group. The incumbent will independently author Pharmacokinetic Written Summaries and Nonclinical Overviews in support of IND and BLA submissions for biotechnology-derived drugs. Responsibilities will also include contributing nonclinical PK and TK sections for IBs and FDA Briefing Packages as well as independently interpreting data from nonclinical PK and TK studies and authoring the associated, IND or BLA-supporting reports.
The ideal candidate will hold a PhD degree in pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, or toxicology and will have at least 3 years of experience providing nonclinical PK and TK support on cross-functional drug development teams within a pharmaceutical company. Ability to independently author the associated sections of regulatory submissions and supporting study reports is a must. Candidates with an MS degree and demonstrated, strong written and verbal communication skills with at least 8 years of relevant experience providing nonclinical PK or TK support on drug development teams will also be considered. Computer proficiency (Word, Excel, Adobe and related software) and fluency in the English language is required and WinNonLin experience is highly desirable. The hiring level is commensurate with experience.
Contact
If interested, email Jessica Matthews at jessica.matthews@regeneron.com.
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Associate Director, Medical Communications
Pennsylvania |
Kelly Clinical Research is currently seeking a MD or PhD candidate with at least 5 years of healthcare technology experience working with drugs, devices, and procedures. This is a permanent position in PA working with an innovative company that strives to improve patient care.
Requirements
MD or PhD with at least 5 years of healthcare research experience
Background experience and understanding of:
- The Healthcare System, Health Policy Issues & Technology Adoption Issue
- Business Intelligence - to perform daily operations managing and expanding the health technology assessment service
Interpersonal attributes: must be an analytical and critical thinker
Experience managing direct reports, budget planning; ability to implement business plans
Knowledge of sales and marketing functions preferred
Manage the development and quality of the health technology assessment service
Produce evidence reports for healthcare technology, procedures and processes
Interact with external customers and cross-functionally within the organization
Contact
Please send resumes to sorrem2@kellyservices.com.
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Medical Writer
Swiftwater, PA Area |
Job Description
6- to 12-month contract
The candidate must:
- Have solid experience in protocol and study report writing (experienced!!)
- Need little to no oversight
- Vaccine knowledge or experience in writing about vaccines
- Be available full time
If the candidate speaks French - that would be even better!
Could possibly work from home and commute to the office a couple of times per week, depending on the individual.
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Contract Medical Writer
Maryland |
Job Description
IMMEDIATE NEED: Seeking a Contract Medical Writer for a pharmaceutical client located in Maryland.
Looking for someone that has 3+ years of medical writing experience. Experience should include: drafting and amending integrated clinical and statistical reports and Investigator Brochures.
This position would be working in the office during business working hours of Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm. This contract would last at least 3 weeks, but could be extended to work on other outstanding reports.
Contact
For additional information, please contact: Cathy Inkeles, Clintel Services, Inc. Telephone: 301-987-0442 or email cinkeles@clintelservices.com. |
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