Senior Scientific Writer

Senior Scientific Writer  

Location – Hyderabad #LI Hybrid

About the Role:

Creation of high-quality scientific content, such as publications and foundational core content elements, in line with priorities and scientific narrative defined in SCP. Ownership of content from brief to publication or presentation, for first-time right delivery. 
 

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepares abstracts, posters, and presentation slide sets, manuscripts (subgroup analysis, RWE/observational studies), medical resources (literature searches, publication alerts, congress communications, study decks), medical education materials, congress support materials (pre-congress material, onsite-coverage, post-congress decks, content for omni channel). 
• Performs quality control (QC) checking / proof reading of the above-mentioned deliverables to meet customer expectations. 
• Manages multiple projects of up to two brands at any given time. 
• Obtains feedback from customers and implements customer management tactics. 
• Complies with and support group’s project management tool, standards, policies and initiatives. 
• Follows Novartis specifications for documentation, templates etc. 
• Maintains records for all assigned projects including archiving. 
• Maintains audit, SOP and training compliance. 

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum science degree or equivalent, B.Sc./equivalent with 8 years Clinical Research (CR) experience, M.Sc./M.Pharm +6 years of clinical research (CR) experience 
• Doctoral Degree or Qualification in Medical Sciences (MBBS/MD/equivalent) 
• PhD + 4 year of CR experience, MBBS/equivalent + 4 year of  CR experience, MD +2 years of CR experience
• Timely preparation of medical and scientific documents to meet regulatory requirements, for publication of clinical trial results, to increase customer awareness of company products, and to support marketing activities 
• Meeting set quality standards and on time for submission to Health Authorities/ Clinical teams / Journals as appropriate. (i.e. complying with standards e.g. CONSORT regarding publication of trial results, complying with journal formatting requirements etc). 

Desirable Requirements:

• Excellence in communicating effectively across different audiences and organizational levels. 
• Excellence in designing and continuously improving business processes to meet quality and compliance standards and to simplify the way we work. 
• Proven ability to build strong and effective relationships with internal and external customers. 

Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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