Director, Medical Writing

For the past 25 years, Pro Pharma has improved the health and wellness of patients by providing advice and expertise that empowers biotech, med device, and pharmaceutical organizations of all sizes to confidently advance scientific breakthroughs and introduce new therapies. Pro Pharma partners with its clients through an advise-build-operate model across the complete product lifecycle. With deep domain expertise in regulatory sciences, clinical research solutions, quality & compliance, pharmacovigilance, medical information, and R&D technology, Pro Pharma offers an end-to-end suite of fully customizable consulting solutions that de-risk and accelerate our partners' most high-profile drug and device programs.

Positively contributes to departmental growth by working cross-functionally on the continuous development/improvement of medical writing/quality control processes to ensure that work is high quality, uniform, complete, managed appropriately, and meets Pro Pharma and client standards. Leads medical writing business development efforts (capabilities meetings, bids/contracts, proposal development, budget review, and bid defenses; travel may be required). Organizes and leads departmental initiatives (e.g., process improvement, lunch and learns, etc.).

In collaboration with other medical writing leadership, defines and manages medical writing and quality control resource needs, and communicates with recruiting and business development in a timely and effective manner. Ensures appropriate communication on project- and program-related matters with other medical writing leadership, internal functional area heads, and internal resources/consultants. Independently manages medical writing and quality control program documents for assigned clients, such as protocols, protocol amendments, IBs, ICFs, patient narratives, and study reports, as well as more complex documents (e.g., PBRER, IND, NDA, BLA, MAA, eCTD submission-level documents).

Independently provides medical writing project management oversight of client(s) to develop and maintain new and existing client relationships and manage medical writing deliverables and resourcing needs. Independently leads cross-functional coordination of resources (e.g., internal resources/consultants) to manage medical writing/quality control deliverables. Manages direct line reports to ensure completion of medical writing/quality control deliverables on time and within budget. Performs manager/peer review of documents written/reviewed by direct line reports and other medical writers/quality control editors, as required.

Supervises and mentors less experienced medical writers/quality control editors on complex projects. As needed, authors (writes/edits) high-quality medical writing deliverables (i.e., clinical, safety, regulatory, device, diagnostics, or disclosures documents) across all phases of clinical research and in various therapeutic areas including but not limited to: protocols, protocol amendments, study reports, patient narratives, IBs, ICFs, CEPs/CERs, DSURs, and plain language summaries, as well as more complex documents (e.g., PBRER, IND, NDA, BLA, MAA, eCTD submission level documents).

Adheres to established regulatory standards/guidelines including but not limited to: ICH E3/E6(R2), EU MDR/IVDR, Company standard operating procedures, client standards, and Company- and/or client-approved templates. Ensures accurate billing of time to projects, provides oversight and approval of resource time recorded in Pro Pharma and client time tracking systems, and reviews monthly accruals and invoices, as required. Other duties as assigned.

Ability to help lead the medical writing department, manage issue…