Clinical Development Lead; Medical & Scientific Writing

Puesto: Clinical Development Lead (Medical & Scientific Writing)
Location: Sant Cugat Del Valles

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The Position At Roche Diagnostics Solutions (RDS), our mission is clear: to diagnose earlier, develop faster, and personalise treatment because every patient is unique. Our Clinical Development & Medical Affairs (CDMA) team drives innovation to improve healthcare outcomes globally.

We see ourselves and our customers as a team that can only reach its full potential together. By listening closely to patients and physicians, and leveraging digitalisation and new technologies, we get closer to their real-world needs. This collaborative spirit creates an environment where ideas can grow and new ways of doing things can be tried - resulting in competitive products that get to patients faster.

Our work spans the entire product lifecycle, from discovery to post-launch. By collaborating with internal teams, external partners, and patients, the Clinical Development chapter provides crucial medical insights, designs and executes clinical studies, and offers on-market support. Ultimately, we generate the comprehensive clinical evidence that demonstrates product safety, effectiveness, and scientific validity - facilitating smooth product registration, adoption and reimbursement globally so we can save lives and improve patient quality of life.

The Opportunity The Clinical Development Lead is an integral member of the Clinical Development Clinical Evidence In-Vitro Diagnostics (CEI) team at Roche Diagnostic Solutions (RDS) whose primary focus includes providing documentation support for a multitude of clinical study documents, including reports, protocols, clinical study reports, investigator brochures etc., and IVDR performance evaluation documents.  The position will function as a strategic partner within Clinical Development to support clinical evidence generation and/or clinical study design of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) for registration with regulatory agencies.

Oversees and manages the entire document lifecycle. Serves as primary contact for assigned work and ensures the timely delivery of high quality documents in accordance with relevant Roche procedures, regulatory requirements, quality control systems/procedures, and journal requirements for scientific  scientifically sound clinical studies in conjunction with subject matter experts (SMEs) from CDMA and other functions to support new product development.

Actively participates in project teams/extended project teams to support clinical study design and execution activities, including protocol and report generation, critical review of study results etc.

Strategically supports clinical evidence generation by analyzing the product portfolio across a specific customer area and creating documentation to support compliance to IVD-Regulation.

Conducts comprehensive literature reviews, cohesively collates relevant clinical and scientific information from different sources, and creates new scientific content with minimal guidance/direction.

Partners with the Medical Affairs-Scientific Communications team to offer ad-hoc writing support for select manuscripts, posters, and advisory boards.

Interfaces closely with other members of the CEI team to share best practices, transparently communicate project/customer area-related lessons learned, and support team management and process improvement activities (such as GSP/template updates, managing collaborative work tools, improving quality control, exploring automation opportunities, managing reference libraries etc).Responsible for proactive timeline management, project and process management, cross-functional meeting coordination, effective communication, building healthy relationships with team members, active participation in team meetings, demonstrating attention to detail, and simultaneously leading several projects to completion.

Successfully completes all assigned curricula and on-the-job training modules.

Acts as a mentor to less experienced members of the CEI team.

Fosters an engaged work environment that strives for continuous improvement, professional development, living the Roche…