FSP Functional Lead, Medical Writing

🔥 17 hours ago

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

✏️ Content Writer

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1956

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Healthcare • Logistics • Manufacturing

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Their mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer by supporting life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing laboratory productivity, and improving patient health through diagnostics and the development of life-changing therapies. With a global team, they offer innovative technologies and pharmaceutical services through brands such as Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic and programme-level leadership across one or more Medical Writing FSP groups • Establish and communicate clear priorities and direction • Lead, develop and inspire high-performing teams • Manage recruitment, performance management, coaching, mentoring and colleague development • Develop organisational structures supporting business priorities, client requirements and future growth • Lead changes to departmental scope, processes and operating models • Develop and oversee departmental budgets, resource planning, capacity forecasting and workload management • Champion Medical Writing capabilities across the organisation and ensure visibility with senior stakeholders • Build cross-functional relationships across PPD functions • Anticipate changing business, regulatory and client requirements and lead through change • Identify and develop innovative approaches to strengthen capabilities, processes and service delivery • Identify opportunities for new projects, partnerships and business growth • Partner with Business Development and senior leadership on new business, client presentations, proposals, budgets and contract negotiations • Build senior client relationships and resolve complex client and operational matters • Manage and escalate significant programme or project risks and issues • Represent and promote the Medical Writing function internally and externally

🎯 Requirements

• Substantial relevant industry experience, typically gained over 15+ years, or an equivalent combination of education, training and professional experience • Significant people leadership experience, typically 7+ years in management or leadership roles • Demonstrable experience leading senior, geographically dispersed and/or client-dedicated teams • Extensive knowledge of global and regional medical writing and regulatory requirements across clinical development, marketing authorisation and post-authorisation/late-phase activities • Broad understanding of the product development lifecycle and the role of Medical Writing within it • Strong strategic leadership skills • Excellent people leadership capabilities, including performance management, coaching, mentoring, talent development and organisational design • Strong programme and project management skills, including resource planning, budgeting, forecasting, prioritisation and risk management • Commercial awareness and experience contributing to business development, proposals, client presentations and/or contract discussions • Track record of developing effective cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders at senior levels • Ability to lead through change and influence effectively without direct authority • Evidence of introducing new ideas, processes or approaches that improve quality, efficiency or client outcomes • Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills • Strong judgement, problem-solving and decision-making skills • Proactive and adaptable approach

🏖️ Benefits

• Professional development encouraged • Collaboration and innovation encouraged • Opportunity to shape the future of Medical Writing FSP capability • Opportunity to develop talented teams • Partnership with leading life sciences organisations • Work contributing to improving health outcomes for patients