Head of Medical Writing

🕒 June 2

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $234k - $322k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Biogen

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5001 - 10000 employees

🧬 Biotechnology

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology • Healthcare Insurance • Pharmaceuticals

Biogen is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and spinal muscular atrophy. With a strong emphasis on research and development, Biogen continues to advance the science of neurology through clinical trials and strategic partnerships, while also striving for access and health equity in healthcare.

📋 Description

• Lead and advance the Medical Writing function for the West Coast Hub, establishing and maintaining standardized processes, policies, templates, and best practices to ensure consistency, quality, and regulatory compliance across all deliverables. • Provide strategic and operational oversight of clinical and regulatory writing activities, including authoring and guiding the development of: • Clinical summaries and overviews for global marketing applications (e.g., NDA/BLA/MAA) • Clinical trial applications (INDs/CTAs) • Key documents supporting clinical development programs (e.g., protocols, CSRs, briefing documents) • Manage and develop the Medical Writing team, including performance management, mentorship, and career development, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and high-quality delivery. • Oversee resource planning and allocation, ensuring appropriate balance of internal and external writing resources to meet portfolio demands, timelines, and quality expectations. • Provide vendor oversight and ensure accountability for external medical writing partners, including deliverable quality, timelines, and adherence to company standards. • Partner cross-functionally within R&D (e.g., Clinical, Regulatory, Biometrics, Safety) to drive timely delivery of high-quality documents that support program strategy and regulatory submissions. • Drive continuous process improvement, identifying inefficiencies and leading the development and implementation of scalable, fit-for-purpose writing processes across the organization. • Represent Medical Writing on cross-functional initiatives, including R&D governance forums and process improvement efforts, ensuring alignment of documentation strategies with broader organizational goals. • Participate in cross-functional workstreams focused on advancing innovative tools and technologies to enhance the quality, efficiency, consistency, and speed of clinical and regulatory document preparation. • Establish and enforce best practices for document planning and execution, including timelines, review processes, and team coordination, while providing direct document-level support and mentoring for complex or high-priority deliverables.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences or health discipline required; advanced degree preferred. • 12+ years' experience in the biopharmaceutical industry or equivalent transferrable skills. • 8+ years of direct medical writing experience. • Expertise in clinical and regulatory document requirements; prior BLA/NDA experience strongly preferred. • Experience managing a team of writers to produce high-quality deliverables. • Strong record of strategic influence, executive-level communication, and cross-functional leadership.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances • Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement • Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance • A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31) • Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance • 80 hours of sick time per calendar year • Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit • 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions • Employee stock purchase plan • Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year • Employee Resource Groups participation