Manager, Medical Writing

🔥 18 hours ago

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✏️ Content Writer

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ICON plc

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

ICON plc is a global provider of clinical, consulting, and commercial services across various sectors in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. They offer a wide range of clinical solutions, including decentralised clinical trials, cardiac safety solutions, early clinical laboratories, and medical imaging. ICON also provides technology solutions that support drug development from early phases to post-marketing. Their therapeutic expertise spans cardiovascular, oncology, internal medicine, and more, with a strong focus on transformative therapies like cell and gene therapies and biosimilars. ICON is recognized as a leading Contract Research Organisation (CRO), regularly providing thought leadership and contributing to industry publications and events. Their services are tailored to optimize clinical trials, offer regulatory intelligence, and deliver real-world evidence through robust data analysis and patient-centric solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead a team of medical writers to produce high-quality, scientifically accurate documents supporting clinical trials • Manage the medical writing team, providing guidance and oversight • Oversee preparation of clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, protocols, investigator brochures, and other clinical documents • Collaborate with clinical, regulatory, and project management teams • Ensure documents comply with regulatory guidelines and internal standards • Track project timelines and deliverables to ensure on-time completion and submission • Improve writing processes and templates using best practices

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, health sciences, or a related field is preferred, with extensive experience in medical writing within the pharmaceutical or clinical research industry • Proven experience in managing medical writing teams and overseeing the development of regulatory and clinical documents • Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements, clinical trial processes, and scientific writing best practices • Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex scientific concepts clearly and accurately • Strong organizational and leadership abilities, with experience in managing multiple projects and ensuring on-time delivery • Detail-oriented, adaptable, and proactive, with a commitment to maintaining the highest standards in medical writing • Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance related incentives • Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable • Retirement and pension plans • Life assurance and disability coverage • Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources • Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways