Medical Writer - Exempt Medical Writer - Exempt

Sr. Publications Specialist
Mounds View, MN/Hybrid   
Duration: 12 Months+ Possible Extension
Pay Range $50.35- $61.15/hr on w2

HM's Top Needs:

1.  Experience with peer reviewed manuscript development from clinical research/studies

2.  Strong writing skills

3.  Project management

Education Required: Bachelor’s

Years’ Experience Required: 4 years (or 2 with advanced degree)

Will the contractor be working 40 hours a week? If not, weekly estimate? Yes

Work Location:
Do they need to be local to any MDT office and if so where? Yes – Mounds View

Does this person need to be on site? If so, full time or part time? Yes – 4 days starting in Sep

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Leads publication plan development and produces scientific content aimed at external audiences that maximizes awareness and accessibility.
• Writes, edits, and formats manuscripts, abstracts, and scientific presentations in collaboration with authors and contributors
• Develops an in-depth knowledge of key therapy and product areas, stays abreast of current literature relevant to CRM therapies and products (including competitors)
• Compiles, analyzes, and summarizes data for each writing project
• Collaborates with physicians, clinical and statistics teams to plan and identify appropriate analysis plans
• Oversee individual publication activities, requiring compliance with publication processes and procedures for Medtronic and target journals
• Creates scientific messages to simplify complex information and maximize awareness for scientific audiences.
• Analyzes and optimizes content based on feedback and input from stakeholders and/or metrics.
• Create and manage the project schedule for each deliverable through final delivery (e.g. peer-review publication, scientific conference presentation) while in compliance to regulatory, medical society, and corporate standards.
• Interface with physicians, clinical leadership, and other stakeholders to align evidence dissemination activities and deliverables
• Leads, coordinates and/or participates in Publication Committee meetings and administrates follow-up actions (e.g. document decisions)
• Support activities of the team at medical device congresses, as assigned. This may include attending publication planning meetings with investigators in Medtronic clinical trials, executing Medtronic sponsored symposia, and covering relevant scientific sessions.
• Maintain files on informative journal abstracts according to current or estimated future needs
• Track and report on metrics related to CRM medical writing services to clinical leadership and key business partners
• May serve as a medical/scientific consultant to marketing or research project teams and external stakeholders
• May assist study personnel in providing interim and final reports and presentations.
• May manage portfolio of publication activities on assigned projects (e.g. collect input on strategic alignment, drive commitment decisions, communicate decisions to investigators)
• May participate in process improvement initiatives (including the need to create new tools, repositories, etc.)

  Must Have: Minimum Requirements 
  Bachelor’s degree required
  Minimum of 4 years of clinical/ medical/ scientific writing experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years clinical/ medical/ scientific writing experience