Associate Director - Scientific Writing

REQ-10058422
10月 06, 2025
India

摘要

Job purpose: To manage and lead a Scientific Communications Therapeutic Area team/squad to produce high quality scientific documents/deliverables, by providing functional and operational leadership and implementing management control of the assigned team/squad.

About the Role

Profile Summary:

· Leads a medical writing team/squad for an assigned brand or for a specific TA

· Ensures production of scientific deliverables/ documents which adhere to highest quality,

· timeliness and efficiency standards

· Accountable for the accuracy of the scientific content of the deliverables produced by the group/team (data accuracy and scientific messages).

Accountable for the adherence to processes/ guidelines / SOPs and ensure inspection / audit readiness of all relevant documents for her/his assigned group/team

· Monitors and tracks KPIs for the team/squad. Proactively takes measures to improve KPIs in agreement with Function head and QC manager

· Identifies and resolves operational issues. Recommends potential solutions and manages

number of escalations.

· Ensures exemplary communication with customers in USMA. Manages customer expectations efficiently

· Owns and ensures deployment and completion of initiatives and programs developed towards creating scientific and functional excellence

· Acts as consultant on medical communications or assigned service for her/his Function Head and to other functions/ teams

· In partnership with USMA Med Comms, Recruit talent, manage performance (set objectives, review performance and plan compensation) and develop associates (development/training plans, Organizational Talent Review, coaching or mentoring, as appropriate).

· Manages performance of his/her individual team members including performance reviews aligned with Novartis policies

Experience Required

5 + years experience in Medical Communications with proven people leadership

Experience in a wide array of Medical Communications activities, including, but not limited to, publications, slide decks, symposia, standalones, advisory board meetings, etc.

Track record in developing Medical Communications plans

Skills/Qualifications

Fluent English (oral and written).

Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationship in a matrix and multicultural environment.

Education

Minimum: healthcare professional degree or degree in a healthcare-related field

Desirable: advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) in life science/healthcare

Other requirements

Travel internationally/domestically as required

Ability and willingness to work off hours and holidays if required

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Finance
Universal Hierarchy Node
India
Hyderabad (Office)
Research & Development
Full time
Regular
No

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REQ-10058422

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