Principal Medical Writer, Global Medical Writing

What’s In It for You:This is an exciting leadership opportunity for a person with passion and talent. The company believes that medical writing is a science that continuously evolves with new regulations and technologies.  The role provides the ability to influence company leaders and work on exciting fast-paced drug development programs. This is your chance to join a dynamic Medical Writing team and be part of an emerging success story driven by the company’s unwavering commitment to patients and employees.The Role:The Medical Writing team is looking for an experienced, self-motivated individual knowledgeable of the current MW landscape to serve as Principal Medical Writer. The individual will be the lead writer across programs/submissions that are part of the growing clinical pipeline.In this high visibility role, the individual will be responsible for independently writing and managing clinical study-related documents including, but not limited to, clinical study protocols, master protocols, Investigator's brochures, and clinical study reports. The individual will lead cross-functional teams in development of regulatory submission documents, regulatory response documents, and other IND/CTA or global regulatory submission documents.The position reports to the Sr. Director, Global Medical Writing.What You’ll Do:Medical Writing lead for one or more clinical programs, leading the planning, development, and implementation of content strategy for clinical and regulatory documentsRepresent Medical Writing on cross-functional clinical, regulatory, and submission teams and actively participate in NDA/MAA/IND submission planning and documentationAuthor and manage the preparation of clinical documents and other assigned tasks within established timelines with the highest quality in terms of scientific content, organization, clarity, accuracy, format, consistency, and adherence to regulatory and internal guidelines, styles, and processesDrive document strategies and messages in a collaborative way with relevant project team subject matter expertsMaintain cutting edge knowledge base of current developments in field and related technologies.Incorporate process improvements and changes that align with R&D needsExcellent written communication skills, detailed-oriented, self-directed and with the ability to be flexible and manage workload of multiple concurrent projects to meet project timelinesPlan and coordinate work with in-house Medical Writer team and outside CROsMentor junior members of the team, providing guidance and expertise in medical writingStrong team player and a change agent who further reinforces/enhances Deciphera’s cultural valuesExperienced and skilled in performing medical literature searchesPerform reviews of medical writing deliverables, as well as reviews of statistical analysis plans, tables, figures, and listings, as needed