Principal Scientific Writer

Job Description Summary

As a Principal Scientific Writer you will be responsible for the creation of high-quality highly-complex scientific content, such as publications and foundational core content elements, in line with priorities and scientific narrative defined in SCP. Also for ownership of content from brief to publication or presentation, for first-time right delivery.

 

Job Description

Major Activities 

• Prepare / support the preparation of highly complex scientific documents to meet highest quality standards, including pivotal primary manuscripts, scientific communications platform and scientific lexicons, scientific writing for IEPs, meeting materials for satellite symposia, publication planning materials. 

• Initiate/ implement and champion process improvement techniques. 

• Manage multiple projects across multiple brands and therapeutic areas. 

• Define and implement customer management strategies and tactics. 

• Ideate and implement tactics to influence internal and external development environment. 

• Comply with and support group’s project management tool, standards, policies and initiatives. 

• Follow Novartis specifications for documentation, templates etc. 

• Maintain records for all assigned projects including archiving. 

• Maintain audit, SOP and training compliance. 

• Train new joiners, fellow colleagues as and when required. 

• Perform additional tasks as assigned. 

 

Education

Minimum: Minimum science degree or equivalent, B.Sc./equivalent with 12 years Clinical Research (CR) experience, M.Sc./M.Pharm +10 years of clinical research (CR) experience 
 

Desired: Doctoral Degree or Qualification in Medical Sciences 

(MBBS/MD/equivalent) 

PhD > 8 year of CR experience, MBBS/equivalent >8 year of 

CR experience, MD >6 years of CR exp 

 

Languages: 

Excellent written and oral English 

 

Skills Desired