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Medical Writer / Medical Communications Specialist

Xelay Acumen, Inc.
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About Xelay Acumen

Xelay Acumen was first started in 2007 with a private investment fund (Xelay Capital) serving non-profit institutions. Xelay Acumen Group has rapidly established itself as a leading consulting firm in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors since 2012. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, the firm also established an Asia Pacific office in Taipei in 2018. Xelay Foundation, our non-profit foundation, was founded in 2015 and grants over $200,000 annually to local community organizations and global research institutions:

01.2007. Xelay Capital founded

07.2012. Xelay Acumen founded

12.2014. Xelay San Francisco Area office established in San Mateo

01.2015. Xelay Foundation founded

11.2015. Xelay San Mateo office expands

11.2016. Xelay San Mateo moves to a new building

01.2018. Xelay Foundation grant program established

05.2018. Xelay San Mateo office expands again

09.2018. Xelay Acumen Taipei founded

01.2019. Xelay Foundation Consulting established

11.2019. Xelay San Mateo office expands again

01.2021. Xelay Foundation scholarship established

01.2022. Xelay Foundation AAA-Cup

05.2022. Xelay Foundation Athletic Scholarship established

04.2023. Xelay Taipei office established

 

Role

We are seeking an experienced full-time Medical Writer/Medical Communications Specialist. This is a position for industry-experienced professionals who have at least 2 or more years of medical writing experience, preferably within the biotech or pharmaceutical industry. This role is a hand's-on content development position. 

 

Responsibilities

  • Working within the position specification, particularly with respect to time allocation
  • Developing content for a variety of clinically-oriented products (slide kits, manuscripts, posters for pharmaceutical clients)
  • Ensuring writing is of high scientific and literary standards and meets objectives
  • Undertaking research in the therapeutic area to allow effective writing
  • Incorporate editorial comments and solve queries to present a 'finished' final document 
  • Ensuring understanding and implementation of all company procedures and quality standards
  • Engaging Key Opinion Leaders and clinical trial investigators who partner with the client to author publications
  • Work includes 
    • Medical Education materials (Advisory Boards, Speaker Programs, Slide Decks, etc.)
    • Abstracts and articles
    • Manuscripts
    • Multimedia projects
    • Posters
    • Speaker training materials
    • Slide kits /Slide presentations

Work for advisory board meetings (creating meeting agendas and slide presentations, speaker training program content, comprehensive post-meeting reports, etc.)

Desired Qualifications: 

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of science or an aptitude for understanding it, including the ability to learn new therapeutic areas quickly
  • Ability to write (medical writers must be able to write clearly at a level appropriate to the audience and the project)
  • Deadline-oriented
  • Attention to detail
  • Accuracy, logical organization
  • Clear thinking and writing

 

Requirements: 

  • RN, MS, RPh, PhD, MD, PharmD degree
  • 2+ years of medical communications writing experience
  • Strong ability in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Experience with graphics software (i.e., Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop) preferable, but not a requirement

 

Interested parties should apply via https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XelayAcumenJobs

(All materials are required to be in English)