Summit Therapeutics plc

Director, Medical Writing

Summit Therapeutics plc$190K — $237K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in a scientific field; advanced degree preferred (PhD, PharmD, or MS)
  • 10+ years of regulatory medical writing experience in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Experience in writing clinical study protocols and reports, and IND/NDA submissions
  • Knowledge of oncology preferred
  • Proficient in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, and electronic document management systems
  • Strong writing and editing skills with attention to detail
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional interaction skills

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and finalize clinical/regulatory documents like protocols and study reports
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather input for document creation
  • Manage document review processes and schedule meetings for adherence to timelines
  • Develop and manage timelines for medical writing deliverables
  • Resolve comments with authors and project teams
  • Contribute to the refinement of medical writing processes and documents

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to influence the quality of medical writing processes
  • Fast-paced role in a smaller company setting
  • Engaging with high-level regulatory submissions
  • Potential for professional growth within a growing organization
Full Job Description
Overview of Role:

The Director, Medical Writing will collaborate with colleagues to produce high-quality, strategically aligned documents supporting the regulatory requirements of a clinical development program, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with US and ex-US regulatory requirements.

Role and Responsibilities:
  • Prepare, edit, and finalize clinical/regulatory documents, including protocols/protocol amendments, clinical study reports (CSRs), Investigator's Brochures, briefing documents, Module 2 clinical summary documents, and other regulatory submissions as needed
  • Interact with document authors, contributors, and reviewers (including members of Biometrics, Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Drug Safety, and Regulatory Affairs) to acquire necessary input into documents
  • Manage the document review process and schedule and conduct meetings to ensure documentation timelines are achieved
  • Develop and manage medical writing timelines for assigned documents to ensure on-time deliverables that meet business needs
  • Facilitate comment resolution and adjudication with authors, reviewers, and project teams
  • Participate in the development/refinement of medical writing processes, SOPs, work instructions, templates, and style and content guides to ensure efficient preparation of high- quality medical writing deliverables
  • All other duties as assigned

Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
  • BA/BS degree in a scientific field required; advanced scientific degree (PhD, PharmD, or MS) preferred
  • 10+ years of regulatory medical writing experience in the pharmaceutical industry (or an organization serving them), including experience writing clinical study protocols, clinical study reports, investigator's brochures, clinical sections of Investigational New Drug (IND) submissions and New Drug Applications (NDAs); and understanding of the content of higher-level summary documents
  • Knowledge of oncology disease areas preferred
  • Excellent writing skills coupled with good understanding of the drug development process and relevant regulatory guidelines
  • Ability to write and edit complex material to ensure accuracy, clarity, consistency, and effectiveness
  • Excellent attention to detail, multitasking, prioritization, and flexibility
  • Excellent communication skills with proven ability to interact in a cross-functional environment
  • Ability to analyze critically and synthesize complex scientific information from a range of scientific disciplines and clinical therapeutic areas
  • Proficiency in use of MS Office applications, Adobe Acrobat, electronic document management systems, and templates.
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced small company environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based on changing priorities
  • Demonstrated initiative and the ability to manage a variety of projects simultaneously with minimal direction
  • Ability to think strategically, be resourceful, and lead with minimal direction


This is the pay for this position

Pay Transparency

$190,000-$237,000 USD

Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. The total compensation package for this position may also include bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable variable compensation.

Summit does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact Summit's Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to Summit.

About Summit Therapeutics plc

Summit Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel medicines to treat rare diseases with high unmet medical need. The company's lead product candidate, Ridinilazole, is a precision antibiotic that has the potential to treat Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) with a superior clinical profile compared to existing CDI treatments. Summit Therapeutics is also developing a pipeline of additional product candidates targeting genetic diseases and other indications.
Learn more about Summit Therapeutics plc
Size
105 employees
Market Cap
$842.6 million
Industry
Founded
2003
5 Year Trend
+9910%
Revenue
$1 million
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