IQVIA

Senior Clinical Editor

IQVIA • $84K — $211K *
Durham, NC 27713In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in English or Life Sciences-related field
  • 4+ years experience with clinical trial documentation and quality control
  • In-depth understanding of Medical Writing deliverables and importance of accuracy
  • Impeccable English language proficiency with excellent grammar skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
  • Ability to strategically prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a subject-matter expert on quality control processes
  • Conduct comprehensive QC reviews of Medical Writing deliverables
  • Document findings using established procedures and checklists
  • Communicate effectively with document authors regarding QC inquiries
  • Develop and refine quality tools like guidelines and standards
  • Lead training and mentoring within the QC team
  • Manage daily QC assignments and workload effectively

Benefits

  • Leadership training and development opportunities
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Potential for project leadership roles
  • Access to the latest QC tools and methodologies
  • Opportunity to stay updated on industry trends and drug development processes
Full Job Description
Job Overview:
Performs quality control and editing review of Medical Writing deliverables from internal and external authors to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with data, format, and style requirements. Provides leadership, training, and guidance to staff, and assists in resource management.

Essential Functions:
  • Is a subject- matter expert within the group and a source of advice and information to IQVIA staff on quality control processes
  • Conduct quality control (QC) review of a wide range of Medical Writing deliverables for both internal and external customers, including complex and substantial documents, with limited guidance and consistent high quality and efficiency
  • Document findings clearly, in accordance with defined procedures and checklists
  • Liaise promptly with document authors in case of questions or missing sources
  • Develops quality tools such as checklists, quality guidelines, and standards to meet project specific needs
  • May have responsibility for resourcing of QC tasks within the team
  • Take a leading role in providing training, guidance, and mentoring within the QC group
  • May take a formal supervisory role in managing QC staff and/or contract resources
  • Take a leading role in proposing, developing, evaluating, and implementing process changes and tools and monitoring their adoption and benefits
  • Take a leading role in QC team meetings and ensuring that lessons learned are shared and consistent approaches are applied
  • May take a leadership role for a stand-alone QC project, lead the team, and be the primary contact with the customer
  • May participate in project team meetings and liaise directly with the customer on QC issues, as appropriate and with senior support as needed
  • Take responsibility for on-time delivery of QC review comments
  • Manage daily assignments, planning and directing work, and take responsibility for managing workload for assigned projects and tasks, in collaboration with senior staff
  • Keep abreast of current data, trends, medical writing (MW)/regulatory knowledge, developments and advances in area of drug development/MW


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in English or Life sciences -related discipline or related field
  • Typically, at least 4 years experience working with clinical trial documentation in a research environment, including significant experience of performing quality control (QC) review of clinical trial-related documents, defining and refining processes, and training and developing others
  • Requires in-depth understanding of the structure, format, and purpose of a wide range of Medical Writing deliverables and the importance of consistency, clarity, and accuracy versus sources
  • Careful attention to detail, accuracy, and consistency
  • Impeccable English language skills and ability to detect and correct grammatical, spelling, and language errors
  • Ability to understand scientific/medical documents and identify deficiencies, errors and inconsistencies
  • Familiarity with the structural and content requirements of clinical study reports, investigator brochures, protocols, and similar documents
  • Proactivity and advanced organizational and time management skills and ability to prioritize workload effectively with commitment to deadlines
  • Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively in English, both in writing and verbally, and confidence in using a range of communication methods to achieve results
  • Good understanding of clinical drug development and the functions, steps, and processes involved
  • Advanced understanding of the nature and purpose of Medical Writing deliverables
  • Ability to provide clear and effective guidance and training in the form of written instructions, presentations, and one-to-one discussion
  • Confident use of Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
  • Ability to quickly establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers, and customers at a range of seniority levels


Technical Skills:
  • Veeva Vault
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.) (see above)
  • Adobe Acrobat (see above)
  • ISIToolbox
  • SharePoint
  • Experience with publishing/submission-readiness a plus


The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $84,400.00 - $211,100.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.

About IQVIA

Innovex offers superior and creative advice to corporations. In addition, they raised venture capital for our own affiliate companies, in addition to having assisted clients in fund-raising efforts, new venture outreaches, and financing. Their engineers and technical staff offer varied backgrounds in manufacturing, high tech, product design, quality control, safety, biomechanics, and robotics.

IQVIA Careers

Join the vibrant team at IQVIA, a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the healthcare industry. IQVIA is recognized for its commitment to innovation, leadership in healthcare, and a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

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Learn more about IQVIA
Size
82,000 employees
Market Cap
$37.5 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$279 million
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
+15.3%
Revenue
$11.3 billion
NASDAQ
IQV
* Ladders Estimates

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