Medical Research Writer

Twin Health has several key focus areas of research and is continually innovating on chronic diseases to pursue reversal and improvement outcomes. This role will be critical to Twin’s research agenda and the ability to continually innovate across chronic metabolic disease. 

The Medical Research Writer will be responsible for authoring and revising clinical documents and protocols for submission to partners for research collaboration projects. Additionally, the role will lead USA based clinical communication efforts, including the development of abstracts and presentations for medical congress meetings and manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The role will be accountable for the translation of details of medical research and Twin Health innovations to all audiences, particularly focused on academic and medical stakeholders and healthcare-related media. This role is a critical leadership role at Twin Health, reporting to the VP of Clinical Quality and Innovation with accountability to the Twin Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer. The role will also work closely with the Twin Head of Global Research. Translate the details of medical research and innovations to prepare articles for medical journals and create content for medical websites and other healthcare-related media. Medical writers must interpret technical data into understandable language. Because they rephrase information, it is vital that they be accurate. They must be aware of the intended audience and write to their level of expertise and experience. The job also requires the professional to understand the requirements of the project he is completing. Medical writers have to continually upgrade their skills and their basic knowledge of the terminology and procedures in the field for which they write.

Responsibilities

• Independently writes protocols for various metabolic chronic disease initiatives, such as NAFLD, Hypertension, obesity, and other related conditions, pivotal study reports, summaries of safety and efficacy, summaries of clinical efficacy and safety, and other similar reports required to support global product development and provider engagement across the USA
• Leads the development and authoring of clinical protocols, clinical study reports, investigator brochures, and clinical summaries in support of Twin’s research agenda and outward facing academic scientific work
• Leads the development and authoring of abstracts and slides or posters presenting clinical study data at medical congresses and the development of primary manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals including direct collaboration with internal and external authors primarily for the USA and key global conferences where USA data is being shared
• Closely interacts with analytics, technology, and business intelligence  in the development of statistical analysis plans and the design of statistical outputs demonstrating advanced problem-solving ability
• Drives the document preparation process, drafts and distributes documents for review, and incorporates/resolves comments with all reviewers
• Leads internal cross-functional document development meetings to ensure issues are resolved
• Represents medical writing on study/project teams and contributes to program strategy, through collaborative engagement with personnel from other clinical disciplines, regulatory affairs, and scientific departments
• Builds a team over time of junior writers as Twin continues to grow the USA research agenda
• Identifies key conferences working with the Twin Medical Advisory Board for submission of abstracts and manages against deadlines for submission
• Leads or participates in the development of medical writing processes and infrastructure development
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant software and technology (MS Project, MS Office [Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook], SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, EndNote, and eCTD authoring templates)
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• BS/BA/MS/MA degree (prefer in scientific or health-related field) and 4-5 years Or PhD/PharmD degree (prefer in scientific or health-related field) and 2 years of previous writing experience working on clinical and regulatory submissions in the pharmaceutical, biotech, device, medical communications, or CRO industries
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear, concise, and effective written and verbal communications describing scientific and clinical data
• Understanding of clinical product development, clinical research, clinical study design, biostatistics, medical terminology, research methodology
• Expertise with medical terminology and/or research methodology
• Ability to work collaboratively and coordinate the efforts of team members to resolve comments and produce a final high-quality document
• Independently motivated with good problem-solving skills allowing analysis, synthesis and compilation of data from a broad range of disciplines
• Well-organized with demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, work simultaneously on multiple projects, and complete high-quality documents according to timelines
• Experience working in a fast-paced, cohesive, collaborative team-oriented work environment
• Experience using Common Technical Document content templates
• Expert knowledge of current electronic document management systems and information technology