Additional Location(s): US-MA-Marlborough
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About the role:
The Senior Scientific Communications Specialist is responsible for the preparation of documents that support the clinical evidence planning, presentation and publication needs of BSC Cardiac Rhythm Management and Diagnostics products (CRMDx).
Work Mode:
At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week.
Relocation Assistance:
Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.
Visa Sponsorship:
Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.
Key Responsibilities:
⦁ Prepares manuscripts, as well as abstracts, slide presentations, and poster presentations for scientific meetings within and outside the U.S.
⦁ Identifies and develops strong, credible scientific partnerships with strategically targeted KOLs focusing on CRMDx technologies to generate strategic evidence initiatives.
⦁ Solicits and incorporates KOL/physicians/trial investigators feedback on manuscripts, abstracts, slide presentations and posters.
⦁Supports the CRMDx clinical communications needs for clinical trials and registries in AF Solutions in markets both within and outside the U.S.
⦁ Reviews statistical output from BSC medical device clinical trials and registries and determines appropriate evaluation, interpretation, and presentation of data.
⦁ Collaborates extensively with internal medical directors, clinical trial managers, statisticians, other medical writers as part of project core teams. Interacts externally with study investigators, journals, and conference organizers.
⦁ Remains current with medical developments and publications on similar and competitor products. Applies this knowledge to BSC communications projectsContributes to/ develops BSC’s evidence generation strategy through partnership with marketing, clinical, regulatory, HEMA and the Franchise.
⦁ Interacts with marketing and other groups as needed to ensure that clinical data is represented accurately and correctly in any published literature, slide sets, and other materials prepared by these groups.
⦁ Ensures that accurate, high-quality documents are prepared on schedule. Review documents for accuracy and for appropriate evaluation and presentation of data, methodology, and interpretation.
⦁ Helps to organize and chair publication and presentation plan teams. Interacts with authors, investigators, internal BSC personnel, journals, editors, and others as necessary to ensure the successful implementation of publication and presentation plans.
⦁ Assists other medical writers, as per project timeline and workload demands.
Required Qualifications:
⦁ Minimum of a Ph.D./Pharm.D/M.D. plus 5 years of related pharmaceutical/medical device industry/academic experience (e.g., medical writing, clinical research) OR a minimum of a MPH, B.Pharm, or MS, plus 8 years of relevant pharmaceutical/medical device industry/academic experience.
⦁ Solid understanding of scientific or clinical research and the scientific method.
⦁ Demonstrated scientific writing ability (e.g., manuscripts, research grants, etc.)
⦁ Ability to prepare and deliver scientific presentations; understanding of the structure and content of scientific presentations, ability to tailor presentation format and content to specific needs of topic and/or audience.
⦁ Knowledge of clinical research,…