Senior Medical Writer

The Position As a member of the Global Digital Hub Team, you will work to ensure fulfillment of the Global Digital Hub long term outcomes and strategy as well as excellent delivery of content creation priorities. As a Senior Medical writer, you will support the growing medical writing team within Roche Services & Solution Centre in developing medical writing & digital content solutions for our business partners. You are responsible for formulating and identifying current and future content needs and lead the development of different content creation initiatives. In addition, you work with relevant stakeholders to ensure the effective deployment of resources and tools to support and ensure that writing activities are conducted efficiently, cost-effectively, and in accordance with the business needs. The Senior Medical Writer has responsibility for developing and coordinating the content strategy of various business partners. This critical position has a global scope. Key responsibilities Apply your broad knowledge of medical writing for the pharmaceutical industry, you will work closely with cross-functional teams, including medical, scientific, and commercial partners, to understand client needs and develop tailored and effective scientific content for digital implementation Manage multiple concurrent projects across a range of therapeutic areas, delivering on agreed timelines Ensuring that the content, format and structure comply with regulatory and other guidelines, as well as with Roche best practices Monitor assigned tasks and manage own workload, taking ownership and anticipating capacity issues and potential solutions As a trained and experienced senior medical writer you will provide mentorship and technical coaching to other medical writers in the team, as well as new writers joining the team Your role will require taking responsibility and ownership for upholding the highest standards of scientific accuracy, quality and compliance with all applicable industry guidelines, local and international Exercise excellent interpersonal/communication skills for effective and professional liaison with the internal team, clients, healthcare professionals and other key stakeholders and to obtain comprehensive briefs and responses to queries Diligently keep up to date with, and follow, all applicable company standard operating procedures (SOPs) Effectively partner with customers to understand their business needs and how content creation will contribute to their success Quickly and effectively engage resources, utilizing both formal and informal networks to meet desired goals. Work closely with the Digital Hub Chapter Leads and Business Partners Support and lead cross-functional initiatives, maintaining a global perspective even when supporting departmental efforts Makes recommendations to improve service and responsiveness to business partners Who you are We are looking for upbeat, dynamic individuals who are highly involved and passionate about medical writing and willing to learn more about building up content strategies. As a Senior Medical Writer you are a person who upholds the highest standards of scientific accuracy, quality and compliance and you are ready to provide mentorship and technical coaching for other medical writers. Further requirements: Advanced degree in a biological science or medical discipline 7 of medical writing experience, ideally within an agency setting Native-level written and spoken English, additional languages an advantage Excellent attention to detail, consistency, clarity and scientific rigor Customer-service mentality & can-do attitude Natural communicator and relationship builder Experience with the standard IT-applications, preferably including Google suite Accountable, focused, precise attitude Continuous improvement and growth mindset Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment, ability to prioritize tasks Capability to effectively coordinate people across multiple organizations and countries Ability to manage key global stakeholders. Strong stakeholder management and customer-centric skills Ability to work under pressure, manage complex issues & work independently Quick learner, passionate about technologies Strong project management, analytical and technical skills Good interpersonal skills to work as part of a team combined with ability to engage with senior leaders What we offer in return: It is very important that our colleagues are engaged, motivated and work together toward Roche’s purpose: “We are doing now what patients need next”. Therefore we strive to give you all the support you need for your professional growth and wellbeing. Our benefits support employee health and wellbeing, provide protection for life events, help employees plan and save for retirement, support the diverse needs of our employees, and provide flexibility and choice where appropriate. Roche Annual Bonus: Your annual bonus is a financial compensation that varies based on factors such as individual and organizational performance and affordability. Your final Roche Annual Bonus is influenced by your individual contribution, as well as Global Function/Affiliate and Roche Group performance Health Insurance: Roche provides medical care to its employees. The health insurance package covers several types of examinations and preventive screening tests. It is possible to have it extended to family members, at corporate rates Life/Accident insurance (all Roche employees in Riga are covered by a life insurance package) Full salary when on sick leave for the first 9 days Eyeglasses settlement: Roche reimburses the cost of eyeglasses needed for sharp sight up to a certain limit One time payment options for various events in the life e.g. wedding, childbirth Employee gifts for Christmas Work from Home Allowance Service Awards: We value loyalty with additional holidays and bonus payment Work from home: work-life balance is important in Roche culture, therefore various flexible work arrangements, home office options are available Home Workplace: One-time payment for Home Workplace (IT equipment, e.g. monitor etc provided by Roche) Great international network and diverse community environment Professional development opportunities and access to marketplace with numerous projects implementing agile way of working Salary starts from 2500 EUR gross/monthly. Final salary depends on the successful candidate's level of experience, skills and qualifications. Who we are At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity. Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world. We are Roche.