Senior Science Writer

Job Overview:

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Scientific Communications Document Specialist. In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of our scientific documents.

As a key member of our Global Scientific Communications team, you will be responsible for reviewing and editing scientific documents to ensure they meet international standards of written English. This will involve correcting errors in grammar, style, formatting, and syntax, as well as identifying and fixing flaws in logic and flow.

You will also be responsible for managing document metadata, launching shells, and tracking status, milestones, and associated documentation. Additionally, you will support scientists and other functions with processing publications through steps such as editing, data integrity review, approval, and submission to specified venues.

Our ideal candidate will have a strong background in science and writing, with excellent communication and project management skills. If you are a motivated and detail-oriented individual who is passionate about scientific communications, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

1. **Scientific Communications Document Support:**
- Ensure timely delivery of error-free, high-quality documents that meet international standards of written English
- Correct errors in grammar, style, formatting, and syntax. Identify and fix flaws in logic and flow
- Follow style guides/templates provided by the team
- Follow best-practice based on Lilly internal standards
- Verify data against source files, ensure accuracy and consistency of data and content within and between related documents

2. **Document Management:**
- Launch shells and manage document metadata
- Support scientists and other functions with processing publications through steps such as editing, data integrity review, approval and submission to specified venues. Track status, milestones & associated documentation
- Manage Datavision, including data steward/project management responsibilities
- Support encoring efforts across therapy areas, functions and regions, by editing, adapting word counts per venue guidelines and completing other steps in the publications procedure, as required
- Conduct literature searches, obtain and process copyright transfer and authorship agreements; verify data and references for accuracy; create figures and diagrams, write cover letters to journal editors and coordinate and/or conduct translation and/or validation, ensure all steps of the submission process are executed
- Write regulatory and publication documents to support Global Scientific Communications' workload

3. **Process Efficiency and Technology Advancement:**
- Maintain proficiency in applicable software, tools, processes, and workflows
- Use creativity to introduce new tools, processes, and structure to accomplish broader organizational goals and meet standards while providing solutions to streamline team workflow
- Improve document processes by establishing uniform cross-organizational practices; suggest process or tool enhancements to improve effectiveness and minimize redundancy between databases and other tools

4. **Therapeutic & Disease State Management:**
- Understand key priorities and communication strategies across therapeutic areas and/or organizational units
- Maintain a working knowledge of product and disease state information
- Continue to develop therapeutic knowledge and be familiar with trial design, rationale and data. Apply this knowledge in activities listed above

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and negotiate solutions to complex technical challenges with cross-functional colleagues, external vendors and customers
- Demonstrated project management and time management skills
- Cognitive abilities, including verbal reasoning, attention to detail, critical thinking, and analytical ability
- Interpersonal skills and the ability to be flexible in varying environments
- Ability to utilize high-level end-user computer skills (e.g., word processing, tables and graphics, spreadsheets, presentations and templates)
- Ability to work well independently and as part of a team, within and across culturally and geographically diverse environments
- Proven ability to assemble, share and apply key learnings across multiple projects

Additional Information:

- Specialized knowledge of editing & proofreading techniques
- Knowledge of medical and statistical terminology; willingness to expend effort in acquiring scientific knowledge and understand strategic issues
- General knowledge of scientific literature search and retrieval
- Limited travel, up to approximately 10%

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