Associate Scientific Writer - Medical Devices

Position Description

Collaboration is a fundamental part of our organization's culture and is essential to our continued success. As such, the successful candidate for this position is expected to work fully on-site, enabling them to engage fully with colleagues and contribute to cross-functional initiatives. Therefore, the ability to work collaboratively and contribute to a positive and supportive team environment is a key requirement for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Critical Thinking: Evaluate scientific literature and research findings and apply this knowledge to your work. This involves asking questions, identifying gaps in the research, and synthesizing information from multiple sources.
• Writing Skills: Conduct thorough literature searches to identify relevant studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses that inform your writing. Create and maintain job aids and work instructions for the preparation and maintenance of compliant medical writing deliverables.
• Communication: Manage timelines and communicate with team members to maintain awareness of expectations, milestones, and deliverables. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop new and insightful analytics to collect and analyze clinical data.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in a scientific field (MS, Ph.D., MD, or Pharm. D.)
• Experience in conducting focused literature searches on PubMed, Embase or other similar literature databases
• Data mining and analysis
• Ability to formulate reports and present findings
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment
• Project management and organizational skills
• Strong familiarity with Microsoft Office

Preferred

• 1-2 years of experience in the medical device/pharmaceutical field or 1+ years of research with professor
• Ability to understand and interpret results of clinical studies, with a strong understanding of statistics
• Experience performing statistical analysis with statistical programs
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
• Data analytic publication experience or literature author publication experience

Benefits

Competitive compensation range: $70000 - $80000 / year (California). Comprehensive benefits package. Training and mentorship opportunities. On-campus wellness activities. Education reimbursement program. 401(k) program with discretionary employer match. Generous vacation accrual and paid holiday schedule.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Applied Medical is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), or sexual orientation, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws in the locations where Applied Medical operates.