Medical Information Specialist

Job Title: Information Scientist III
Duration of Assignment: 6 months – extension based on performance and business need
Work Site Location: Hybrid | Preferred: Mettawa, IL 60045 | Alternate Locations: Florham Park, NJ 07932 or Irvine, CA 92612
 
Responsibilities:

• Provides complex medical information for the assigned therapeutic area(s). This includes developing, maintaining and using product/disease state subject matter expertise to respond to medical information inquiries escalated from affiliate and medical information call center staff, and managing the development, approval, and maintenance of global and region-specific medical/technical global content documents used for product inquiries from internal customers such as country affiliate staff, and from external customers including healthcare professionals (e.g., External Experts, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, etc.) and consumers.
• Provides timely and accurate development of GCs, summarizes literature and clinical guidelines, and assists in the development/approval of Data on File in accordance with established policies and practice standards. Ensures content conveys a clear and appropriate medical message. Provides review and approval of medical content, including complex and sensitive information. Ensures compliance with regulatory and corporate requirements.
• Able to evaluate data and maintain an in-depth understanding of product knowledge, associated disease states, treatment guidelines, labeling, and relevant internal data for assigned therapeutic area.
• May partner with internal colleagues to ensure creation of relevant core content to meet customer needs.
• Assists in providing solutions to deliver medical information to customers in unique and innovative ways.
• Critically evaluates literature, interprets complex data, and adapts delivery of information to a variety of audiences.
• Identifies global medical information insights based on Medical Information inquiries.

 
Essential Skills/Abilities:

• Must be self-motivated, highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to multitask while delivering high-quality work.
• Ability to coordinate and lead multidisciplinary and cross-functional meetings. Must possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Understanding of the legal and regulatory environment of the pharmaceutical industry desired.
• Possesses strong teamwork attributes and cultural sensitivity.
• Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills. Medical writing skills are highly desired.

 
Qualifications (education and experience):

• Bachelor’s degree and graduation from an accredited Nursing, PA, Pharmacy, PhD in Health Sciences, or MD/DO program. Advanced degree preferred.
• Knowledge of medical information inquiry repositories, such as Veeva Vault and Salesforce preferred.
• Able to apply knowledge across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Solid clinical understanding of disease states and the implications of treatment.
• Strong knowledge of clinical trial methodology, statistical concepts, and independent evaluation and interpretation of complex literature.
• Mastery of use of computer systems, databases, and software applications, including Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Maintains expert understanding of product knowledge, labeling, and relevant data.
• Note: While based in the US, this position will support our European GMI colleagues and have high interaction supporting our outsourced MI vendor in Europe, with potential to expand responsibilities based on business need.

 

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's pay range is $45.00/hr – $50.00/hr.