GForce Life Sciences has been engaged by our client to assist them in a project that resides within the Clinical Affairs team. This requires a strong Medical Writer who can facilitate with pre-clinical and clinical literature searches and Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs) for regulatory submissions and Post-market Surveillance Plan literature reviews (PSPs) for analysis of existing product clinical performance. Both involve conducting searches of peer-reviewed publications, risk management files, national implant registries, and post market quality tabulations to compile relevant data. Report preparation involves summarizing data found and drafting risk vs benefit analyses for review by a Sr Medical Writer or designee.
Duties / Expectations of Role
Prepare and/or assist in the preparation of Clinical Evaluation documents in accordance with the EU using relevant information compiled from research, peer-reviewed publications, risk management files, & post-market data.
Summarizes findings and drafts risk vs benefit analyses and conclusions, for review by a Sr Medical Writer, based on clinical and post-market data in accordance with the EU
Perform and/or assist in the comprehensive literature searches and clinical evidence mapping to develop and maintain in-depth knowledge and understanding of current scientific literature required to support identified product lines and related pre-clinical and clinical studies.
Prepare and/or assist in the preparation of reviews of peer-reviewed literature for inclusion in post-market surveillance plan for general and product-specific PSP reports.
File and/or assist in filing work in the Clinical Evaluation archives, provide documentation & clinical data searches to various departments, and provide verbal and/or written progress reports monthly.
Distribute and/or assist in distributing reviewed final draft reports to Clinical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Post-Market Surveillance and Development Engineering groups to verify and approve content of final draft document.
Manage and/or perform additional tasks and projects, as assigned
Mandatory Requirements
BA or BS Degree
5+ years of strong Medical Writing Experience
Experience in the development of clinical, scientific, and regulatory documents
Experience conducting systematic literature reviews
Demonstrated bibliographic research and editorial skills
Experience writing and reviewing Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs) and Clinical Evaluation Plans (CEPs)
Strong ability to organize, interpret and disseminate relative product information (to analyze clinical research data)
Ability to apply statistical knowledge and distinguish what pertinent Clinical data can be utilized in support of business initiatives.
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with business partners on all levels.
This position requires an individual who is self-motivated, but happy to work as part of an extended team.
Basic understanding with FDA compliance for medical devices
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Excellent verbal, proofreading medical writing, and editing skills, and a keen attention to detail
Ability to communicate to medical device industry professionals and customers
Can work independently, set the right priorities and is a self-starter.
Nice To Have Requirements
Advanced degree in a scientific discipline (preferred - Ph.D., MD, or Pharm.D.)
Experience with MEDDEV 2.7/1 Rev 4 and EU MDR Standards
Experience with PMCF Plans & Reports and CERs
Experience with Medical Device or Pharma Regulations relative to Clinical Research is preferred
a background in spine or orthopedics
Expertise in conducting focused literature searches on PubMed, Medline or other similar medical literature databases.
Basic understanding with FDA compliance for medical devices
Experience conducting systematic literature reviews