Sr Publications Specialist Job

Sr Publications Specialist

Requisition 81127
Category Clinical Studies
Business CardioVascular
Division CV SH - Clin a Phys Affairs
Location USA-MN-Mounds View
Relocation No relocation assistance
Job Type Full Time - Regular
Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt
Shift First
Travel Percentage 10 - 20%
Experience Required 4 years
Education Required Bachelors Degree

Medtronic is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer


Position Description

Assist in the development of, and drive the execution of, robust publication strategies for individual products and therapies in line with the Structural Heart Disease objectives, and timely implementation of peer-reviewed publications and podium presentations to enable the scientific and medical communities to understand and use the company’s products safely, effectively, and appropriately thereby supporting the company’s overall mission. The emphasis is on the generation of high quality publications and podium presentations.

Position Responsibilities

Execute on publication/publication presentation priorities based on key strategic initiatives.
Serve as point person to evaluate and initiate primary clinical evidence output and ensure they are aligned to overall businessstrategy.
Build professional, enduring and balanced relationships with journal editorial boards and scientific secretariats of important congresses.
Maintain up to date knowledge of external issues that impact on clinical evidence dissemination in any way.
Serve as a publications liaison between the Clinical Evidence Strategy team, the Office of Medical Affairs, the Clinical department, and the Biostatistics/Data Management teams to support publications strategies. Externally, will identify and outsource overflow medical writing/editing projects to contract resources, and serve as a scientific and publications liaison with authors/clinical investigators.
Working with clinical study teams to determine key messages for primary manuscripts, as well as high priority ancillary manuscripts.
Contribute to identifying clinical message gaps and organize internal teams to utilize existing data or develop plans to develop data to fill gaps.
Working with the same clinical teams and determine key abstracts for key conventions/congresses based on quarterly messages and product launches. Looking to congress dates to determine overall convention messages and determine what data could be available that fits with the convention strategies and product /therapy/ competitive activities.
Project manage, write, edit, proofread, and conduct literature search/bibliographic assemby tasks related to the development, review, revision, release, authorization, and submission or production of peer-reviewed publications (including manuscripts, abstracts, and posters), while maintaining priorities established by the publications strategy, key team decisions, and good publications practice.
Ensure pre-work responsibilities and timelines for delivering a quality manuscript are known and the completed.
Evaluate and initiate primary publication strategies and tactics and ensures that they are aligned to the US marketing focus while reflecting the overall global strategies.
Establishes relationships with key medical leaders to effectively implement the primary publication plan.
Establish and maintain procedures for communicating publication strategies and key team decisions to other departments directly concerned with the publications.
Track progress and provide status reports on at least a monthly basis for all abstracts and manuscripts in preparation, under review, or accepted and pending publication.
Approve all submission packages of finalized medical abstracts and manuscripts for meeting or journal.
Define editorial formats and styles, develop project tracking tools, set project objectives for direct reports, monitor quality of work, support development, and report group and individual productivity.
Establish and maintain standards for good communication with outside authors to facilitate meeting publication deadlines and shorten time needed for publication preparation.
Perform in accordance with corporate SOPs and government and industry regulation guidelines (ICJME, CONSORT, GPP, etc).
Deliver agreed peer-review publications on time
Provide target journal and meetings expertise
Determines budget requirements and communicates to the respective study team. Subsequently responsible for managing the primary publication budget. Required to effectively manage all funded publication projects.
Serves as medical/scientific consultant to core team or research project teams, as needed.
Interpret results of clinical investigations in preparation for regulatory submissions.

Basic Qualifications

4 years w/ BS; 2 years w/ MS;
At least 1 year of authorship on multiple published peer reviewed medical abstracts and manuscripts, or work experience in publication development in the biotechnology industry
Experience in the accurate description and presentation for publication of clinical trial methods, statistical parameters, and medical data.
Experience in the editorial development and preparation of manuscripts in scientific formats.

Desired/Preferred Qualifications

Preferred years of experience and education - 8 years w/ BS; 6 years w/ MS; 3 years w/ PhD.
Specific experience with publications in cardiovascular disease and treatment
Excellent knowledge of scientific peer-reviewed journals’ impact and submission regulations, congresses timing and submission rules, and all study reports’ histories.
Functional knowledge of biostatistics with an understanding of the publications process.
Proficiency in literature searching.
Strong scientific writing skills.
Strong project management skills.
Knowledge of PharMA guidelines, CONSORT, ICMJE, WAME, publication guidelines.
Fluency with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and reference manager software.
Expert in Scientific Communication.
Minimum basic knowledge in cardiovascular disease states; specifically coronary and peripheral vascular treatments, revascularization, and cardiac surgery; advanced expertise preferred.

Physical Job Requirements

- The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers.
- Ability to travel up to 20%

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