Information Scientist

• 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.
• Identify global medical information insights based on Medical Information inquiries.

• Bachelor’s degree and graduation from an accredited Nursing, PA, Pharmacy, PhD in Health Sciences, or MD/DO program.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Must be self-motivated, highly organized, detail-oriented and able to multitask with delivering high-quality work.
• Mastery of use of computer systems, database, and software applications, including Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint and knowledge of medical information’s inquiry repository, such as Veeva Vault and Salesforce preferred.
• 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 pharmaceutical industry desired.
• Possesses strong teamwork attributes and cultural sensitivity.
• Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills.
• Medical writing skills highly desired.
• Maintains expert understanding of product knowledge, labeling, and relevant data.
• 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.

$41.49 - $51.86 an hour - Contract, Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance, Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.