Scientific Associate

For our Life Science client in Zug, we are seeking a Scientific Affairs Associate

Start Date: 1st August 2016

End Date: 30th April 2017

Location: Zug

Language: English

Job Responsibilities

. First-round editing, proof-reading, formatting, basic literature & information searches

. Leads training for affiliates and HQ staff in reference management and publications systems

. Develops congress posters and manages printing by agencies

. Facilitates Final Publication Approval (FPA) comment-only review of Investigator Sponsored Study (ISS) publications

Responsibilities

. Reference & information searches and collation, obtaining copyright permissions for figure/table reproduction

. Accurate and intelligent first-round editing of affiliate and external publications

. Proof-reading, styling/formatting, copy-editing, data QC-ing of scientific publications and Health Technology Assessment submission documents

. Publication submission to journals/congresses (if requested by authors)

. Complete layout, drawing and editing of congress posters and figures

. Facilitates FPA comment-only review of all ISS publications

. Liaises with printers, authors and Publication Managers to coordinate print/collection/shipping of congress posters and mini copies

. Leads cross-functional affiliate/EU HQ staff training/onboarding, and provides ongoing support, in reference management and Amgen publications systems

. Submits affiliate publications for FPA and updates publication records in CAPTURE

. Runs reports and liaises with counterparts in Thousand Oaks to provide information/metrics on publications

. Audits and updates EU HQ CAPTURE records

. Submits and tracks English-language publications through Copyright Law review

. Maintains details of primarily EU Payer requirements for publications

. Inputs into development and roll-out of revised electronic publications systems

. Complies with Amgen publication policy/practices

Your Experience:

2+ years in pharmaceutical industry

2+ years edit/proof-reading, ideally in pharmaceutical industry

Fluency in English

Project Management experience

MS Office, Powerpoint, Excel, Adobe Illustrator

Plus Skills:

Scientific/technical editing skills

Experience in multicultural environment

Experience using publication systems

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.