Sr Scientist, Medical Writing US-Nationwide-FIELD

What does Clinical Affairs contribute to Cardinal Health The Clinical Affairs function manages the clinical education, medical writing and communications, research, health care economics and patient safety while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory and governing requirements for Cardinal Health products and services. Medical Writing is a specialized role that creates clear, accurate, and compliant documents to communicate complex clinical and scientific data. It supports regulatory submissions, clinical research, and scientific communications by interpreting data and producing protocols, reports, regulatory dossiers, presentations, congress abstracts, and peer-reviewed publications, all in alignment with industry and regulatory standards. Responsibilities: The Senior Medical Writer will plan and develop high quality clinical documents to support Cardinal Health devices. Primary responsibilities include preparing Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs), Post Market Plans & Reports (PMS and PMCF) as required by EU regulations. Additional responsibilities include providing input for product development and post-market sustaining core teams. Additional responsibilities may be assigned. The Senior Medical Writer has medical writing and project management experience, a thorough understanding of research methodology and the ability to develop high-quality clinical documents. Extensive knowledge of the European medical device guidelines/regulations such as MEDDEV and MDD/MDR is required, as well as other global requirements for clinical evaluation and PMS/PMCF. The Senior Medical Writer has the ability to lead cross-functional project teams. Qualifications • 8-12 years of experience, preferred • Bachelors in life science discipline; master’s degree or PhD preferred or equivalent work experience. Additional skills: • Proven experience performing literature reviews, analyzing data and communicating outputs. • Ability to provide thorough peer reviews of team members’ documents for completeness and correctness of data analysis & regulatory requirements. • Experience working within a medical device or pharmaceutical organization in a Research & Development, Scientific and Medical Affairs, Clinical or Regulatory role. • Experience writing scientific documents for regulatory or journal submissions • Experience presenting scientific/clinical evidence in a written and oral manner to cross-functional teams. • Demonstrated ability to build positive constructive relationships with cross-functional team members • Demonstrated high level of personal integrity, emotional intelligence, flexibility • Extensive knowledge of MDD, MDR and MEDDEV requirements, along with other applicable global requirements for clinical evaluation and PMS/PMCF • Experience creating and performing literature searches in Embase, PubMed and Google Scholar • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint. • Proficient in using EndNote or other reference manager software • Strong data extraction and analysis skills • Proactive with a sense of urgency in managing job responsibilities • Recommends new practices, processes, metrics or models What is expected of you and others at this level • Applies advanced knowledge and an understanding of concepts, principles and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects • Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals • Recommends new practices, processes, metrics or models • Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope • Projects may have significant and long-term impact • Provides solutions that may set precedent • Independently determines method for completion of new projects • Receives guidance on overall project objectives • Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues Anticipated salary range: $123,400 - $149,855 Bonus eligible: Yes Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being. • Medical, dental and vision coverage • Paid time off plan • Health savings account (HSA) • 401k savings plan • Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay • Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) • Short- and long-term disability coverage • Work-Life resources • Paid parental leave • Healthy lifestyle programs Application window anticipated to close: 2/6/2026*if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible. The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity. #LI-MP1 #LI-remote Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 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