Overview

The Sr. Clinical Research Associate (Sr. CRA) is responsible for the research and reference aspects of medical marketing communications, including ensuring the medical accuracy of all communications. The Sr. CRA also provides scientific and clinical expertise for projects, brand planning, and new-business pursuits.

The Sr. CRA works with copywriters to develop key messages rooted in credible scientific sources. The Sr. CRA collaborates with copywriters and creative directors to see content through client review and approval and into market. Duties include reviewing and consulting on medical, regulatory, and legal feedback with thoroughness and precision to ensure that all communications are in compliance and medically accurate.

The Sr. CRA is responsible for the scientific, statistical, and medical accuracy, as well as the timely delivery, of assigned projects. To accomplish these tasks, the Sr. Clinical Research Associate will interact with project-delivery and account team members, as well as clients and healthcare providers.

The ideal candidate demonstrates a level of fluency in digital-communication best practices.

Duties

Responsibilities: 

• Develops and demonstrates in-depth understanding of the various disease states in which the agency servesParticipates in the up-front research and late-stage execution of marketing deliverables, adhering to project parameters including deadlines, budget, and content specifications.
• Works with copywriters to develops key messages rooted in credible scientific sources and finds additional credible sources, as needed, to support claims
• Develops content for both healthcare professionals and patients, ensuring that health-literacy principles are followed in all patient communications
• Collaborates with copywriters and creative directors to see content through the client review and
• Works with team members to address medical, regulatory, and legal feedback with thoroughness and precision
• Performs ongoing research for client brands, key competitors, association treatment guidelines, etc.
• Before project or pursuit kickoff, prepares clinical summaries, including mechanism of disease, mechanism of action, trial design, diagnostic criteria and treatment guidelines and presents findings to team members
• Evaluates medical and scientific source material sent from partner agencies and clients
• Reviews marketing material for alignment with the relevant treatment’s full prescribing information
• Leads presentation of clinical content in client meetings
• Adheres to all closerlook policies and processes, while identifying opportunities to further refine clinical-research processes at the agenc

Requirements

• Degree in the sciences required
• Master’s degree in the sciences preferred
• Minimum of five to six (5-6) years of clinical, scientific, and/or biopharmaceutical-marketing experience
• Experience with medical writing and/or communication, biopharmaceutical marketing, and/or the journal publication process is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret scientific and medical data
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal-communication skills
• Ability to contribute to multiple projects simultaneously with limited direction in a fast-paced environment and deliver the highest quality work within tight deadlines
• Demonstrates careful attention to detail in all activities and mastery of English-language style and mechanics