Director, Medical Writing Services India

The primary role of the Director is to ensure the satisfactory management of Medical Writing Services (MWS) operations in the assigned region in a manner consistent with Corporate and Department mission and goals. Responsibilities include serving as internal and external representative for MWS, coordination with other regional departmental management to harmonize processes, employee development, and management of regional team; supervision and management of MWS staff and external consultant personnel; management of project budgets and review of regional department budget; seeking and following up on MWS sales opportunities, and leading departmental and cross-functional communications, training, and process improvements. The Director may also have responsibilities as a client liaison or partnership lead, and will support MWS management during the sales process by leading client interactions, proposals input, and contract review.QualificationsDemonstrated understanding of clinical research, the drug development process, and applicable regulatory guidelines and regulations.

• Broad experience in management of complex medical writing projects.

• Significant previous line management experience, preferably in a billable service industry.

• Project management experience (e.g., planning and monitoring).

• Business awareness/business development experience.

• Knowledge of resource management and productivity metric management.

• Advanced word processing skills, including Microsoft (MS) Office (expertise in Word and competency in Excel); software and systems knowledge or ability to learn and adapt to various IT systems: document management systems, collaborative authoring (e.g., SharePoint), and file conversion and databases (e.g., MS Access).

• Ability to travel.

• Fluent in written and spoken English.