Medical Communications Senior Associate, Infant Nutrition

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Research & Development​

In R&D, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance. 

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

The Medical Communications Senior Associate is responsible for directing and leading the writing and review of clinical study documents across the Nutrition clinical portfolio to include Clinical study protocols, protocol amendments, peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, posters, slide presentations, final study reports, and procedural documents. 

Your responsibilities

-Manage all publication related interactions with journal editorial boards and professional societies. 

-Manage interactions with Reckitt librarian to research/obtain/track literature relevant to Medical Directors for Reckitt/ Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) Innovation Pipeline 

-Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support continuous development of the Nutrition clinical portfolio. 

-Integrate marketing and regulatory needs from protocol development to manuscript publication. 

-Responsible for protocol finalization for Nutrition clinical portfolio. 

-Drive continuous improvement of protocol development to ensure consistency and quality across the Nutrition clinical portfolio. 

-Coordinate communication of key findings from clinical studies to internal stakeholders. 

-Track publication history for sponsored and investigator-initiated trials 

-Lead the Document Review Committee (DRC)  

-Track publications and abstract submissions for investigator-initiated trials 

-Work with Clinical Study Managers to envelop and track publication timelines for all sponsored trials  

-Hold regular publication planning meetings with medical directors and contribute to publication strategies. 

-Lead team to drive final study report preparation across the clinical portfolio. 

-Manage review cycles and coordinate revisions for multiple documents through approval by management 

-Drive completion of documents according to project timelines. 

-Lead the development of effective data presentations. 

-Lead a collaboration of internal MJN team members and internal/external authors to develop publication-ready manuscripts for peer review. 

-Direct and manage large writing projects for an entire clinical portfolio. 

-Expertise with CONSORT, ICMJE and other industry standards and journal requirements 

-Drive a team to ensure delivery on commitments to project milestones. 

-Develop Power Point slides and decks to support key messaging internally and externally  

The experience we're looking for

-Master’s or PhD degree in a Medical Communications or Nutrition, Biology, or a related discipline or Medical Communications 

-At least 5 years of professional medical/scientific writing experience. 

-In depth understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Good Publication Practice (GPP). 

-Proficient with EndNote, GraphPad, , Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point software, RightFind, EMBASE, PubMed, and other relevant literature search engines. 

The skills for success

Task Execution Under Pressure, Makes strategic Business Decisions, Business Acumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Consumer Insight, Creative Direction, R&D, Change Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management, Intellectual Property, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes, Digital transformation for R&D, Quality and Manufacturing.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

US salary ranges

USD $93,000.00  -  $139,000.00

US pay transparency

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law.  In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year.

Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick, and Company recognized holidays; a 401(K) plan; generous paid parental leave; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; product discounts; and much more!

If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.