Senior Director, Medical Writing Services

Senior Director, Medical Writing Services.

Job Purpose: The primary role of the Senior 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. In addition, the Senior Director understands stakeholder needs,

preferences, priorities, and uses such information to navigate complex social network environments to

influence, compromise, and achieve results. The Senior Director focuses MWS team efforts on activities

that are of the highest value for improving MWS and Parexel’s market position. Other responsibilities

include coordination with other regional departmental management to harmonize processes, employee

development, and management of regional team; supervision and management of assigned 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.

Accountability

Regional Oversight

Line and General Management

Client Liaison/Service

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, verbal and written communication skills.

• A professional and flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning.

• Motivation to work independently and consistently in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

• Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to

detail, e.g., organizational skills.

• Possesses cross-cultural sensitivity and can influence without authority.

• Provides departmental expertise and perspectives to promote prospective business opportunities;

provides Parexel colleagues with pertinent information to formalize a sound business strategy.

• Ability to see the bigger picture, understand trends, and use broad evidence to predict, anticipate, and

shape the future without constraint by the status quo.

• Ability to think beyond one’s business unit and geography to consider the organization as a whole and

its marketplace. Develop and implement creative approaches to adapt the business to meet future

Knowledge and Experience:

• Demonstrated 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. Apply Parexel’s business principles to

plan and monitor the outcome of activities and be proactive in planning and resource allocation.

• 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

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Life Sciences/Health Related Sciences or equivalent.