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NantBioScience is hiring for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Scientific Communications that will provide PhDs in the biomedical sciences with comprehensive training in professional medical writing in the biopharma industry.
NantKwest is an innovative clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on harnessing the power of the innate immune system by using the natural killer cell to treat cancer, infectious diseases, and inflammatory diseases. NantBioScience is hiring for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Scientific Communications that will provide PhDs in the biomedical sciences with comprehensive training in professional medical writing in the biopharma industry.
Working under the guidance of a mentor, the Fellow will receive in-depth training in drafting, editing, and managing the review process for regulatory documents supporting Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs) and New Drug Applications (NDAs). The Fellow will assist in preparing various regulatory documents including investigator's brochures, clinical study protocols, informed consent forms, and clinical study reports at a dynamic, clinical-stage biopharma company focused on developing novel immunotherapies to treat cancer.
As opportunities arise, the Fellow will contribute to nonclinical scientific publications, including manuscripts, abstracts, and posters. The Fellow will interact closely with other functional groups, including Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, and Pharmacovigilance, and will ultimately be responsible for producing and managing a small portfolio of clinical and nonclinical documents.
The duration of the Fellowship will be for two years, contingent upon satisfactory performance, and the position is based in Culver City, California.
Responsibilities:
- Acquire expertise in regulatory requirements, International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines, and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommendations for clinical publications.
- Assist in writing, editing, and providing QC for clinical study reports, clinical summaries and overviews, eCTD summaries, study protocols, investigator's brochures, informed consent forms, and other clinical study-related regulatory documents.
- As needed, assist in writing, editing, and finalizing scientific publications, congress materials, educational/training materials, and other external-facing documents.
- Participate in clinical study team meetings.
- Facilitate document review meetings and discussions.
- Learn and contribute to development of publication plans.
- Perform QC of clinical and nonclinical documents.
- Support final clinical study report audits, as required.
Required qualifications:
- PhD in Biomedical Sciences earned within the last 3 years. Research experience and expertise in oncology and/or immunology is preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience in scientific writing that extends beyond the scope of the candidate's research manuscripts is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated interest in a career in medical writing.
- Excellent time- and project-management skills, attention to detail, and ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment on short timelines.
- Highly proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to stephen.horn@nantcell.com.