New Product Focus Editor (Pharmaceutical Drugs)
- Location:
- South East jobs
- Salary:
- Initially, 6 month contract
- Company:
- Hudson Shribman Scientific Recruitment
- Job type:
- Contract jobs
- Date posted:
- 06/11/2009 12:22
- Job id:
- 45877639
- Contact:
- Alison Fisher
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/AF/015110
New Product Focus Editor (Pharmaceutical
Drugs)
£15
an hour
South
Ref: AF/015110
6 month
contract (initially)
Our client a key pharmaceutical services provider is actively seeking
someone with a background in pharmacy/ medicine / pharmacovigilance /drugs
safety/ medical information or pharmaceutical drugs editing to join a growing
department with a worldwide industry leader.
Key
Responsibilities of the Role:
- Analysing information received from the
company’s offices about pharmaceutical and pharmacological principles of
drugs launched worldwide, including drug classification, indication,
dosage form and strength.
- Creating a record of all new drugs
launched worldwide using in-house data, various reference materials such
as, Micromedex, Martindale and the Internet.
- Proof reading and QA checking of all
entries on the database for the monthly production of the LifeCycle New
Product Focus CD.The information
is disseminated to clients via CD, Internet subscription and via third
party online hosts.
- Providing information to clients and
answering queries on the worldwide availability of newly launched products
as well as the pharmaceutical companies responsible for manufacturing the
drugs.
- Liaising with other departments in the
company to identify launches of new chemical entities (NCEs), ensuring
this corresponds with information available from outside sources and that
these launches are published in a timely fashion.
- Informing the R&D team when an
existing drug has been launched with a different indication for which it
was first approved.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Pharmacy
degree/Relevant Drugs background
Pharmacists,
doctors, nurses, pharmacy technicians or anyone with good understanding of
medical products.
It
is vital that the person speaks and writes fluently; knowledge of other
languages would be nice to have but not essential.
Knowledge
of recent or new drug launches In depth knowledge of pharmaceutical trade names and
generic names drug knowledge, as well as general indications, methods of
administration and actions
Computer
literate
Experienced in conduction internet searches
Neat handwriting and attention to detail are also
essential
To Apply
If
you would like to be considered for this role, please contact Alison Fisher at
Hudson Shribman Scientific Recruitment,
quoting reference AF/015110, outlining your particular
skills and experience and their relevance to this post.
