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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Medical Writer I - BioMarin

Name of Position: Medical Writer I
Number of Openings: 2
Contact Person: Yvonne Gardes
Telephone: (415) 506-3241
E-mail: www.bmrn.com job code(s): 10-0201 / 10-0134
Postal Address: 105 Digital Drive Novato, CA 94949

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
At BioMarin, we recognize and value each employee’s contribution toward reaching our corporate mission—to develop and commercialize innovative biopharmaceuticals for serious diseases and medical conditions. To this end, we strive to provide employees with a work environment that supports their personal and professional growth. We value the spirit of teamwork and collaboration, encourage honest and open communication amongst all employees, and recognize and celebrate the successes that we work so hard to achieve. We hold ourselves to high standards, and we seek employees who expect excellence in themselves and those around them.

Today, with four products on the market and many other opportunities in our pipeline, there remains a lot of work to be done. We are committed to maintaining a motivated team and to providing a challenging and rewarding career opportunity for every individual who joins us.

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To apply: Visit www.BMRN.com Job Code: 10-0134 or 10-0201

The Medical Writer 1 applies basic to intermediate documentation preparation and document project management skills to assist in the development, review, editing, and finalization of documents used in conducting clinical studies and reporting clinical study results for regulatory submissions and publications.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s or higher degree preferred; scientific focus desirable.
Minimum requirement: University-level medical or technical writing course(s) or equivalent experience in science/technical writing.
Evidence of medical writing career development desirable, eg, American Medical Writers Association certificate, Editor in Life Sciences certificate, or relevant training through Drug Information Association.Up to 2 years as a medical writer in the pharmaceutical industryAt least 5 years of medical or scientific writing experience as a primary job responsibilityClinical StudiesFamiliar with the drug development process (discovery to market), clinical study protocol design and study conduct, and documentation required for the conduct of clinical studies.Familiar with clinical study data collection and results reporting.