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The Senior Clinical Content Specialist is a member of the Micromedex Editorial team in Merative. Senior Clinical Content Specialists serve as informal team leads responsible for overall coordination and direction of content creation and maintenance for Micromedex® drug-related content sets. Members of the editorial team critically evaluate and synthesize multiple complex sources of information and utilize web publishing technology

Essential Job Duties:

• Directs and prioritizes creation and maintenance of clinical and scientific content for Micromedex NeoFax and Pediatrics content databases
• Applies critical literature evaluation skills, knowledge of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, disease state and therapeutic endpoints to accurately assess efficacy and/or comparative efficacy of drug therapy in pediatric patients
• Identifies, evaluates, and synthesizes appropriate references/literature to develop evidence-based clinical content related to the safe and appropriate use of drug therapies in pediatric patients
• Utilizes substance-specific pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic knowledge to identify or predict a potential mechanism for a drug interaction, adverse effect, therapeutic effect, or toxic effect
• Provides direction to other clinical writers in analyzing and selecting appropriate content for inclusion
• Synthesizes complex information from multiple, sometimes conflicting, sources to form a conclusion
• Reviews written content and provides feedback to writers to improve quality of content
• Researches and resolves editorial inquiries requiring domain expertise
• Performs quality control testing of Merative Micromedex® products; assists with development of quality assurance protocols
• Develops, maintains, and implements editorial policies and style guidelines
• Maintains understanding of current best practices, current controversies, issues, and developments related to medication use in the pediatric population
• Prioritizes work in alignment with business goals
• May provide support to other departments and business units as required, including client-facing engagements related to content strategy and roadmap

Basic Qualifications (minimum requirements needed to perform this job)

• 3-5 years clinical pediatric practice experience
• Demonstrated writing ability and knowledge of grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure; computer literacy; knowledge of word processing and relational database applications
• Strong computer skills; familiarity with MS Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook) and Adobe Professional
• Solid knowledge of Internet search engines and strategies

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrated ability to apply clinical knowledge and experience in critical thinking and problem-solving; ability to recognize discrepancies in data and interpret and draw inferences from complex data
• Ability to solve problems, independently organize work and perform multiple tasks
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with management and other team members
• Demonstrated expertise in critical literature evaluation skills

Education and Certification Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or clinical nursing degree (BSN or higher) required (pediatric pharmacy residency preferred)
• Active pharmacy or nursing license (may be held in any of the 50 US states)

It is the policy of Merative to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Merative will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.