Dr. Nishi Panicker
Summary
Scientific writer with experience managing end-to-end US and EU medical information activities, including escalation resolution, content lifecycle management, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement. Responsibilities include authoring and maintaining clinical FAQs and Standard Response Documents; conducting scheduled and ad hoc content reviews triggered by publications, conference data, and regulatory label changes; and maintaining Global Work Plans across a product portfolio. Skilled in literature searching (PubMed, Embase, Ovid) to support evidence-based responses; performing scientific accuracy and fact-checking review of MI content and peer-authored slide decks; and managing documentation in Veeva Vault, Docuvera, and IRMS. Experienced in presenting portfolio metrics to leadership, liaising between affiliates, content owners, and reviewers, and creating disease-state and training slide decks, infographics, and data visualizations with structured Document Content Overviews (DCOs) for clear navigation and communication. Also leads evaluation and adoption of AI tools (Claude, MediAuthor, Copilot) within medical information workflows, designing pilot programs and prompting strategies to improve content development efficiency while preserving compliance standards.
Overview
5
5
Languages
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical information
Eli Lilly and company
Bangalore
05.2025 - Current
- Independently manage end-to-end US and EU medical information activities for oncology brands, including escalation handling, content lifecycle management, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement
- Own and resolve complex medical information escalations for assigned oncology products, applying clinical and scientific judgment to determine appropriate scope and response strategy
- Author, update, and maintain clinical FAQ documents and standard response content for oncology products, ensuring scientific accuracy and compliance with internal review standards
- Execute scheduled and ad hoc content reviews triggered by new publications, conference data, and regulatory label changes (e.g., EU SmPC updates), assessing downstream impact on existing MI content
- Maintain Global Work Plans to track and prioritize content review cycles across an oncology portfolio
- Conduct literature searches across Embase, Ovid, and PubMed to support evidence-based responses and content updates
- Present portfolio metrics and status updates to leadership during product check-in meetings
- Serve as a liaison between global affiliates, content owners, reviewers, and leadership on content updates, escalations, and portfolio priorities
- Build effective working relationships across internal and external stakeholder groups, contributing to team initiatives beyond core role scope
- Lead evaluation and adoption of AI-enabled tools — including Claude, MediAuthor, and Microsoft Copilot — within Medical Information workflows, identifying high-value use cases across literature review, escalation response development, cFAQ/content authoring, and SmPC review
- Design and run structured pilot programs assessing tool applicability across the AI stack: Claude for regulatory document (SmPC) review and content updates, MediAuthor for quality review of authored content, and Copilot for automated report/template (ART) generation — generating recommendations to reduce manual effort while preserving scientific and compliance standards
- Contributed to AI onboarding and training initiatives, developing and refining prompting strategies to improve content development efficiency and output quality
- Proficient in Veeva Vault (authoring, review, and approval workflows) and Docuvera (document authoring and management)
- Skilled in quality and peer review of scientific content, including support for launch molecules
Scientific Writer
Indegene
Bangalore
08.2022 - 04.2025
- Developed evidence-based responses to urgent, standard, and complex unsolicited medical inquiries from healthcare professionals and patients/consumers for a global biopharmaceutical company across oncology and other therapeutic areas, through literature screening and data synthesis
- Created and maintained Standard Response Documents (SRDs), including annual and interim updates to reflect current oncology and cross-therapeutic data and label changes
- Logged and tracked unsolicited requests in the Information Request Management System (IRMS) database, ensuring complete and timely documentation
- Conducted targeted literature searches in PubMed and Embase across oncology, gastroenterology, and ophthalmology, tailoring document scope and depth to the intended audience while maintaining scientific and grammatical accuracy
- Performed data fact-checking and scientific accuracy review of medical information letters and slide decks authored by peer writers
- Managed annotation, tagging, and upload of medical information documents in Veeva Vault
- Maintained accurate, up-to-date file documentation in SVN repository for reliable team access
- Created disease-state and training slide decks across oncology, gastroenterology, and ophthalmology for a global biopharmaceutical client, per client specifications
- Built structured Document Content Overviews (DCOs) to provide clear navigation and summaries of slide deck content
- Designed data visualizations, charts, graphs, and illustrations to support scientific communication
- Partnered directly with a global pharmaceutical client to define expectations and review deliverables against required quality standards
- Delivered regular project status updates and progress reports to the client
- Independently managed library services, processing manuscript requests and delivering to the client within agreed timelines
- Coordinated with internal stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality document delivery
- Used translation tools to accurately comprehend and process unsolicited multi-language inquiries
- Facilitated team meetings, preparing agendas and circulating minutes to support collaboration
- Participated in ongoing training programs supporting personal and professional development
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy
Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences
Bengaluru, KA2022
12th
Kendriya Vidyalaya Hebbal
Bengaluru, KA2015
10th
Kendriya Vidyalaya Hebbal
Bengaluru, KA2013
Skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Multitasking
- Familiarity with medical terminologies
- Effective communication
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment
- Medical writing and editing skills
- Summarization
- Content development
- English Grammar
- VEEVA Vault
- Task prioritization
- Time management
- Data entry speed
- Adaptive and competitive
- Efficient note taking
- MS word, powerpoint, excel,
- VEEVA Vault
Publication
M Shaju A, Panicker N, Chandni V, Lakshmi Prasanna VM, Nair G, Subeesh V. Drugs-associated with red man syndrome: An integrative approach using disproportionality analysis and Pharmip. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2022 Oct;47(10):1650-1658. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.13716. Epub 2022 Jun 22. PMID: 35730973.
Description: The purpose of this study is to identify the drugs which have the potential to induce Red Man Syndrome by exploiting the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database. Also, off-label targets (OLTs) of the drugs causing the event are determined by adapting the novel PHARMIP method.
Languages
English
Advanced
C1
Hindi
Intermediate
B1
Malayalam
Upper intermediate
B2
Kannada
Elementary
A2
Tamil
Beginner
A1
Conferences and Webinars
- National conference on Insight on Differential Diagnosis Based Therapy : A Prerequisite for Emerging Health Care Professionals
- Workshop on Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
- Strategic Planning for Research Translations: Path to Leadership in Population Research
- Update on pharmacovigilance of medical devices and its importance
- Clinical pharmacy practice approach in USA
- National Online Workshop on Pharmacovigilance: Demonstration of Various Drug Safety Databases
Volunteer programs
- Volunteered for PULSE POLIO PROGRAM
- Volunteered for INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY ORIENTATION PROGRAM
Certification
- Good Clinical Practice - NIDA Clinical Trials Network
- Certificate course in clinical research
- Introduction to Pharmacovigilance - Uppsala Monitoring Centre
- Introduction to Prompt Engineering for Generative AI - LinkedIn
- Prompt Engineering: How to Talk to the Ais - LinkedIn
- Claude Code in Practice: Configuring Projects, Workflows, and Agents - LinkedIn
- AI Agents at Work: Build Day-to-Day Workflows for Productivity - LinkedIn
- Build AI Agents and Automate Workflows with n8n - LinkedIn
- Writing in the Sciences - Coursera
- Fundamental Neuroscience for Neuroimaging - Coursera
Timeline
Medical information
Eli Lilly and company
05.2025 - Current
Scientific Writer
Indegene
08.2022 - 04.2025
Doctor of Pharmacy
Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences
12th
Kendriya Vidyalaya Hebbal
10th
Kendriya Vidyalaya Hebbal