About This Role
This role involves developing accurate and scientifically sound medical content for pharmaceutical and medical device clients. The Medical Writer acts as the lead for assigned clients, brands, or therapeutic areas, ensuring all materials meet regulatory and client standards across various initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Perform medical literature research and data analysis to support project pitch development, new content development, and regulatory review/approval
- Develop medical and scientific copy, highlighting/tagging references as required for all sales and client-driven initiatives
- Support project pitch development and delivery by providing medical and scientific expertise to client engagement teams
- Provide medical and scientific support during client meetings, workshops, and advisory board meetings, which may occur virtually or in person
- Edit copy to correct errors of spelling, grammar, and punctuation, ensure stylistic consistency, enhance readability, and ensure copy meets branding and referencing requirements
- Work within copy deck formats that appropriately record changes, style decisions, source materials, and referencing requirements
- Prepare and submit content for medical legal regulatory review in client submission/referencing systems
- Participate in client calls/correspondence relating to content approval; record and clarify all content change requests and ensure relevant information is shared with other production team members
- Collaborate with Design to ensure visuals are scientifically accurate and align with client preference/style guide and regulatory guidelines
- Collaborate with Animation to write and review scripts, review storyboards, and video output
- Collaborate with the User Experience team to establish organization and flow of content; review IA/wires/functional spec documents for scientific accuracy
- Collaborate with editorial team members to ensure alignment with client branding and ensure accuracy of spelling, punctuation, and grammar
- Conduct end-to-end validation of the content of projects, reporting and resolving issues with relevant team members including the project manager and/or account management personnel
- Assist with the creation of budget estimates for new/revised projects
- Participate in the development, implementation, and control of editorial standards and workflow optimization
- Educate team members on scientific constructs, as needed, to ensure understanding and alignment on content development
- Ensure alignment with other team members and clients on deliverables
- Oversee communication with team members in Pune who support with regulatory submissions and scientific accuracy
- Navigate daily tasks and support Project Managers to address resourcing challenges
