Medical Writer - Medical Information

About This Role

This medical writing role focuses on producing high-quality medical and scientific content, from initial planning to final delivery, for both internal and external clients. It involves collaborating to ensure effective communication and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality medical and scientific writing from planning and coordination through delivery of final drafts to internal and external clients
• Collaborate with internal and external clients, supporting and enabling effective and efficient communication that results in operational excellence
• Serve as a primary writer who creates and provides input on routine deliverables, such as medical information documents, publications, and clinical study documents
• Ensure compliance with applicable SOPs, work instructions, quality processes, and requirements for documents
• Assist in determining best practices for achieving optimal results
• Assist in program management activities, including developing timelines and budgets for assigned deliverables and tracking

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years)
• Ability to interpret and present complex data accurately and concisely
• Solid medical writing skills, including grammatical, editorial, and proofreading skills
• Effective administrative, organizational, and planning skills; attention to detail and quality
• Ability to work on own initiative and effectively within a team
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Great judgment and decision-making skills
• Good computer skills and skilled with client templates; good knowledge of document management systems and other relevant applications (e.g. Excel, Outlook)

Nice to have:

• Advanced degree
• Experience working in the pharmaceutical/CRO industry
• Experience in scientific writing

Benefits

• Variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results
• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO)
• 10 paid holidays annually
• Paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave)
• Accident and life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Retirement and savings programs, such as a competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees
• Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

Important Details

• Schedule: Standard (Monday-Friday)
• Environmental Conditions: Office
• Work is performed in an office environment or remotely
• Exposure to electrical office equipment
• Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international
• Long, varied hours required occasionally

About the Company

When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a global team that values passion, innovation, and a commitment to scientific excellence. You

• ll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience
• and where your contributions truly make a difference.