Senior Medical Writer, Medical Communications
Job Summary
Our Senior Medical Writers work as part of a multidisciplinary team (including medical director, editor, graphic designers, and account personnel) to produce slide decks, infographics, web-based and social media materials, meeting reports, strategic communications platforms, medical publications, and other materials requiring sound clinical judgment and excellent writing skills. Senior Medical Writers work on multiple projects simultaneously and manage their workload under strict timelines. They are responsible for developing content that supports therapeutic areas & product positioning of pharmaceutical, biotech & medical device clients. Level of experience and ability to effectively partner with medical directors to create efficiencies justifies the senior role.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Participating as an active team member in providing strategic recommendations and contributing to continuous quality improvement
- Developing high-quality written materials that are scientifically accurate, fully referenced, appropriate to the target audience, and that meet the authors' communication objectives and client specifications
- Consulting with creative, medical, and varying internal teams to conceptualize and develop images, diagrams, animations, or interactive assets for assigned projects and/or new business pitches
- Being an active participant in and leading client meetings for assigned teams, providing strategic input and collaborating with medical directors and account leads
- Providing onsite support for activities such as advisory board meetings, symposia, and medical congresses
- Interacting with key experts to solicit their input, facilitate alignment, resolve queries, and make constructive suggestions about content
- Researching medical and scientific topics using relevant information sources; annotating those sources while writing
- Developing and maintaining in-depth knowledge in relevant therapy areas including disease state, treatment guidelines, drug mechanisms of action, product efficacy and safety profile, and competitive landscape
- Providing mentoring/training to more junior-level writers
- Representing OPEN Health at selected congresses and society and client meetings as needed
- Assisting in the development of project proposals and other new business development initiatives as needed (eg, background, lit searches, faculty recommendations, biography updates, etc.)
- Being cognizant of team/company expectations in terms of budgeted hours, deadlines, and other goals and communicating with team regarding these as needed
- Following standard operating procedures (SOPs), including updating of project files, following sign-off procedures, and version-control conventions
What you'll bring:
- MD, PharmD, or PhD strongly preferred
- 5+ years of experience with a medical communications agency, or equivalent
- Strong scientific background and enjoy communicating complex scientific ideas in a clear, accurate, and innovative way
- Pride in producing high-quality medical content with support from a strong team
- Desire to be in a dynamic role involving mentally stimulating assignments and direct interaction with clients and scientific experts
- Desire to learn and grow: Planting roots with a company that supports your ongoing growth and development and that offers opportunities for continued training and advancement as either a writer or medical director
- Openness to accept constructive feedback from the medical director, authors, and clients and implement it across your projects
- Experience synthesizing and interpreting data from multiple sources
- Ability to perform medical literature searches and produce high-quality medical content development
- Aptitude for the English language and excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness and ability to work both independently and in a team structure
- Flexibility to effectively work across multiple therapeutic areas
- High comfort level interacting with clients and authors/thought leaders
- Ability to manage multiple and sometimes competing challenges, issues, and priorities with the ability to delegate, problem solve, and set clear expectations
- Enthusiasm, team-player attitude, self-motivation, and professional demeanor
- Proficiency performing PubMed searches and using MS365 programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
Travel Requirements
About OPEN Health
OPEN Health unites deep scientific knowledge with wide-ranging specialist expertise to unlock possibilities that improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing. Working in partnership with our clients, we embrace our different perspectives and strengths to deliver fresh thinking and solutions that make a difference.
OPEN Health is a flexible global organization that solves complex healthcare challenges across HEOR and market access, medical communications and creative omnichannel campaigns.
What we offer:
As a global organization, OPEN Health is committed to supporting our employees and their families through a comprehensive benefits program
- Competitive pay, generous paid vacation and holidays, and health insurance programs across all our locations
- Ongoing training and development opportunities which foster and shape your individual career path
- An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
- The opportunity to thrive in a global, collaborative environment while working every day to improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing
- Diverse, Inclusive culture that encourages you to bring your whole self to work
If we sound like the sort of business environment in which you would thrive, then we would love to hear from you. Candidates who apply should attach a copy of their latest resume and a list of specific product experience. A cover letter shows initiative.
