Lead Medical Writer

The ideal candidate must have a strong background in medical and scientific writing, especially the medico-marketing/marketing communications.
Must have experience as a people manager – managing a team of ≥4 medical content writers, for both US & global markets.
He/she must have a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical, life-sciences, medical devices and healthcare industry, and the ability to understand complex information and create a clear and an engaging content.
As a Lead-Medical Communications Writer, he/she will play a critical role in our efforts to deliver high-quality communication materials that support our clients' goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Content Development: Ability to read and understand the project brief, guide the content writers and cross-functional teams on scope of work. Research, write, and edit a wide range of medical communication materials, including scientific manuscripts, medical marketing collateral, and educational content. Candidate must have a complete knowledge on the different types of marketing collaterals and best practices in creating such engaging content. He/she must be able to create content outline, storyline, and create/adapt the content to align the business/marketing objective, campaign plan and communication objectives. Review and proof-read the content for quality & accuracy. Different types of collaterals he/she must be able to create include:
- Print materials – Brochures, POS material, posters, newsletters, patient cards etc.
- Digital materials – Emails, iDetails, E-learning modules, social media posts, slides, PPTs etc.
- Audio-visual material – Educational videos, MoA Videos, 2d/3d animations etc.
- Scientific Accuracy: Must have a deeper understanding of medical science (subject matter expert) and must ensure the accuracy, integrity, and scientific rigor of all content by staying up-to-date with the latest developments in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and relevant therapeutic areas.
- Audience Adaptation: Write/adapt/customize the content to diverse target audiences, including healthcare professionals, patients, and regulatory authorities, while maintaining scientific integrity and regulatory compliance.
- Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including medical experts, graphic designers, digital coding experts, project managers, clients & client servicing teams, to produce cohesive and effective communication materials. Liaise directly with clients and external stakeholders as required for the project.
- Regulatory Compliance: Adhere to industry guidelines, regulatory requirements, and ethical standards to ensure all content meets the highest standards of quality and compliance.
- People & Project Management:
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that they are completed on time and within scope. Work closely with peers & colleagues from content writing team; review the content created by fellow team members; train, mentor, and guide the new team members on content writing as well as ways of working.
- Ensure assigning the jobs to the team members based on volumes, skillset, complexity and expertise, at the same time must ensure optimal utilization of all the team members.
- Prepare & submit the required reports about the team members, including but not limited to quality, timeliness, utilization, and others.
- Feedback Integration: Incorporate feedback from clients and internal stakeholders to continually improve and refine content.
- Content Approval Support: Must be aware of different types of submissions involved in content approval by clients/regulatory bodies/healthcare authorities preferably the US, UK, EU, middle east & Asian markets. Hands of experience on Veeva Vault PromoMats is essential, and other submission processes is an added advantage.
Qualifications & requirements:
- Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., life sciences, pharmacy) is required. Advanced degrees (e.g, PhD) is a plus.
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in medical communications, medical writing, or a related field and 2+ years as people manager/team lead. This is must.
- Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, including knowledge of clinical trials, drug development, regulatory processes, and marketing activities.
- Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to convey complex scientific concepts in a clear and engaging manner. Ability to edit the content for language, grammar, standard styles, referencing styles etc.
- Proficiency with industry-specific software and tools (e.g., Microsoft Office, EndNote, and reference management software, Veeva Vault, Aprimo etc).
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Knowledge of industry guidelines, including ICH-GCP, PhRMA, and CONSORT, is a plus.
- Flexible to work in different time zones (Preferably US & European timezone) is must

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