Senior Medical Writer

ICON; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ICON, a leading clinical research organization, seeks a Sr. Medical Writer to independently author and manage clinical documents. The role requires strong communication, project management skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders. ICON values diversity and offers a competitive salary along with comprehensive benefits focused on well-being and work-life balance.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Retirement Plans

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Benefits

Qualifications

• Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently and resourcefully.
• Proactive team spirit with excellent time management.

Responsibilities

• Independently author study-level documents including protocols and clinical study reports.
• Manage medical writing tasks and ensure stakeholder alignment.
• Lead discussions and drive decisions on writing issues.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Project Management

Job description

As a Sr. Medical Writer, you will join the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.

What you will be doing:

• Independently author most study-level documents at simple to complex levels, such as:
• Protocol, protocol outlines
• Subject Information/Informed Consent
• Clinical study reports (CSRs)
• Lay summaries of clinical trial results
• Investigator brochures (IBs)

Support more experienced writers with submission preparation and complex clinical documents.

Interpret and summarize data effectively.

Lead discussions, ensure decisions are made, and incorporate project strategies into documents.

Lead meetings and drive decisions on project/trial-specific medical writing issues.

Manage all aspects of medical writing tasks, including stakeholder alignment, coordination, and timeline adherence.

Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

What you will bring:

• Highly proactive team player.
• Skilled in building and maintaining good stakeholder and colleague relationships.
• Strong engagement with stakeholders to understand and align on purpose, strategy, timing, and scope of MW tasks.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Represent MW in relevant project groups.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, skill development, and collaboration.
• Ability to work independently, resourceful, familiar with SOPs, guidance documents, and training.
• Strong project management skills, organized, and effective time management.
• Take ownership and drive tasks to finalization.

Qualifications:

• Proactive team spirit.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and resourcefully.
• Effective project management skills.

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on our people. We value diversity, high performance, and talent development.

In addition to a competitive salary, ICON offers benefits focused on well-being and work-life balance, including various leave entitlements, health insurance, retirement plans, Employee Assistance Program, life assurance, and flexible benefits.

Visit our careers website for more: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

ICON is committed to an inclusive environment and nondiscrimination. We provide accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Apply regardless of whether you meet all requirements; you might be exactly what we need.