Senior Medical Writer (Remote - Canada)

MMS; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MMS in Vancouver seeks an experienced Medical Writer to join our regulatory writing team. You will prepare and edit clinical development documents, study reports, and integrated summaries to support submissions with scientific rigor.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in pharmaceutical writing, strong MS Word/Office skills, and a proven ability to lead projects and coordinate with cross-functional teams under tight timelines. A relevant scientific degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• 3–5 years in regulatory writing and clinical medical writing.
• Ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in a scientific field.
• Substantial protocol experience as lead author is required.
• Experience leading teams and regulatory submissions is a plus.
• Strong understanding of clinical data and R&D processes.

Responsibilities

• Critically evaluate literature to select primary resources for study design and regulatory needs.
• Write and edit clinical protocols, investigators' brochures, study reports, and safety summaries.
• Maintain timely completion of writing assignments and projects.
• Coordinate with client and project teams; mentor junior writers.
• Ensure adherence to client templates, style guides, and regulatory expectations.

Skills

Regulatory writing

Clinical medical writing

Excellent writing skills

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Mentoring / leadership

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in scientific field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About MMS

MMS is an innovative, data-focused CRO that supports the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries with a proven, scientific approach to complex trial data and regulatory submission challenges. With a global footprint across four continents, MMS maintains a 97 percent customer satisfaction rating.

About MMS

MMS is an innovative, data-focused CRO that supports the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries with a proven, scientific approach to complex trial data and regulatory submission challenges. With a global footprint across four continents, MMS maintains a 97 percent customer satisfaction rating. Our mission is to deliver high-quality service and technology solutions – rooted in strong science and decades of regulatory experience – that will assist our clients in developing and marketing life-changing therapies to positively improve lives worldwide. MMS recognizes that a talented staff is what drives our business forward. Identifying and attracting top talent and continual training to strengthen core skills are essential to its core mission. At MMS, enthusiasm, collaboration, and teamwork are fostered, knowing that a global and diverse talent pool makes the company stronger. For more information, visit www.mmsholdings.com or follow MMS on LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

• Under minimal supervision, the Medical Writer will critically evaluate, analyze, and interpret the medical literature to select primary resource materials for adequate study design, statistical significance, scientific rigor and absence of bias
• Write and edit clinical development documents, including but not limited to, clinical protocols, investigator’s brochures, clinical study reports, subject consent forms, integrated safety and efficacy summaries, Module 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, and 2.5 documents, presentation materials and publications to medical journals
• Complete writing assignments in a timely manner
• Maintain timelines and workflow of writing assignments
• Practice good internal and external customer service
• Highly proficient with styles of writing for various regulatory documents
• Expert proficiency with client templates & style guides
• Interact directly and independently with client to coordinate all facets of projects; competent communicator skills for projects
• Contribute substantially to, or manages, production of interpretive guides
• Take ownership of a given assignment, proactively consulting other project team members and other department representatives for information or guidance as necessary
• Mentor medical writers and other members of the project team who are involved in the writing process

Requirements

• At least 3 years of previous experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Must have at least 3-5 years of industry regulatory writing and clinical medical writing experience
• The ideal candidate would hold a Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D. in scientific, medical, clinical discipline
• Substantial clinical study protocol experience, as lead author, required
• Experience leading and managing teams while authoring regulatory documents with aggressive timelines
• Experience in regulatory submissions (clinical study reports) presented to regulatory authorities a plus
• Understanding of clinical data
• Exceptional writing skills are a must
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task are essential prerequisites
• Candidate must be an expert in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related word processing tools
• Experience being a project lead, or managing a project team
• Strong understanding of federal regulations, Good Clinical Practices, and ICH guidelines a plus
• Not required, but experience with orphan drug designations and PSP/PIPs a plus

Please consider your application unsuccessful if we do not reach out to you within 14 days of your submission.