Scientific Specialist, Medical Communications - 6 month maternity leave

Whereby; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Parexel is seeking a Scientific Specialist for its Medical Communications department in Germany. This is a 6 months maternity cover starting in October.

The role requires a self-directed scientific communicator with strong technical expertise, capable of managing complex medical communications projects independently while maintaining high quality standards and stakeholder relationships. Key responsibilities include developing expert knowledge in therapeutic areas, producing high-quality content,

Qualifications

• Strong medical writing ability and scientific rigor.
• Experience in a medical communications agency environment is preferred.
• Ability to manage complex projects end-to-end with minimal oversight.
• Attention to proofreading and copyediting for high-quality output.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain expert-level knowledge of relevant therapeutic areas and client products.
• Produce high-quality scientific content across formats through rigorous research, writing, editing, and verification.
• Own assigned projects end-to-end, solving complex technical challenges with minimal oversight.
• Ensure on-time, high-quality project delivery within scope and deadlines.
• Manage communication with clients and external stakeholders (authors, opinion leaders) throughout lifecycles.
• Understand Parexel's full range of services and processes.

Skills

Scientific writing

Project management

Stakeholder management

Editing

Quality control

Research

Education

Life sciences degree

Job description

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.

At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we’re committed to making a difference.

Parexel is looking for a Scientific Specialist for our Medical Communications department. This is a 6 months maternity cover (possible extension) starting in October.

The role requires a self-directed scientific communicator with strong technical expertise, capable of managing complex medical communications projects independently while maintaining high quality standards and stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain expert-level knowledge of relevant therapeutic areas, client products, and project goals

• Produce high-quality scientific content across all communication formats through rigorous research, writing, editing, and verification

• Own assigned projects/programs end-to-end, independently solving complex technical challenges with minimal oversight

• Ensure excellent project delivery within scope and deadlines

• Manage effective communication and collaboration with clients and external stakeholders (authors, opinion leaders) throughout project lifecycles

• Understand the organization's full range of services and operational processes

Skills and Experience:

• Very strong prior experience preferred in a similar role, preferably within a medical communications agency environment

• Ability to acquire and apply specialized therapy area knowledge

• Ability to interpret and organize scientific data

• Ability to understand and implement marketing messages

• Strong scientific writing competency

• Proofreading and copyediting skills

• Ability to quality control own output

Education:

• Degree and Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or Medicine (BSc, BA, PharmD, PhD, MD)