Medical Writer

Cactus Communications; Mumbai; Remote; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cactus Life Sciences seeks a Medical Writer to craft and polish scientific materials for global clients. This remote-first role may involve travel to Mumbai for business needs and team events. You will work under scientific leads to develop engaging medical communications content across diverse therapeutic areas.

The position emphasizes strong writing, literature evaluation, and collaboration with international teams, while maintaining strict adherence to client guidelines and SOPs.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in scientific writing.
• PhD/MD or PharmD with clinical research knowledge.
• Experience publishing in scientific journals preferred.
• Excellent scientific writing style with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Write, proofread, and data-check high-quality medical materials for clients.
• Liaise with international pharmaceutical clients and stakeholders.
• Communicate proactively with team members, authors, and clients.
• Attend trainings to enhance skills and contribute to projects.
• Develop ideas with client directors for medical communications initiatives.
• Ensure materials comply with client SOPs and style guides.

Skills

Scientific writing

Client communication

Attention to detail

Literature review

Adaptable writing style

Education

PhD/MD (Pharmacology)

PhD (Life Sciences)

PharmD with clinical research knowledge

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description:

Overview

Cactus Life Sciences is a remote-first organization, and we embrace an \"accelerate from anywhere culture\". You may be required to travel to our Mumbai office based on business requirements or for company/team events.

If you are looking for challenging and rewarding work which combines your understanding of medical science and aptitude for writing into one unique job, the Medical Writer role is for you. This is an opportunity to grow your career and make a greater impact on the lives around you.

Responsibilities

• Use scientific expertise to develop (write, proofread, and data-check) high-quality, client-ready scientific, medical, and educational materials like slides, abstracts, posters, manuscripts, MSL/training slide decks, infographics, congress and meetings materials, literature searches and reviews, standard response letters/medical information letters, and HCP engagement content according to client needs with excellent attention to detail under the guidance of the scientific leads.
• Liaise and build trusting and professional relationships with international pharmaceutical clients, healthcare professionals, internal and external stakeholders, including authors, reviewers, and key opinion leaders across therapeutic areas - learning to anticipate their needs.
• Effectively and proactively communicate with team members, authors/faculty, clients, and vendors.
• Attend workshops/seminars/trainings to hone your skills and contribute to organizational objectives.
• Attend client and other external meetings and support senior team members as needed.
• Apply your scientific and creative knowledge and work closely with client directors in developing ideas and executing effective medical communications initiatives in the digital space, including publication extenders, creation of infographics, interactive assets, website content, patient narratives, and medical information engagement plans.
• Ensure all materials follow/comply with client requirements/SOPs, style guides, client templates, client preferences (as applicable), and CACTUS’ internal SOPs. Any updates to either of these items should be made consistently and documents should remain up to date.
• Perform as a document specialist, provide intellectual input across document types, and contribute to making cutting-edge research accessible to specific audiences as appropriate, by maintaining current awareness of developments across therapeutic areas or disciplines.
• Share best practices and client preferences, thereby contributing to skill development within the medical communications team.

Qualifications And Prerequisites

• 1-3 years of experience in relevant fields of scientific writing.
• PhD/MD (Pharmacology) OR PhD (Life Sciences) OR PharmD with a good understanding of clinical research and medical communication.
• Should have experience working on publications.
• Experience working on gastric cancer publications would be preferable.
• Clear, concise, scientific style of writing, with a high level of attention to detail and excellent language skills.
• Excellent communication skills, especially with the clients.
• Ability to adapt writing style to different materials and target audiences.
• Basic knowledge of biostatistics.
• Literature reviewing and evaluation capabilities.
• Very good working knowledge of MS Office.

Equal Opportunity

Our hiring practices reflect our commitment to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed. We celebrate the uniqueness of our team members and prohibit discrimination of any kind, based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

AI at Cactus Life Sciences

The life sciences industry is undergoing a fundamental shift in how scientific knowledge is created, communicated, and delivered. We are building our work around it.

AI is embedded meaningfully across everything we do, through proprietary platforms purpose-built for life sciences and generative tools that deliver measurable value to our clients. It is core to how we operate, and an expected way of working for everyone who joins us.

We believe in Human-Anchored AI: whatever your discipline - science, communications, strategy, or operations, you will work in an environment where AI augments your expertise rather than replaces it.

You will build skills that are in genuine demand and still taking shape across the industry. If you are curious and focused on building capabilities for the world where human intelligence meets artificial intelligence, this is where you belong.

About CACTUS

At Cactus Life Sciences (cactuslifesciences.com), we believe the future of medical communications lies at the intersection of science, technology, and human connection. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, India, and Japan, we help biopharmaceutical organizations redefine scientific exchange—leveraging AI, automation, and innovation while keeping patients at the heart of everything we do.

Our expertise spans medical strategy, scientific content development, and medical education across therapeutic areas and the product lifecycle. By blending scientific rigor, agile operational models, and future-ready technologies, we partner with medical affairs teams to catalyze their transformation, adapt to a changing landscape, and drive meaningful outcomes for healthcare communities worldwide.