Medical Writer, Pharma Promotional Content (US Shift)

HealthMinds Consulting Pvt. Ltd; Bengaluru; Remote; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthMinds Consulting Pvt. Ltd. in Bengaluru is seeking a Medical Writer to create promotional content for global pharma brands, writing for doctors and patients primarily for the US market. Remote work from India with potential moves to Bengaluru.

The role follows a US shift (5:30 pm–3:00 am IST) and requires experience with MLR processes, Veeva Vault PromoMats, and adaptation of global content for local markets.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of medical writing, with most of it on promotional pharma content.
• Hands-on promotional writing for pharma brands. You must name the assets you wrote.
• Good referencing and annotation skills (AMA style).
• Clear written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Write promotional content for pharma brands: emails, e-detailers (CLM), leave-behinds, banners, web pages, social posts and video scripts.
• Write for doctors (HCPs) and patients, mostly for the US market.
• Find and read clinical studies, prescribing information, treatment guidelines.
• Back every claim with a reference and annotate it correctly.
• Prepare files for MLR review in Veeva Vault PromoMats and implement reviewers' changes.
• Adapt approved global content for local markets.
• Check accuracy, references, grammar and consistency before submission.
• Work with project managers, designers, editors and reviewers to meet deadlines.

Skills

Medical writing

Promotional pharma content

English proficiency

AMA referencing

Education

MBBS

BDS

Pharm.D

B.Pharm

M.Pharm

PhD Life Sciences

Job description

HealthMinds is a healthcare communications company based in Bengaluru, India. We create medical and scientific content for global pharma companies and healthcare brands across India, the US, the UK, the GCC and APAC.

About the role

We are hiring a Medical Writer to work on promotional content for global pharma brands. You will write new promotional assets from a brief, with light review from a senior writer. You will write for doctors and patients, mostly for the US market.

Work mode: Remote (India). You may be asked to move to Bengaluru and work from our office within the next 6 months. Shift: US shift, 5:30 pm to 3:00 am IST. Full time.

What you will do

• Write promotional content for pharma brands: emails, e-detailers (CLM), leave-behinds, banners, web pages, social posts and video scripts.
• Write for doctors (HCPs) and patients, mostly for the US market.
• Find and read the right sources: clinical studies, prescribing information, treatment guidelines.
• Back every claim with a reference and annotate it correctly.
• Prepare files for medical, legal and regulatory (MLR) review in Veeva Vault PromoMats, and make the changes reviewers ask for.
• Adapt approved global content for local markets.
• Check your own work for accuracy, references, grammar and consistency before you submit it.
• Work with project managers, designers, editors and reviewers to meet deadlines.

What you must have

• 3 to 5 years of medical writing, with most of it on promotional pharma content.
• Degree: MBBS, BDS, Pharm.D, B.Pharm, M.Pharm, or a master's or PhD in life sciences.
• Medical writing experience with a pharma company or a healthcare communications agency.
• Hands-on promotional writing for pharma brands. You must be able to name the assets you wrote.
• At least one digital asset in your work: email, e-detailer, banner or web page.
• Good referencing and annotation skills (AMA style).
• Clear written and spoken English.
• Willing to work the US shift (5:30 pm to 3:00 am IST) on a long-term basis.

Good to have

• Veeva Vault PromoMats experience (required for Senior Medical Writer and Medical Lead).
• Content written for the US market.
• Oncology experience. Other areas are also welcome: immunology, haematology, cardiology, neurology, nephrology (kidney care), vaccines, rare diseases.
• Experience writing for medical device brands.
• Open to moving to Bengaluru within 6 months.
• Can join immediately or within 45 days.