Medical Content Writers

5G-Starlink Pte.; Malacca City; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical communication firm in Malacca seeks a talented Medical Writer to develop educational and promotional deliverables. Responsibilities include creating training manuals, reviewing medical content, and ensuring adherence to scientific guidelines. The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of medical fields, strong writing skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This role emphasizes attention to detail and timely delivery of projects, contributing to high-standard patient education and medical communications.

Qualifications

• Knowledge in any of the medical and allied fields.
• In-depth knowledge of various therapeutic areas.
• Familiar with searching medical literature databases.

Responsibilities

• Develop different types of medical education and communication programs.
• Review medical reports and scientific information.
• Conduct content search and editing for multimedia deliverables.

Skills

Medical writing

Research skills

Attention to detail

Computer literacy

Education

Knowledge in medical or allied fields

Tools

Microsoft Office

Medical literature databases (e.g., PubMed)

Job description

• Develop different types of medical education & communication programs/deliverables such as:
  • Training manuals/ slides
  • Review articles
  • Product monographs
  • CME slide decks
  • Newsletters
  • Case reports
  • Brand promotional deliverables
  • Patient education deliverables
  • International speaker summaries
• Review medical reports, scientific information, medical terminologies and documents
• Conduct content search, editing, storyboard creation for multimedia deliverables such as interactive CDs, patient education films, e-detailing films, websites, animations
• Develop and maintain necessary templates, formats, and styles to ensure that documents generated meet industry, regulatory, internal, and client requirements
• Carry out primary proofing of documents/ files
• Ensure delivery of projects/ tasks within the given/ agreed timelines

Ensure adherence to processes, scientific code of conduct (reference-backed writing) and ethics of writing (no plagiarism).

Requirements:

• Knowledge in any of the medical and allied fields
• In-depth knowledge of various therapeutic areas
• Knowledge of relevant guidelines related to structure and contents of specific document with good understanding of Vancouver style of referencing
• Familiar with searching medical literature databases such as PubMed, Research Gate etc
• Clear, concise, scientific style of writing with a high level of attention to detail
• Good computer literacy and a familiarity with Microsoft Office applications