Scientific Medical Writer

Asia Recruit (Permanent, Contract, & Executive Recruitment); Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical communications company in Malaysia is seeking a Medical Writer to create high-quality content for healthcare communications. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience in scientific writing, a graduate degree in the sciences, and must be fluent in English. Responsibilities include understanding client portfolios and ensuring compliance in content creation. Interested candidates can apply by sending their resumes to [e-mail].

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of scientific/medical writing experience, preferably in a medical communication agency.
• Complete fluency in written and spoken English (IELTS score of 7.5 or equivalent).
• Self-motivated and capable of working in a team.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and maintain a deep scientific understanding of clients' brand portfolios.
• Use scientific knowledge to create high-quality content for client objectives.
• Liaise with key opinion leaders to ensure successful delivery of medical communications projects.

Skills

Scientific writing

Advisory board facilitation

Communication skills

Microsoft Office applications

Education

Graduate degree in the sciences (PhD, MSc, BSc)

Healthcare science degree (MD, PharmD, BPharm)

Job description

Our client is a leading medical communications company specializing in delivering knowledge and education to healthcare communities. Our client provides trusted drug and disease information as well as timely medical news updates and clinical resources to improve patient outcomes. They also work on innovative healthcare products from early development through to post-launch to meet their marketing objectives.

Job summary

The Medical Writer is responsible for creating high-quality content tailored solutions to address the medical communications objectives of our client partners.

Job responsibilities:

• Acquire and maintain a deep scientific understanding of clients' brand portfolios in order to provide tailored and insightful advice
• Use scientific knowledge to create high-quality content to meet client objectives whilst adhering to compliance and editorial quality standards
• Build knowledge of key opinion leaders in key therapeutic areas and liaise with them to ensure the successful delivery of medical communications projects

Job requirements:

• Graduate degree in the sciences (PhD, MSc, BSc); healthcare science degree a plus (MD, PharmD, BPharm)
• At least 3 years of scientific/medical writing experience, preferably in a medical communication agency or pharmaceutical Medical Affairs setting
• Experience in running or facilitating advisory boards, scientific meetings, webinars, etc is highly preferred
• Complete fluency in written and spoken English (an IELTS score of 7.5 or an equivalent benchmark)
• Ability to distill complex scientific concepts into clear, concise messages
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Self-motivated and capable of working in a team

Qualified and interested candidates can apply by clicking the button below or sending your updated resume to [e-mail].

Consultant in charge of the role:

Janice Oh
Associate Director
WhatsApp no: [phone]