Clinical Medical Writer

Argon Medical Devices, Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Argon Medical Devices, Inc. is seeking an EU MDR Clinical Writer to support clinical documentation for regulatory submissions and Notified Body reviews. The role focuses on CERs, PMCF plans and reports, and critical analyses of clinical data across product families.

You will collaborate across Regulatory, R&D, Post‑Market Experience, and Quality to ensure ISO alignment and timely responses to regulatory questions, with a strong emphasis on robust scientific communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in sciences or medical/technical writing is required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience authoring CERs and clinical documentation under EU MDR; 5+ years preferred.
• Experience responding to clinical deficiencies, nonconformities, or questions from Notified Bodies is preferred.
• Experience in regulated medical device industry.
• Understanding of EU MDR, MDCG documents, and MEDDEV 2.7.1 is required.
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Clinical Evaluation Plans and CERs in compliance with EU MDR, MEDDEV 2.7.1 Rev. 4.
• Develop and maintain PMCF Plans and Reports in compliance with EU MDR guidance.
• Serve as the clinical documentation subject matter expert for assigned product families.
• Conduct State of the Art literature reviews and analyses for CERs.
• Conduct systematic literature reviews and analyze clinical data from trials and PMCF.
• Coordinate with Regulatory, R&D, Post‑Market Experience, and Quality teams to gather information.
• Ensure documentation aligns with ISO 13485, ISO 14155, ISO 14971.
• Provide responses to clinical questions raised by Notified Body.
• Contribute to risk management files, SSCPs, and IFUs.
• Perform gap analyses and revise CERs for legacy products.
• Generate and track timelines; maintain quality of deliverables.
• May develop or revise templates, SOPs, or guidelines for regulatory/medical/clinical documents.
• Lead routine systematic literature reviews for post‑market surveillance groups.

Skills

CER writing

EU MDR

Regulatory writing

PMCF planning

SOTA literature

Scientific writing

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in sciences or medical/technical writing

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

MS Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Company Overview:

Argon Medical Devices is a global manufacturer of specialty medical products, headquartered in Plano, Texas. Argon offers a broad line of medical devices for Interventional Radiology, Vascular Surgery, Interventional Cardiology and Oncology. Argon’s brand is recognized for best-in-class products that improve patient outcomes via percutaneous, image-guided procedures.Our values describe what we believe in and how we operate. These values are our moral compass which guide our decisions and define the deeply held beliefs and principles of our organizational culture. Argon Medical is a family of individuals united by a mission and culture which continue to grow stronger every day.

Position Overview:

The EU MDR Clinical Writer serves as the primary clinical writer to support all EU MDR Technical Documentation. The position provides clinical support for all formal Technical Documentation reviews conducted by the European Notified Body as well as Technical Documentation for files that do not require formal review for certification. The ability to interpret and analyze clinical and non‑clinical data pertinent to scientific communication projects (e.g. Clinical Evaluation Plans (CEPs), Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs), systematic literature reviews, Post Market Clinical Follow‑Up (PMCF) Plans, and PMCF Reports) is required.

What you will do:

• Develop and maintain Clinical Evaluation Plans and Reports in compliance with EU MDR, MEDDEV 2.7.1 Rev. 4, and applicable MDCG documents.
• Develop and maintain Post Market Clinical Follow‑Up (PMCF) Plans and Reports in compliance with EU MDR and applicable guidance/MDCG documents.
• Serve as the clinical documentation subject matter expert for assigned product families.
• Conduct State of the Art (SOTA) literature reviews and analyses to support Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs) in accordance with EU MDR requirements.
• Conduct systematic literature reviews and analyze clinical data from various sources including clinical trials, post‑market surveillance (PMS), and post‑market clinical follow‑up (PMCF).
• Coordinate with various departments (e.g., Regulatory, R&D, Post‑Market Experience, and Quality) to access and identify the necessary preclinical, clinical and technical information.
• Ensure documentation aligns with ISO standards (e.g., ISO 13485, ISO 14155, ISO 14971).
• Provide and manage responses to clinical questions raised by the EU MDR Notified Body.
• Ensure clinical documentation clearly aligns with risk management files.
• Contribute to regulatory submissions, risk management files, SSCPs, and IFUs.
• Ensure Clinical Evaluations are performed in accordance with internal procedures.
• Perform gap analyses and revise existing CERs for legacy products against the EU Medical Device Regulation.
• Generate and track timelines. Follows through on all tasks and ensures quality results.
• May develop or revise templates, SOPs, or guidelines for regulatory/medical/clinical documents.
• Participates in post‑market surveillance activities by leading routine systematic literature reviews (e.g. screens articles against inclusion/exclusion criteria, extracts data from included studies, interprets study results, synthesizes literature, and prepares summaries into formal reports) for specific medical device groups or sub‑groups.
• Organizes and incorporates information, such as references, graphics, tables, and data listings for the creation of large, technical documents.
• Independently, critically writes and edits scientifically complex documents for substantial intellectual content.
• Maintains knowledge of current internal and external standards, regulations and technologies related to this function.

Skills for Success:

• Bachelor’s degree (advanced degree preferred) in the sciences, a medical‑related field, or medical/technical writing.
• Minimum 3 years of experience authoring CERs and related clinical documentation under EU MDR; 5+ years preferred.
• Experience responding to clinical deficiencies, nonconformities, or questions from Notified Bodies is strongly preferred.
• Experience in regulated medical device industry.
• Experience developing PMCF strategies, PMCF Plans, and PMCF Reports.
• Understanding of European clinical requirements, including EU MDR, applicable MDCG documents, and MEDDEV 2.7.1 is required.
• Understanding of current regulatory and clinical requirements governing medical devices, including but not limited to - EU MDR 2017/745; MEDDEV 2.7/1 Rev. 4; ISO 14971; ISO 14155; ISO 13485.
• Proven experience writing clinical technical documentation under EU MDR and managing the documentation through the Notified Body review process is required.
• Knowledge in narrative and systematic literature reviews required.
• Excellent understanding of scientific or clinical research and methods required.
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.