Manager, Medical Writing (Narratives)

Syneos Health, Inc.; Location (WV); Remote; USD 114,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical solutions organization is seeking a Manager, Medical Writing to oversee a team of writers, ensuring high-quality deliverables meet regulatory standards. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of experience in medical writing and a strong understanding of clinical documentation. The role offers a competitive salary range of $114,000 to $210,900, along with comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401k match, and flexible PTO.

Benefits

Health benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision

Company 401k match

Flexible paid time off (PTO)

Eligibility for commissions/bonuses

Qualifications

• 5+ years of medical writing experience in a corporate environment.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements for medical documents.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervises staff and develops direct reports.
• Sets priorities and schedules for the team.
• Ensures high quality of medical writing deliverables.

Skills

Medical writing

Team leadership

Regulatory standards

Education

Relevant degree in life sciences

Job description

Updated: September 18, 2025
Location: USA-WV-Remote
Job ID:25100084

Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know:

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities

• Supervises staff and oversees development of direct reports by setting goals, conducting performance reviews, evaluating and monitoring training needs, creating development plans, mentoring, and coaching.
• Sets priorities, schedules department resources, implements company objectives, and creates alternative solutions to address business and operational goals.
• Recommends courses of action on salary administration, interviewing and selection, onboarding, terminations, professional development, performance appraisals, job description preparation, and employee counseling.
• Works with and advises staff on administrative policies and procedures, technical problems, priorities, and methods.
• Manages and oversees their team’s medical writing deliverables per company or client standard operating procedures.
• Forms, maintains, and leads productive cross-functional writing teams, proactively addressing issues that arise.
• Reviews medical writing work products for completeness, accuracy, and overall quality; assumes responsibility for quality of departmental work products. Performs reviews of statistical analysis plans and table/figure/listings.
• Supports the company’s medical writing leadership team in the planning, development, and implementation of document development strategies, the development and presentation of quarterly business updates, and resolution of issues.
• Assists with the preparation of budgets and timelines for medical writing activities as needed. Assists with revenue, invoicing, and forecasting as requested.
• Participates in the planning, writing, and assembly of medical writing deliverables, as needed.
• Develops and maintains departmental standard operating procedures and templates and acts as resource for implementation.
• Builds and maintains relationships with internal and external customers.
• Assists in tracking, maintaining, and reviewing department metrics.
• Supports business development activities by assisting with proposal and costing development, as well as bid defenses and customer meetings.

Benefits and Other Information

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $210,900.00

Description

Manager, Medical Writing (Narratives)

Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know:

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities

• Supervises staff and oversees development of direct reports by setting goals, conducting performance reviews, evaluating and monitoring training needs, creating development plans, mentoring, and coaching.
• Sets priorities, schedules department resources, implements company objectives, and creates alternative solutions to address business and operational goals.
• Recommends courses of action on salary administration, interviewing and selection, onboarding, terminations, professional development, performance appraisals, job description preparation, and employee counseling.
• Works with and advises staff on administrative policies and procedures, technical problems, priorities, and methods.
• Manages and oversees their team’s medical writing deliverables per company or client standard operating procedures.
• Forms, maintains, and leads productive cross-functional writing teams, proactively addressing issues that arise.
• Reviews medical writing work products for completeness, accuracy, and overall quality; assumes responsibility for quality of departmental work products. Performs reviews of statistical analysis plans and table/figure/listings.
• Supports the company’s medical writing leadership team in the planning, development, and implementation of document development strategies, the development and presentation of quarterly business updates, and resolution of issues.
• Assists with the preparation of budgets and timelines for medical writing activities as needed. Assists with revenue, invoicing, and forecasting as requested.
• Participates in the planning, writing, and assembly of medical writing deliverables, as needed.
• Develops and maintains departmental standard operating procedures and templates and acts as resource for implementation.
• Builds and maintains relationships with internal and external customers.
• Assists in tracking, maintaining, and reviewing department metrics.
• Supports business development activities by assisting with proposal and costing development, as well as bid defenses and customer meetings.

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Summary

Responsible for the task-specific supervision of the medical writing staff members. Coordinates resources and medical writing activities to ensure that medical writing deliverables are high-quality, clear and accurate, and meet regulatory standards, customer needs, and internal requirements.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your pastexperience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we take intoconsideration transferrable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Discover what our 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We work hard,and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to thosewho need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improvespatients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career inwhich you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health (Nasdaq: SYNH) is a leading integrated biopharmaceutical solutionsorganization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical,medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and applyadvanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of importanttherapies to patients. We support a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.

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