Medical Communications Specialist

Kelly Services; Horsham (PA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K and retirement plans

Paid time off including holidays

Job summary

Kelly Science & Clinical is seeking a Medical Communications Specialist for a long-term, remote role. The position supports Immunology MSL material creation, review, and formatting for congress abstracts.

A bachelor’s in life sciences with 2+ years of medical communications experience is required. The role offers full benefits, a strong emphasis on compliance, and opportunities to work with a Global Pharmaceutical client.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related field; master’s or doctorate preferred
• 2+ years of medical communications, medical writing, or medical review experience preferred
• Strong PowerPoint slide design and data review skills
• Ability to translate complex clinical concepts into clear visuals
• Excellent written and verbal communication and time management skills
• Experience in pharmaceutical healthcare compliance for external scientific materials is a plus

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain scientific communication materials (primarily PowerPoint decks) for the Immunology MSL team
• Manage medical review of materials, address comments, and facilitate approvals
• Project manage timelines and progress of communication materials
• Support slide creation and formatting of abstracts from congresses for post-congress decks

Skills

PowerPoint

Medical writing

Medical review

Project management

Scientific communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related

Tools

Word

Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Kelly Science and Clinical FSP is currently seeking a Medical Communications Specialist for a long-term engagement with one of our Global Pharmaceutical clients. This is a remote position. This person will join our Kelly FSP (Functional Service Provider) division, a managed solution provider and business unit of Kelly Services, Inc. This role is full-time and is offering full benefit options. As a Kelly FSP employee you may be eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and a variety of other benefits to choose from. You may also be eligible for paid time off, including holiday, vacation, and sick/personal time.

Position Summary

• The Medical Communications Specialist will be responsible for the creation, review, and maintenance of scientific communication materials consisting of internal or published data, publications describing competitor data, and congress materials for the educational field needs of the Immunology Medical Science Liaison (MSL) organization.

Functions:

• Create and maintain scientific communication materials (mainly PowerPoint slide decks) as needed to support the Immunology MSL organization (rheumatology, gastroenterology)
• Manage medical review of communication materials (fact-check for data accuracy; facilitate review by medical directors and address comments; facilitate approval process).
• Project management of communication materials (e.g. track prioritization, timelines and progress for communication materials)
• Support slide creation and formatting of abstracts from medical congresses and other clinical/scientific meetings for development of reactive post-congress decks

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree (masters or doctorate preferred) in life sciences, healthcare or a related discipline with a minimum of 2 years of medical communications, medical writing, or medical review experience is required
• Must be highly proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint with outstanding skills in slide design (visual appeal, creativity, and innovative thinking) and medical review of scientific accuracy
• Must have the ability to translate complex clinical concepts into simple, digestible and appealing visual displays
• Must be detail-oriented with ability to efficiently fact-check and find errors
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must have excellent time management and organizational skills
• Experience in Word, Microsoft Office, Excel, Adobe Professional is required
• Experience in a pharmaceutical health care compliance environment for external communication of scientific materials, with knowledge of compliant display of scientific data, is highly preferred

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly ® Science & Clinical?

Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en) .

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff‑irmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.