Medical Writer

Omnicom Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Health seeks a Medical Writer to craft high-quality communications for pharmaceutical industry audiences, both internal and external. You will evaluate scientific literature, write across therapeutic areas, and align with client briefs, audiences, and publication channels.

The role emphasizes creative, accurate writing, collaboration with account teams, and proactive communication to keep projects on track and within budget.

Qualifications

• Must monitor time spent on projects and notify Account Managers of changes to scope or extra time needs.
• Ability to produce clear, accurate, grammatically correct written work for diverse therapeutic areas.

Responsibilities

• Write a range of high-quality communications for internal and external audiences within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Objectively evaluate scientific literature and data.
• Produce clear, accurate and creative written work aligned with client brief, audience, and publication medium.
• Offer ideas to add value to projects and support efficient project management.

Skills

Time management

Written communication

Creative writing

Attention to detail

Job description

Write a range of high‐quality communication products aimed at the pharmaceutical industry for internal and/or external audiences to meet client needs.

Responsibilities

• WRITING
• Objectively evaluate scientific literature and data.
• Produce a range of written communications items in accordance with the needs of the client, target audience, target publication medium and level of design/creativity.
• Produce clear, accurate, grammatically correct and creative written work on a variety of therapeutic areas appropriate to the project brief.
• Contribute creative ideas, concepts or suggestions to provide added value to projects.
• Evaluate the following and take prompt and appropriate action where inadequacies are identified: data package, updates to medical literature, own work and effective and efficient management of project resources (project box, scheduling, background information, databases, document tracking, and division of work within project team).
• TEAM WORKING
• Input into account team and functional team meetings as appropriate.
• Effectively brief other members of account teams as appropriate.
• Work with and support other Medical Writers to ensure strong teamwork and consistency across the company.
• CLIENT SERVICE
• Liaise effectively with the client and opinion leaders, acting as a point of contact on specific projects (according to the requirements of the account) and proactively chasing for information when required.

Qualifications

MEDICAL WRITER

Required Skills

• Monitor time spent on project against agreed time allocation and provide timely notification to Account Managers of any changes to specification and potential additional time requirements.

Preferred Skills

• Efficiently manage competing projects.
• Alert colleagues to any potential problems in a timely manner.
• Communicate effectively with company colleagues and company contacts.
• Work within agreed deadlines and budgets.
• Follow company style guidelines and procedures.
• Anything else reasonably required.

Pay range and compensation package

Disclaimer: This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at Company’s sole discretion.