Medical Writer, Disclosure

Scorpion Therapeutics; North Wales (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a skilled medical writer to design, plan, author, edit, and review clinical regulatory and public-facing documents, ensuring clarity and compliance across projects.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, anticipate regulatory expectations, and contribute to process improvements while expanding knowledge of clinical development and writing tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of relevant industry experience.
• Knowledge of clinical research principles, trial design, and fundamental statistics.
• Strong attention to detail; analytical thinking; ability to evaluate/interpret data; problem-solving.
• Ability to manage multiple deadline-driven projects independently and collaboratively.
• Strong oral/written communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Technical expertise in office applications (Microsoft Office) and shared document systems (SharePoint); willingness to learn emerging technology.
• Familiarity with US and/or EU legislation for clinical trial registration/results disclosure.
• Technical/medical authoring experience with clinical regulatory documents and publications.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and apply medical writing knowledge across design, planning, authoring, editing, and review of accurate, clear, high-quality documents using best practices (e.g., lean writing, health literacy).
• Prepare clinical regulatory and/or public-facing documents per company and evolving regulatory requirements (e.g., clinical study reports, participant narratives, investigator’s brochures; trial registrations/results postings, plain language summaries, informed consent forms).
• Contribute on cross-functional, document-specific teams; collaborate and negotiate with internal/external stakeholders; plan, author, and lead documents through review and final approval.
• Identify and propose solutions to challenges across scope (documents, content, processes, timelines, tools); keep Project Leads/management informed and elevate issues impacting timelines, quality, or compliance.
• Apply developing knowledge of clinical development, regulations, disease areas, and company products.
• Apply developing knowledge of medical writing tools and technology platforms.
• Participate in initiatives to improve medical writing processes and standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Problem-solving

Oral/written communication

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Project management

Regulatory writing knowledge

Clinical research principles

Education

Bachelor’s degree in health/science

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Job description

Responsibilities:

• - Acquire and apply medical writing knowledge across design, planning, authoring, editing, and review of accurate, clear, high-quality documents using best practices (e.g., lean writing, health literacy).


• - Prepare clinical regulatory and/or public-facing documents per company and evolving regulatory requirements (e.g., clinical study reports, participant narratives, investigator’s brochures; trial registrations/results postings, plain language summaries, informed consent forms).


• - Contribute on cross-functional, document-specific teams; collaborate and negotiate with internal/external stakeholders; plan, author, and lead documents through review and final approval.


• - Identify and propose solutions to challenges across scope (documents, content, processes, timelines, tools); keep Project Leads/management informed and elevate issues impacting timelines, quality, or compliance.


• - Apply developing knowledge of clinical development, regulations, disease areas, and company products.


• - Apply developing knowledge of medical writing tools and technology platforms.


• - Participate in initiatives to improve medical writing processes and standards.

Qualifications:

• - Required: Bachelor’s degree (health, scientific, or relevant discipline) and at least 2 years of relevant industry experience.

Required Skills/Experience:

• - Knowledge of clinical research principles, clinical trial design, and fundamental statistics.


• - Strong attention to detail; analytical/logical thinking; ability to evaluate/interpret data; problem-solving.


• - Ability to manage multiple deadline-driven projects independently and collaboratively.


• - Strong oral/written communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.


• - Technical expertise in office applications (e.g., Microsoft Office) and shared document systems (e.g., SharePoint); willingness to learn emerging technology.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• - Familiarity with US and/or EU legislation for clinical trial registration/results disclosure and clinical research documents.


• - Technical/medical authoring experience with clinical regulatory documents (e.g., clinical study reports, protocols), public registry registrations/results disclosures, and/or medical publications or regulatory labeling.