Senior Medical Writer, Medical Communications

OPEN Health; United States; On-site; USD 73,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the medical communication field seeks a Senior Medical Writer to enhance health outcomes through strategic partnerships. This role emphasizes expertise in scientific writing and communication, offering opportunities for professional growth and collaboration in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Generous paid vacation

Health insurance programs

Ongoing training opportunities

Diverse, inclusive culture

Qualifications

• At least several years of Medical Communication agency experience.
• Ability to interpret and write from various scientific sources.
• Experience in broad therapeutic areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide research and writing support to brand teams.
• Develop content for various communications.
• Ensure accuracy and adherence to industry guidelines.

Skills

Scientific understanding

Writing skills

Communication

Proficiency in statistical descriptions

Managing priorities

Education

MD, PharmD, or PhD

Tools

MS365 programs

PubMed

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Job Summary

OPEN Health brings together deep scientific knowledge, global understanding, and broad specialist expertise to support our clients in improving health outcomes and patient wellbeing.

We are united as one flexible organization, harnessing the power of the collective to solve complex challenges. Being built from cohesive partnerships across a range of specialist sectors gives us the ability to approach opportunities from fresh perspectives, creating solutions and innovations for market access and medical communications that are informed by the experience and knowledge of the many.

Our global team of experts — many with PhD and PharmD degrees — work strategically alongside our client partners in Commercial, Medical Affairs, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), and Market Access across a wide range of therapy areas.This role will support the commercial and medical affairs teams.

You will love this role if you:

• Enjoy writing medical communication deliverables (eg, monographs, slide decks, web-based and social media materials podcast content, etc)
• Want opportunities for continued training/development and potential for further advancement as either a writer or medical director based on your interests, strengths, and career goals
• Excel at communicating complex scientific ideas in a clear, accurate, and innovative way
• Take pride in producing accurate, high-quality medical and scientific content with support from a strong collaborative team
• Are seeking a dynamic role involving mentally stimulating assignments, collaboration with a medical director, and direct interaction with clients and scientific experts
• Enjoy delving in-depth into a few targeted therapy areas while occasionally gaining experience in new areas by assisting other teams
• Want to share your expertise, help develop the skills of new writers, and develop or enhance your management skills

As part of the OPEN Health Medical Writing Team, you’ll be responsible for:

• Providing research and writing support to assigned brand teams and new business efforts
• Working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes a medical director, editor, graphic designers, and account and project personnel
• Developing content for slide presentations, executive meeting summaries, digital assets, and other materials
• Writing medically and scientifically accurate, fully referenced and annotated materials, appropriate to the target audience
• Ensuring that written materials meet the client specifications, and industry guidelines
• Interacting with key experts to solicit their input, facilitate alignment, resolve queries, and make content suggestions
• Researching medical topics using relevant information sources; annotating those sources while writing
• Developing and maintaining in-depth knowledge in relevant therapy areas
• Working independently to incorporate revisions and address reviewer questions/comments
• Understanding expectations regarding deadlines, and communicating with team about these as needed
• Contributing strategic recommendations and suggestions for continuous quality improvement

Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

• A strong scientific understanding (MD, PharmD, or PhD preferred) and excellent writing skills
• Multiple years of Medical Communication agency experience synthesizing content
• Broad therapeutic area experience
• Ability to interpret and write from various sources (ie, primary references, clinical trial protocols, statistical analysis plans, and clinical study reports)
• Good ability to interpret and describe scientific statistics
• Proficiency in communicating complex scientific ideas and statistical analyses in a simple, concise, and accurate manner
• Flair for managing multiple competing priorities with an ability to delegate, prioritize, problem solve, and set expectations
• Confidence and professional demeanor when interacting with clients and key experts
• Acceptance and application of constructive feedback from the medical director, authors, and clients
• Enthusiasm, team-player attitude, and self-motivation
• Proficiency with PubMed searches and MS365 programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), including figure and table development

Travel Requirements

• 10% potential travel

About OPEN Health

OPEN Health unites deep scientific knowledge with wide-ranging specialist expertise to unlock possibilities that improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing. Working in partnership with our clients, we embrace our different perspectives and strengths to deliver fresh thinking and solutions that make a difference.

OPEN Health is a flexible global organization that solves complex healthcare challenges across HEOR and market access, medical communications and creative omnichannel campaigns.

What we offer:

As a global organization, OPEN Health is committed to supporting our employees and their families through a comprehensive benefits program

• Competitive pay, generous paid vacation and holidays, and health insurance programs across all our locations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities which foster and shape your individual career path
• An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
• The opportunity to thrive in a global, collaborative environment while working every day to improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing
• Diverse, inclusive culture that encourages you to bring your whole self to work

If we sound like the sort of business environment in which you would thrive, then we would love to hear from you.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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