Medical Writer

Apothecom; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical communications company in South Africa is seeking a Medical Writer to join their team. The role involves researching and creating medical content, ensuring accuracy and quality while liaising with clients and experts. Ideal candidates will have an advanced degree in a biomedical field and strong writing and project management skills. Inclusivity is emphasized, encouraging diverse applicants. This position offers comprehensive training and support.

Benefits

Industry-leading training program

Necessary equipment for the role

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Minimum criteria met for applying.
• Ability to learn new subject areas quickly.
• Comfortable working with clients on projects.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop technical medical material.
• Ensure outputs adhere to briefs and accuracy.
• Liaise with clients and medical experts.
• Attend scientific and client meetings.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Scientific writing and editing ability

Experience writing scientific publications

Project management skills

Flexibility and adaptability

Good time management skills

Judgment and problem-solving

Quality control skills

Understanding of health-related issues

Ability to work independently

Solid understanding of human pathophysiology

Strong client-centric attitude

IT skills – Word, PowerPoint

Education

Advanced degree in a biomedical subject

Job description

Inizio Medical has built a large team of medical writers in South Africa, becoming the leading medical communications company in Africa.

We are recruiting for a new intake of medical writers who will start with us in March.

• Our teams in South Africa work alongside our global teams (based in the US, UK, South Africa and EU) in our three med comms agencies : ApotheCom, Nucleus Global and Ashfield MedComms.

This will give you the opportunity to work on cutting edge science with world‑leading experts in a variety of therapy areas, and help to deliver impactful results for the healthcare community. To give you the best start in your med comms career, you will receive industry‑leading, award‑winning training through our allegro.WRITE training programme.

During your first six weeks with the company, a dedicated team of experts will provide training and individual mentoring focussed on developing writing skills, project management, teamwork and networking, allowing you to build confidence and abilitybining complex scientific understanding with creativity, Inizio Medical develops impactful medical affairs strategies and compelling communications.

Principal Role :

• (a) researching and developing technical medical material
• (b) ensuring that all outputs adhere to the written brief, are accurate in content and editorial style and can be referenced
• (c) liaising with clients and medical experts on content development
• (d) attending scientific and client meetings where output is required

Academic Background :

An advanced degree in a biomedical subject.

Skills Required :

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate excellent and versatile scientific writing and editing ability
• Experience of writing scientific publications and conference presentations
• Ability to generate materials to a high standard and quality, with minimal internal review / assistance
• Excellent project‑management and organisational skills
• Flexibility, adaptability and resourcefulness
• Good time management skills
• Judgment and problem‑solving
• Excellent quality control skills and meticulous eye for detail – style / consistency, grammar, scientific accuracy, proof‑reading, layout, etc.
• Ability to ensure all writing meets the client's strategic marketing objectives, as well as being of high scientific quality / credibility
• Understanding of pharmaceutical and health‑related issues
• Strong sense of responsibility and urgency; ability to take ownership of projects
• Ability to work independently under limited supervision
• Solid understanding of human pathophysiology and disease; ability to learn new and diverse subject areas quickly
• Ability to work within a team and form productive working relationships within, and external to, Huntsworth Health
• Strong client‑centric attitude – ability to work with clients on projects, ensuring they meet strategic marketing and medical needs
• Flexibility and ability to manage simultaneous priorities, changing deadlines, and limited resources
• IT skills – Word, PowerPoint, internet searching

We encourage all candidates who meet the minimum criteria of this role, to apply for this role.

We confirm that we are a designated employer and as such where reasonable, possible and / or appropriate we will give priority to the goals set out in our employment equity plan.

The company will provide all the necessary equipment to perform the role (including laptop, headset, keyboard, mouse and stipend towards data package).

Inclusivity is key to us; if you require any reasonable adjustments due to disabilities or other needs during the recruitment process, please inform us.

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay. Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway.

You may be just the right person for this role or others.