Medical Writer - South Africa

ApotheCom, an Inizio Company; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical communications provider is seeking medical writers to join their team in Durban, South Africa, starting March 2026. The role focuses on developing technical medical materials, ensuring accuracy and adherence to briefs, and working closely with clients and experts. Candidates should have an advanced degree in a biomedical subject and excellent communication skills. Comprehensive training is included to aid career development.

Benefits

Industry-leading training program

All necessary equipment provided

Responsibilities

• Researching and developing technical medical material.
• Ensuring outputs adhere to briefs and are accurate.
• Liaising with clients and medical experts.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Scientific writing and editing ability

Experience of writing scientific publications

Excellent project-management and organisational skills

Good time management skills

Detail-oriented and quality control skills

Understanding of pharmaceutical and health-related issues

Ability to work independently

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 2026.

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 ability.

Combining complex scientific understanding with creativity, Inizio Medical develops impactful medical affairs strategies and compelling communications. Underpinned by world‑class medical analytics capabilities and applied AI tools, Inizio Medical redefines the role of medical affairs in drug development and commercialization.

Principal Role:

You are responsible for (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.