Medical Writer Jobs
A Medical Writer in the publishing industry plays a crucial role in creating, editing, and reviewing medical content for various types of media such as books, academic journals, magazines, and medical websites. Their tasks include writing medical reports, summarizing medical studies, helping design clinical trials, and creating promotional materials for pharmaceutical companies. They are involved in the entire lifecycle of a medical publication, from development and writing to proofreading and publication, ensuring accuracy and adherence to ethical guidelines.
Essential skills for a Medical Writer include excellent written communication, attention to detail, strong research skills, and the ability to interpret and synthesize complex medical information. They should also have a thorough understanding of medical terminology and healthcare regulations. Preferred certifications for this role can include a Bachelor's degree or higher in life sciences or medicine, and certification from the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA). Prior roles that can lead to becoming a Medical Writer include experience as a Clinical Research Associate, Medical Journal Editor, Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, or any other role involving substantial medical writing or editing.
Maintains Inotiv templates and style guides and assists in formatting a wide variety of electronic reports, data packages, and other deliverables....
Senior Scientific Editor, Cell Reports Are you an experienced Scientific Editor? Would you love to support a premium Open Access journal? About Our Team We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic...
Working under the direction of the Research Chief, provide fact checking services including directly contacting editorial sources on behalf of Hearst Magazines....
The Research Medical Writer is an active member on committees and task forces and participates on projects as assigned....
Remote WorkWe are seeking a Medical Writer III to join a collaborative team focused on creating high-quality, scientific documents....
About This Role Axsome Therapeutics is seeking a highly collaborative, self-motivated Medical Writer to draft, edit and submit high quality, medically accurate documents including manuscripts, conference...
Remote WorkVehicle Record Research and Editor 3.2 3.2 out of 5 stars 302 North Roberts Street, Helena, MT 59601 $20.51 an hour - Full-time Montana Department of Justice 5 reviews $20.51 an hour - Full-time...
Remote WorkMission: Every day at the Montana Department of Justice, our employees are dedicated to ensuring the well-being and rights of the people of our great state. At the Department of Justice we do the...
Principal Medical Editor, Regulatory - Sponsor Dedicated (Home-based, Pacific Time Zone)
- Morrisville, NC
- 3 days ago
- Morrisville, NC
- 3 days ago
Conducts training of medical editing staff and functions as a mentor....
Remote WorkAs Medical Editor, you will be responsible for reviewing and editing a wide range of materials in a timely manner while adhering to company and client style guides....
Job Description The Principal Medical Writer will leverage their clinical expertise and thought leadership to develop high-quality scientific content across a wide range of clinical topics....
- Mettawa, IL
- 6 days ago
- Mettawa, IL
- 6 days ago
Coaches, mentors, and assists more junior medical writers. Provides guidance to non-AbbVie medical writers and external vendors/agencies....
Freelance Medical Writers - Promotional Medical Writing to Support Pharmaceutical Marketing Our freelance writers specialize in developing compelling value and access messaging for groundbreaking medicines...
Company Description Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and...
Associate Director, Scientific Publications Medical Writer-Viral Hepatitis & Inflammation
- Foster City, CA
- 7 days ago
- Foster City, CA
- 7 days ago
We are seeking a talented Scientific Publication Medical Writer with specialized experience in Viral Hepatitis, Chronic Liver Diseases, and Inflammation to join our team....
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- Statistics
- Clinical Research
- Investigation
- Data Management
- Regulations
- Oncology
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Drug Development
- Biostatistics
- FDA Regulations
- Biotechnology
- Medical Affairs
- ICH Guidelines
- ICH GCP
- Fact-checking
- Chicago Manual of Style
- AMA Manual of Style
- Style Guides
- Journalism
- Publishing
- Medical Editing
- Copy Editing
- Science Writing
- Multimedia
- Grammar
- Medical Writing
- Proofreading
- Scientific Writing
- Translation
- Adobe Acrobat
- Content Development
- Legal Research & Writing
- Adobe
- Proposals
- Technical Writing
- Agile
- Strategy Development
- Writing Skills
- Documentation
- Presentation
- Verbal Communication
- Collaboration
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal Skills
- Budgets
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- English
- Project Management
- Microsoft Office
- Research Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Teamwork
- Staff Supervision
- Organization
- Scheduling
- Leadership
- Communication Skills
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