Senior Medical Writer

Overview

Provide high-quality medical and scientific writing from planning and coordination through delivery of final drafts to internal and external clients, while driving the operational framework for CDO Medical Writing.

What you'll do

• Drive the operational framework for CDO Medical Writing, ensuring timely, high-quality document delivery.
• Enable operational excellence through planning, coordination, project management, and technical support.
• Manage external partners, contracts, budgets, timelines, and quality oversight.
• Provide advisory and operational support to allow scientific teams to focus on content and strategy.
• Support key service areas (e.g., planning & budgeting, quality control, external partner management, lay project management, technical writing), covering up to two areas simultaneously.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 3–5 years of working experience, or comparable qualification, preferably in business management, data science in medicine, pharmacy, natural science, medicine, digital technologies, project management, communication science, or any other relevant field with at least 3 years of professional experience, preferably in clinical operations or related areas.
• Excellent data interpretation and medical writing skills, including grammatical, editorial, and proofreading skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including problem solving.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong presentation skills.
• Significant knowledge of global, regional, national and other document development guidelines.
• In-depth knowledge in a specialty area such as preclinical, therapeutic, regulatory submissions, communications, etc.
• Great judgment and decision-making skills.
• Excellent computer skills and skilled with client templates; good knowledge of document management systems and other relevant applications (e.g. Excel, Outlook).

Details

• Work schedule: Standard (Mon-Fri).
• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel, both domestic and international.
• Long, varied hours required occasionally.
• Location: Remote, India.