Specialist- Expert Publication Writer

Overview

Lead sophisticated, strategically critical publication programmes at Manyata Tech Park, Bengaluru, setting publication strategy and guiding narratives built on multi-study and real-world datasets.

What you'll do

• Provide end-to-end scientific and delivery leadership for sophisticated, strategically critical, or high-risk publication programmes.
• Resolve approaches in ambiguous scenarios, align multiple workstreams, and remain accountable for quality, risk management, and outcomes.
• Lead writing and guide review for research papers and symposium content involving multi-study, pooled, indirect-comparison, epidemiological, and health-economic evidence.
• Set the document and evidence strategy for combined data evaluations, detailed analyses, post-hoc assessments, HEOR, and epidemiology publications.
• Challenge assumptions, evaluate analytical choices, and advise on scientifically sound communication of efficacy, safety, real-world evidence, and health economics.
• Direct submission and resubmission strategies for high-priority or challenging publications, including responses to substantive reviewer concerns and authorship issues.
• Resolve visual approaches for unfamiliar or integrated datasets and establish standards for clear, responsible figures.
• Interpret and apply Good Publication Practice, ICMJE guidance, and internal policies in sophisticated or precedent-setting situations.
• Serve as a trusted adviser to publication leaders, authors, investigators, external experts, and cross-functional teams.
• Coach Publication Writers and Senior Publication Writers and establish standards, review frameworks, and decision tools for sophisticated publications.
• Identify and sponsor high-value opportunities for AI, automation, and new publication approaches.
• Build deep expertise in assigned disease areas and translate knowledge into strategic advice and knowledge sharing.

What you'll need

• Master's degree in life sciences, pharmacy, biochemistry, biotechnology, pharmacology, public health or a related discipline.
• Six to ten years of medical or scientific writing experience, including demonstrated leadership of complex manuscripts and congress disclosures.
• Advanced understanding of clinical research methods, biostatistics, publication ethics and relevant standards, including Good Publication Practice and ICMJE guidance.
• Proven ability to interpret complex analyses and communicate scientific evidence clearly, accurately and persuasively.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and organisational skills, with the ability to lead multiple high-priority deliverables.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, reference-management tools, publication-management platforms such as iEnvision and data-visualisation standards.
• Working knowledge of authorship criteria, data transparency and sharing requirements, journal and congress systems, and development of training content.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as PharmD, PhD, MD or MPH, or a recognised qualification in medical writing or communications.
• Experience leading integrated disclosures, including pooled analyses, meta-analyses, health economics and outcomes research, and coordinating multi-author manuscripts through acceptance.
• Knowledge of one or more relevant therapeutic areas, including Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism; Respiratory and Immunology; Vaccines; and Immune Therapies.
• Experience collaborating with investigators, external experts and multidisciplinary teams and engaging with journal editors or congress secretariats.

Details

• Location: Manyata Tech Park, Bengaluru, India.
• Work mode: in-person, a minimum of three days per week from the office.
• Career level: D2.