Scientific Writer

Senior Associate, Scientific Writing (Publications)

• Develop and review abstracts, posters, slide-decks, reviews (narrative and systematic), and primary research articles from various data sources including clinical study reports, protocols, etc.

• Perform literature search using tools such as PubMed and Embase for identification of relevant articles.

• Create accurate and relevant scientific content by researching, organizing, interpreting, and quality-checking scientific information.

• Understand and define client requirements at the project kick-off stage; these include defining SLAs and turnaround times.

• Conduct data quality check and/or peer review for all medical content as per client requirements.

• Deliver all required tactics within expected timelines and budget, adhering to SOPs and guidelines.

• Compliant to various pharma regulations and publication guidelines and ensuring that it is supported by authentic and up-to-date references.

• Coordinate with the medical writing lead, project lead, graphics team, and other internal stakeholders.

• Coordinate with client and external authors liaison for review of drafts and approval.

• Experience in handling publication management tools (Datavision/iEnvision) will be of added advantage.

Desired skills

1. Minimum 4 to 7 years of medical/scientific writing in pharmaceutical companies/medical communications agencies is preferable.

2. Strong flair and passion for writing.

3. Strong written and verbal communication/presentation skills.

4. Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple projects, meeting deadlines with attention to detail.

5. Being up-to-date with the latest technical/scientific developments and relating them to various projects.

6. Skilled with use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and reference management tools (e.g. EndNote/Mendeley).

7. Basic knowledge of biostatistics.

8. M. Pharm/ Pharm. D/Ph.D./ Any life science graduate with publication/medical writing and publication coordination experience.

9. CMPP certification is preferable