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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in medical writing, including the preparation of clinical regulatory documents and public-facing materials, while applying critical thinking and problem-solving skills to enhance processes and ensure compliance. Capable of leading cross-functional teams and mentoring less experienced writers in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Medical WritingClinical Regulatory DocumentsProject ManagementCritical ThinkingMicrosoft Office Suite
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Hard Skills
Medical WritingClinical Regulatory DocumentsClinical Study ReportsInformed Consent FormsProtocol DevelopmentData InterpretationConflict ResolutionNegotiationDocument ReviewMentoring
Soft Skills
Critical ThinkingProblem SolvingOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationPresentation Skills
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Office SuiteSharePointMedical Writing Tools
Industry Keywords
Clinical DevelopmentRegulatory RequirementsLife SciencesPharmacyPublic Health
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop, author, edit, and lead review of accurate, clear, and compliant clinical, regulatory, and/or public-facing documents
- Prepare clinical regulatory documents including protocols, clinical study reports, participant narratives, and investigator’s brochures
- Prepare public-facing documents including informed consent forms, clinical trial registration and results postings, and plain language summaries
- Contribute to document-specific cross-functional teams and support team and project leadership
- Apply critical thinking, problem solving, and negotiation to address challenges across documents, content, processes, timelines, and tools
- Keep project leads and/or management informed and escalate issues affecting timelines, quality, or compliance
- Use medical writing tools and technology platforms
- Participate in or lead initiatives to improve medical writing processes and standards
- Apply knowledge of clinical development, regulations, disease areas, and company products
- Support departmental needs such as onboarding new team members and mentoring less experienced writers
- Potentially manage direct reports, including workload, professional development, and performance management
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree preferably in a health, scientific, or relevant discipline (e.g., life sciences, pharmacy, medicine, public health)
- 3 years of relevant medical writing or industry experience
- Experience managing multiple writing projects in a deadline-driven environment and leading teams of medical writers and/or cross-functional team members
- Ability to interpret clinical data clearly, objectively, and in accordance with regulatory requirements and industry guidelines, with minimal supervision
- Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
- Experience with conflict resolution and negotiation in cross-functional teams
- Ability to adapt to changing project needs and unexpected workload demands
- Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills
- Technical expertise in Microsoft Office Suite and shared document systems such as SharePoint
- Willingness to learn and adapt to emerging technology