Medical Writer

About the role

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Our culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues.

This is a hybrid role based in any of our US offices—New York City, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Carmel (IN), or Lambertville (NJ)—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs. We are also open to remote applicants in Canada. This role requires working eastern US hours.

Responsibilities

• Develop scientific copy for various deliverables on assigned brands and products
• Work independently and collaboratively with medical writers and directors to develop scientifically accurate copy
• Understand medical strategy and content objectives for assigned projects and accounts
• Proactively check in with senior medical leads on project deliverables and raise questions as needed
• Review current literature for assigned therapeutic areas, including competitor products
• Understand and adhere to AMA/client style guidelines as directed
• Ensure references are accurate and research additional references or source materials as necessary
• Annotate and highlight references for medical review
• Manage workflow for assigned projects and meet associated deadlines
• Communicate with clients and/or KOLs to present scientific projects for review and feedback
• Incorporate and discuss edits requested by clients, KOLs, and/or internal reviewers
• Attend and participate in kickoff, status, and other job-related meetings
• Collaborate with creative and illustrative team members to make scientific data visually compelling and scientifically accurate
• Provide medical guidance to team by maintaining up-to-date scientific knowledge for assigned brands and products

Qualifications

• Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you
• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow
• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data
• You are a highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines

Requirements

• Advanced degree (e.g., MD, PhD, PharmD) required
• Up to 1 year of previous medical writing experience in a medical communications agency preferred, but not essential
• Familiarity with FDA, AMA and other relevant guidelines
• Strong scientific foundation with capability to rapidly become familiar with therapeutic areas and therapies
• Ability to communicate complex scientific concepts clearly to a wide range of audiences
• Ability to work under pressure; meeting deadlines on-time and on-budget
• Ability to work in a team and take initiative to provide input to cross-functional team members
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• Computer literacy (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, reference managers)

Pay

Pay Range: $75,000 - $85,000. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

Benefits

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vision plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning. Learn more about specific offerings in your region at www.realchemistrybenefits.com.

Schedule

Real Chemistry’s Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach is designed to foster collaboration, learning, innovation, and meaningful relationships while providing flexibility where appropriate. For employees located within a one-hour commute of a Real Chemistry office, we require in-person attendance two days per week, either from a Real Chemistry office or when working onsite with clients. Employees in regions without a nearby office may work remotely and come together throughout the year for collaboration, culture-building, learning, and team connection opportunities. Work arrangements may vary by role and location; your recruiter will discuss specific expectations during the interview process.