Medical Writer - US Medical Affairs

About the role

A leading pharmaceutical organization is seeking a Medical Affairs Writer to join its U.S. Medical Affairs team. This role offers early-career professionals hands-on exposure to medical writing, scientific communication, compliance, and contract management within a collaborative, cross-functional environment. Reporting to Medical Affairs leadership, the successful candidate will directly support Medical Directors and gain broad experience across the medical affairs function, including publications, governance, and vendor/HCP contract administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform medical writing and research to support scientific publications, medical training programs, and promotional material review, including internal publication clearance.
• Support local medical governance activities such as compliance tracking and rollout of standard operating procedure updates.
• Cook up medical inquiries, medical and product research, and fellowship programs.
• Administer department contracts and purchase orders, including agreements with scientific thought leaders, healthcare providers, vendors, clinical study sites, and advisory boards.
• Support team planning, scheduling, and initiatives aimed at improving team capability and performance.
• Facilitate fair market value assessments and ensure contractual compliance by partnering with Procurement and Legal.
• Provide general administrative support to the broader Medical Affairs team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a biomedical science discipline (e.g., pharmacology, biology, biochemistry, pharmacy, or medical sciences).
• 1–3 years of relevant work experience, ideally within a biomedical or pharmaceutical setting.
• Strong ability to balance big-picture project understanding with close attention to scientific detail.
• Resourceful problem-solver capable of driving projects to completion on schedule.
• Comfortable working across multidisciplinary teams, including Medical Directors, Compliance, and Procurement.
• Self-motivated, outcome-driven, and collaborative.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a willingness to learn new tools and processes.
• Proficiency with standard business applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams) and an aptitude for learning AI-based tools (e.g., Copilot, Perplexity).