Principal Medical Writer

Key Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality scientific content for print and event deliverables targeted toward healthcare professionals that is aligned with the strategic objectives of the activity.
• Perform extensive literature reviews on various disease states, therapeutic advancements, and clinical data.
• Adhere to appropriate reference and annotation standards and resolve fact-check queries, ensuring clinical accuracy of all content.
• Review and edit content at multiple stages for consistency, accuracy, relevance, and adherence to style guidelines.
• Independently address and incorporate feedback from clients, peer reviewers, and/or faculty authors throughout the content development process.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, communicating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders, clients, and key opinion leaders.
• Assign tasks to internal writers and freelancers, managing workflow and reassigning tasks as needed.
• Collaborate with project management and creative services to ensure that revisions and appropriate changes are addressed within the scope of the project.
• Prepare materials for pharmaceutical promotional review processes, ensuring compliance with submission requirements.
• Revise content as needed through its internal and external reviews during the project lifecycle, adhering to medical/legal/regulatory (MLR) review process requirements.
• Attend live events such as consensus meetings and professional conferences to capture key content for project deliverables.
• Produce high-quality executive summaries and/or manuscripts based on event coverage.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MD, DO, PharmD, PhD, MS) in a healthcare-related field (life sciences, biomedical sciences) preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years experience at a medical communications agency or company.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multitask, manage multiple timelines, and solve problems effectively.
• Proficiency in AMA style and in-house editorial standards.
• Ability to travel for events/meetings (1-3 days quarterly on average).

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation Range: $95,000 – $105,000 per year, depending on qualifications.

Benefits Overview: Includes a hybrid work schedule, health insurance through Cigna (medical & dental), vision coverage through VSP, pharmacy benefits through Optum, FSA options, 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match, fertility benefits through Progyny, EAP through NYLGBS, commuter benefits, and discounts through BenefitHub.