Senior Medical Writer (Publications)

About the role

Join the Publications team within our medical communications group at Real Chemistry. We are a global agency providing a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of scientific publications, including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, plain language summaries, and congress materials
• Translate publication plans into executable content; identify scientific storylines and recommend approaches to clients and authors
• Ensure compliance with ICMJE, GPP 2022, and journal-specific requirements; serve as a guidelines resource for the wider team
• Translate complex clinical and scientific data into clear, concise, and accurate content for expert audiences — and for lay audiences where required
• Conduct literature reviews and contribute to data interpretation that informs both content and strategy
• Maintain consistency in messaging, tone, and scientific accuracy across deliverables and across an account
• Own author and steering committee engagement, including kickoff meetings, content reviews, and consensus-building across multi-author teams
• Partner with account, strategy, and scientific leads to shape content direction; contribute to scope development and new business work as needed
• Mentor junior writers through structured review, coaching, and onboarding; act as a quality checkpoint on team deliverables
• Build and maintain therapy area expertise; act as a scientific point of contact for an assigned franchise or account
• Apply AI-enabled writing, literature review, and analytics tools thoughtfully and in line with Real Chemistry's responsible-use standards
• Deliver projects on time and to a high standard, proactively managing workload, surfacing risks early, and adapting to changing priorities without compromising quality

Requirements

• Advanced degree in life sciences or a healthcare-related field (PhD, PharmD, or MD preferred; MS or MPH with relevant experience considered)
• 3+ years of experience in medical communications, with at least 2 years focused on publications (agency experience strongly preferred)
• Demonstrated experience leading development of manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and congress materials
• Working knowledge of publication guidelines (ICMJE, GPP 2022) and journal submission processes
• Experience supporting global congress submissions (e.g., ASCO, ASH, ESMO, AHA, ACR — depending on TA mix)
• Strong ability to interpret and communicate complex scientific data and published literature
• Familiarity with — and interest in shaping responsible use of — AI-assisted scientific writing workflows
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication, with the confidence to engage senior authors and clients directly

Qualifications

• Passionate about scientific publications and evidence-based storytelling
• Enjoy working with complex data and shaping it into clear, strategically grounded narratives
• Take pride in scientific rigor, attention to detail, and producing work that holds up under expert scrutiny
• Want to mentor and develop more junior writers as part of your day-to-day
• Curious about how AI is changing scientific publishing and want to help shape its responsible application
• Thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional environment with room to grow

Benefits

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks tailored to your region, including offices in 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.

Pay

Pay Range: $90,000 - $100,000

Schedule

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.