Principal Medical Writing Lead

Faro Health Inc.

Medical writing product lead helping Faro apply AI to clinical trial documentation. Defining quality standards, authoring workflows and customer pilots for regulatory-grade content.

Posted 8/13/2026full-timeRemote • California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive medical writing expertise with a focus on clinical trial documentation, regulatory standards, and the integration of AI tools to enhance authoring workflows. Capable of collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure quality and compliance in medical writing processes.

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Medical Writing ExperienceClinical Trial Protocol AuthoringRegulatory Document StandardsGenerative AI ToolsCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Clinical Trial ProtocolsClinical Study ReportsInvestigator BrochuresRegulatory SubmissionsDocument Review and ReconciliationQuality Evaluation FrameworkFailure-Mode AnalysisContent Logic DefinitionAuthoring InstructionsScientific Accuracy Assessment

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationTrust BuildingProblem SolvingAdaptabilityCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Generative AILLM-Based Tools

Industry Keywords

PharmaceuticalBiotechnologyCROClinical DevelopmentRegulatory ExpectationsMedical Writing Standards

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help design Faro's medical writing product for generating, reviewing and maintaining clinical trial documents from structured study design data
Serve as the medical writing voice in product development by translating authoring workflows, review cycles, regulatory expectations and writer pain points into product decisions
Establish quality criteria and review methods for AI-generated content, including scientific accuracy, consistency, traceability, narrative quality and expert judgment
Own the medical writing quality evaluation framework, including datasets, metrics, acceptance criteria, failure-mode analysis and comparison with expert-authored documents
Define content logic and authoring instructions for transforming structured study data into regulatory-grade narrative
Partner with selected customers to deploy authoring workflows, identify value and support adoption of human-in-the-loop processes
Partner with Implementation Services and Customer Strategy during pilot engagements and convert field learnings into reusable product capabilities
Support customer and commercial conversations about improving medical authoring with AI while preserving quality and trust
Identify medical writing work that can be simplified, automated or removed while preserving essential scientific and regulatory judgment

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of medical writing experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology or CRO environments
Substantial responsibility for complex clinical and regulatory documents
Deep experience authoring and leading clinical trial protocols and protocol amendments
Experience with clinical study reports, investigator brochures or submission content strongly preferred
Strong understanding of clinical development and cross-functional inputs from Medical, Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, Regulatory, Safety and Data Management
Practical understanding of global regulatory expectations and document standards relevant to clinical development
Experience leading document review and reconciliation across multiple contributors
Ability to resolve inconsistencies and translate complex scientific decisions into clear written content
Ability to work directly with senior clinical and scientific stakeholders and earn trust through subject matter expertise
Bachelor's degree required in a life science, health science or related discipline
Practical experience using generative AI and LLM-based tools
Ability to test AI systems, evaluate outputs, identify failure patterns and determine improvements
Ability to distinguish scientific judgment from mechanical work and identify where human experts must remain in control
Comfort working with incomplete solutions and iterating quickly
Ability to move between detailed review and system-level workflow thinking
Clear communication with medical writers, clinicians, product managers and engineers
Comfort working directly with customers and supporting adoption of new workflows

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity will be a major component of total compensation
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k)
Life Insurance (Basic)
Short Term and Long Term Disability
Paid Time Off (Flexible Vacation Policy; Paid Sick & Public Holidays Observed)
Training & Development Reimbursement
Hybrid Work Environment
Peer-to-peer bonus program
Company/department outings and events
Stock Option Plan
Office On-Premises Amenities; gym, restaurant tenant discount, Padel Nine (San Diego)