Medical Writer
HelloKindred
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇿🇦 South Africa
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💰 ZAR 250 per hour
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Research, write, and revise original editorial content across multiple formats, ensuring scientific accuracy, correct grammar, and alignment with project briefs.
- Apply growing expertise in therapeutic areas to support clinical and strategic objectives.
- Perform accurate self-review and editing to ensure first-time quality and flag data inconsistencies for discussion.
- Tailor deliverables to client goals and product strategy.
- Demonstrate familiarity with a range of deliverables and the full project lifecycle.
- Apply industry-standard regulatory and ethical guidelines (e.g., GPP, ICMJE) to all content.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects efficiently, delivering high-quality work on time and within allocated hours.
- Demonstrate autonomy and accountability in project delivery, adapting approaches based on feedback.
- Maintain open, professional communication with team members and project leads, providing proactive updates.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including Design, Editorial, and Studio.
- Take a proactive, professional approach to learning, development, and project ownership.
- Engage professionally with clients, authors, and external stakeholders via email, calls, and in-person interactions.
- Lead project-specific communications and provide proactive status updates.
- Build a trusted, reliable presence in client communications with growing independence.
Requirements
- Degree in a scientific or related field (advanced degree preferred).
- Proven ability to work independently with a high level of professionalism, attention to detail, and motivation.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a strong commitment to improving patient outcomes through impactful scientific content.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across teams and functions.
- Experience contributing constructively to team discussions and group efforts.
- Skilled in seeking input from colleagues to ensure alignment and shared understanding.
- Clear and respectful communicator with internal stakeholders.
- Capable of tailoring verbal and written communication to suit different audiences.
- Maintained a positive and solution-oriented attitude when facing challenges or receiving feedback.
- Accountable for personal deliverables and proactive in seeking support when needed.
- Comfortable working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines while maintaining professionalism.
- Foundational understanding of how medical communications support client objectives and healthcare outcomes.
- Awareness of the importance of efficiency, client satisfaction, and scientific integrity.
- Emerging ability to recognize how content contributes to broader business strategy.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
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Soft skills
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