Senior Medical Writer

IQVIA

Lead Medical Writer at IQVIA managing writing projects, reviews, and team feedback in life sciences. Ensuring compliance with SOPs and delivering quality documents on time.

Posted 7/6/2026full-timeReading • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Acts as Lead Medical Writer on most types of writing projects
Prepares assigned documents in accordance with IQVIA Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and customer requirements
Performs Senior Review of straightforward medical writing deliverables
Negotiates timelines and discusses/resolves customer comments
Provides written and verbal feedback to junior staff, and to customers when appropriate
Keeps abreast of current medical and/or technical writing/regulatory knowledge
Take a leading role in preparing assigned documents
Plan and organize workload for assigned projects and tasks
Lead meetings on more challenging topics independently
May assist in the training and development of junior staff
May act as Project Manager for a more complex but single Medical Writing project

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in life sciences related discipline or related field
Master's Degree in life sciences related discipline or related field
Ph.D. in life sciences related discipline or related field
Typically requires at least 3 years of highly relevant experience and related competency levels
In-depth knowledge of the structural and content requirements of clinical study reports, protocols, and similar documents
Good understanding of common statistical methods used in clinical trials and/or interpretation of their results
Ability to effectively review a statistical analysis plan
Significant experience as a lead writer in preparing CSRs and protocols
Excellent written and oral communication skills including grammatical/technical writing skills
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Medical WritingClinical Study ReportsProtocolsStatistical MethodsTechnical WritingRegulatory KnowledgeDocument PreparationProject ManagementReviewing DeliverablesTraining and Development

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsNegotiation SkillsOrganizational SkillsFeedback ProvisionTeam Leadership