Senior Scientific Associate – Senior Medical Writer, Promotional Medical Writing

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Senior Scientific Associate writing medical content for pharmaceutical and life sciences clients. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure client vision is achieved in projects.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $87,500 - $122,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in medical communications and the ability to translate complex scientific data for diverse audiences. Proficient in developing strategic medical content and ensuring project quality within the healthcare and managed care sectors.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Doctorate Level DegreeMedical Communications ExperienceContent DevelopmentProject ManagementMentoring Junior Writers

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Hard Skills

Scientific Data TranslationMedical Content DevelopmentTherapeutic Area ExpertiseQuality AssuranceStrategic Content Creation

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal CommunicationFlexibilityPrioritizationTeam Collaboration

Industry Keywords

Managed CareHealthcare AgencyMedical EducationRegulatory ReviewAdvisory Boards

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serving as medical point person on assigned accounts
Developing, writing and translating complex scientific data to a broad audience across multiple and wide-ranging therapeutic areas
Ensuring project quality and outcomes by demonstrating in depth technical expertise of assigned therapeutic category and/or managed care areas
Developing strategic content for full range of medical content (slide presentations, advisory boards, strategy guides, monographs, discussion guides, training resources, etc.)
Working closely with account teams to refine content in keeping with strategic imperatives
Communicating medical content with internal team and pharmaceutical clients, as necessary
Attending medical, legal, regulatory review meetings
Participating in internal team meetings, including project kick-off meetings, weekly status meetings, client meetings, and internal brainstorm/review meetings
Chipping in ideas for new business proposals and tactical planning within assigned accounts
Mentoring junior level writers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctorate level degree such as PharmDs or PhDs
2-4 years in medical communications, healthcare agency, medical education, or similar field
Ability to translate complex scientific concepts for a variety of managed care audiences
Ability to prioritize projects, juggle competing client priorities & meet deadlines without sacrificing quality
Flexibility to meet the demands of a dynamic environment
Strong written and verbal social skills
Ability to travel for occasion

Benefits

Comp & perks

discretionary annual bonus
health insurance
retirement savings benefits
life insurance
disability benefits
parental leave
paid time off for sick leave and vacation