Principal Medical Writer – MedPubs Focus

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Principal Medical Writer developing regulatory documents and medical communications. Collaborating with internal and external teams to support product development phases.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $132,000 - $151,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in medical writing, regulatory document preparation, and adherence to industry guidelines, with a strong focus on scientific communication and statistical analysis. Proficient in managing multiple projects and leading the development of manuscripts and presentations across various therapeutic areas.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Medical Writing ExperienceLead Writer on ManuscriptsAdvanced Knowledge of ICH GuidelinesISMPP CMPP CertificationProficient in MS Office Suite

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Hard Skills

Medical WritingRegulatory Document PreparationStatistical AnalysisScientific CommunicationManuscript DevelopmentAbstract WritingPoster PresentationOral PresentationPublication GuidelinesTherapeutic Area Knowledge

Tools & Technologies

MS Office SuiteAdobe Acrobat

Certifications & Qualifications

ISMPP CMPP Certification

Industry Keywords

Regulatory GuidelinesICH GuidelinesICMJE GuidelinesGPP GuidelinesConfidentialityCopyrightPrivacy ProtectionSecure File TransferClient Publication PoliciesBiotechnology Research

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Independently plans and prepares a range of regulatory documents and/or medical communications to support all phases of product development.
Organizing, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting scientific and statistical information in accordance with industry guidelines.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required; PhD, MD or PharmD preferred; science-related field preferred.
Minimum of 7 years of medical writing experience in a contract research organization or pharmaceutical/biotechnology research setting.
Experience as a lead writer on a minimum of 20 manuscripts, 20 abstracts, 20 posters or oral presentations across all phases of drug development and therapeutic areas.
Advanced knowledge of ICH and related regulatory guidelines and/or ICMJE and GPP guidelines; ISMPP CMPP certification preferred.
Proficient in MS Office Suite (advanced MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel); Adobe Acrobat for developing and editing poster slides, pdf poster layouts and slide sets
Knowledge publication guidelines and industry standards, adherence to client publication policies and procedures, confidentiality, secure file transfer, copyright and privacy protection.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote working
Flexible time off
Paid holidays
Medical insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Retirement plans