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About the Role

The Medical Writer is responsible for the development, scientific integrity, and accuracy of medical content for pharmaceutical and medical device clients. This role serves as the lead medical writer for assigned clients, brands, or therapeutic areas and contributes to additional projects as required.

Responsibilities

• Perform medical literature research and data analysis to support project pitch development, new content development, and regulatory review/approval.
• Develop medical and scientific copy, highlighting/tagging references as required for all sales and client-driven initiatives.
• Support project pitch development and delivery by providing medical and scientific expertise to client engagement teams.
• Provide medical and scientific support during client meetings, workshops, and advisory board meetings (virtual or in-person).
• Edit copy for spelling, grammar, punctuation, stylistic consistency, readability, and adherence to branding and referencing requirements.
• Work within copy deck formats that record changes, style decisions, source materials, and referencing requirements.
• Prepare and submit content for medical legal regulatory review in client submission/referencing systems.
• Participate in client calls/correspondence relating to content approval, record and clarify change requests, and ensure information is shared with production team members.
• Collaborate with Design to ensure visuals are scientifically accurate and align with client preference/style guides and regulatory guidelines.
• Collaborate with Animation to write and review scripts, storyboards, and video output.
• Collaborate with the User Experience team to establish content organization and flow; review IA/wires/functional spec documents for scientific accuracy.
• Collaborate with editorial team members to ensure alignment with client branding and accuracy of spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
• Conduct end-to-end validation of project content, reporting and resolving issues with relevant team members.
• Assist with the creation of budget estimates for new/revised projects.
• Participate in the development, implementation, and control of editorial standards and workflow optimization.
• Educate team members on scientific constructs as needed.
• Ensure alignment with other team members and clients on deliverables.
• Oversee communication with team members in Pune who support regulatory submissions and scientific accuracy.
• Navigate daily tasks and support Project Managers to address resourcing challenges.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of relevant medical information, communications, or marketing writing experience (agency, pharmaceutical, or independent).
• Understanding of clinical research, the drug development process, and applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Experience with presenting and interacting with medical and scientific experts, utilizing problem-solving skills.
• Previous experience working with health care clients in an agency setting.
• Prior experience in digital media, web applications, or new technology.

Skills

• Exemplary written, verbal, analytical, and editing skills.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.
• Naturally inquisitive and attentive, able to ask and answer enquiring questions.
• Ability to interweave multiple tasks within a deadline-oriented, fast-paced environment.
• Team player with good interpersonal skills.

Location

• Toronto

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 2+ years

Education Level

• Advanced degree in life sciences (MSc, PhD, PharmD, or MD)

Salary/Compensations

• $85,000 to $100,000 (CAN)

About the Company

• Our purpose is advancing knowledge to improve lives.
• We succeed by being the premier provider of strategic learning and development, scientific advisory services, and medical communications solutions for the life sciences industry.
• Our global team is composed of nearly 1000 full-time employees whose commitment to creativity, quality, and on-time delivery is unrivaled in our space.
• At Red Nucleus, we believe in providing a rich working environment that pushes us to innovate in ways that engages our employees to be their best selves.
• Our culture is about meaningful work, a true sense of community, and fun.
• We love to celebrate our people and we are proud to have been Internationally recognized as a “Great Place to Work".

Equal Opportunity

• Diversity, equity and inclusion are valued at Red Nucleus and we believe we have a shared responsibility to provide equal opportunity and foster an inclusive spirit.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, gender, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.