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About the Role

This role involves leveraging subject matter expertise in specific therapeutic areas and products to collaborate with Client Clinical Research Physicians and Scientists. The goal is to develop medical content aligned with brand strategy and the medical communications plan, including various Medical Affairs tactic types.

Responsibilities

• Partner and collaborate with Client Clinical Research Physicians and Scientists to develop medical content aligned with brand strategy and medical communications plan.
• Interpret and analyze complex data, research findings, and scientific information to create clear, concise, and accurate tactics for different audiences and channels.
• Attend kick-off calls with advance preparedness, communicate meeting minutes and timelines clearly, provide guidance, and set expectations for project teams.
• Ensure the delivery of quality content with appropriate reference citations and style guide alignment.
• Prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects, and proactively communicate changes or expectations to stakeholders.
• Maintain familiarity with project lifecycle tools, software, and processes.
• Adapt writing practices in response to new guidelines, research findings, or feedback.
• Mentor team members and facilitate their quick onboarding.
• Lead project kick-off discussions, provide clear direction to cross-functional teams, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality content.

Requirements

• Advanced medical writing experience in Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications, including development of manuscripts, MSL slide decks, disease education materials, scientific presentations, FAQs, SRQs, and educational content.
• Strong publication writing experience, with authorship/contribution to peer-reviewed scientific publications in reputed journals.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more therapeutic areas/disease states with the ability to interpret and communicate complex clinical and scientific data.
• Experience partnering with Clinical Research Scientists (CRSs), Clinical Research Physicians (CRPs), Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proven ability to create scientifically accurate, compliant, and strategically aligned content for healthcare professionals and other scientific audiences.
• Strong understanding of Medical Affairs content development processes, publication planning, evidence communication, and reference management.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, including timeline management, stakeholder communication, and risk mitigation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• Hands-on experience with Veeva Vault MedComms, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), and scientific data visualization tools such as GraphPad Prism.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail and quality standards.
• Experience in reviewing, coaching, mentoring, and training junior medical writers.
• Native Japanese or JLPT N1 proficiency with strong business-level English communication skills (written and verbal).
• Bachelor's, Master's, PharmD, PhD, MD, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, or a related scientific discipline.

Skills

• Publication writing
• Content strategy and execution
• Therapy area expertise
• MS Office suite
• GraphPad Prism
• Veeva Vault MedComms
• AEM
• Strategic mindset
• Creative mindset
• Partnering with CRSs and CRPs and MSLs
• Project management
• Effective communication
• Training and mentoring junior writers
• Scientific data interpretation
• Reference citation
• Style guide alignment
• Risk mitigation
• Attention to detail
• Quality standards
• Leadership
• Process improvement
• Best practice development
• Operational excellence
• Cross-cultural team collaboration
• International stakeholder engagement
• Internal training
• Workshop facilitation
• Capability building

Location

• Remote

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Advanced medical writing experience
• Leadership experience managing medical writing teams
• Experience functioning as a Medical Writing Lead on global/regional programs

Education Level

• Bachelor's
• Master's
• PharmD
• PhD
• MD
• Life Sciences
• Pharmacy
• Biotechnology
• Related scientific discipline

About the Company

• Experience working in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or healthcare communications industry.
• Strong understanding of medical communication strategies, publication planning, scientific engagement, and omnichannel content development.
• Experience supporting global and regional Medical Affairs initiatives across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements governing scientific and medical communications.
• Experience in content strategy, scientific storytelling, and evidence-based communication planning.
• Familiarity with digital content management systems, publication platforms, and AI-enabled medical writing tools.
• Experience collaborating with editorial, design, project management, and quality review teams in a matrix environment.
• Prior experience working with international stakeholders and cross-cultural teams, particularly within Japanese and global pharmaceutical organizations.