Medical Writer - High Science- Freelance

Medical Writer - High Science - Freelance

Summary

Our Medical Affairs Division consists of a group firewalled from our promotional agency, devoted to Scientific, Pharmaceutical Industry and HCP focused publications and related Medical Affairs. The Medical Writer - Freelance role is for someone with a deep understanding of science and medicine, as all of the content you create will be read by physicians and other scientists.

As a medical writer, freelance - you will assist in the creation and preparation of scientific documents for publication. This role is limited to publications (abstracts, posters/presentations, primary manuscripts and review manuscripts).

Responsibilities

• Read and distill clinical trial results, clinical study reports and other scientific writing.
• Quickly interpret data
• Research and analyze pubmed, clinicaltrials.gov medical journals and conferences, via on-line and other electronic sources / databases
• Create scientific writing, including abstracts, posters and manuscripts
• Careful and close attention to detail, reference all developed content from peer-reviewed, published material or client provided data. This includes highlighting the supporting statements and annotating according to client guidelines, when required.
• Researching and learning a disease state area quickly
• Understand publication guidelines and prepare manuscripts accordingly
• Be able to explain complex scientific concepts in a simple and straightforward manner

Requirements

• Advanced degree (ie, PhD, MD, PharmD) in health science
• Experience writing and publishing in medical journals
• Published papers required
• Endnote experience is preferred (we can provide Endnote license, if needed)
• Work in MS office suite
• Experience with Oncology related treatments and therapies a plus

Competencies

• Broad science knowledge and willingness to learn new disease states and get up to speed quickly on new drugs
• Ability to operate under tight deadlines
• Ability to manage workload with minimal supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills