Senior Medical Writer

PRECISION AQ, the top payer marketing agency, supports global pharmaceutical and life sciences clients in achieving commercial excellence by demonstrating the economic, clinical, and societal value of creative medical treatments to payers, providers, patients, and policymakers.

Position Summary:

The Senior Medical Writer is responsible for developing and writing content for assigned account(s) and collaborates with internal teams to ensure the client vision is achieved and content remains accurate. This role involves creating a variety of resources, including value proposition slide decks, advisory boards, and internal training resources.

Essential Functions:

• Serve as the content point person for assigned accounts
• Develop high-quality, medically accurate content in print or digital formats for various medical communication resources under limited supervision
• Deliver projects on time according to established timelines
• Conduct literature reviews and create annotations to support promotional claims in promotional medical education and marketing resources
• Ensure professional, proactive, and collaborative communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Maintain a constant high quality of work in line with scientific standards, good publication practice, and company policies
• Refine content with account teams to align with strategic imperatives
• Communicate medical content with internal teams and pharmaceutical clients as necessary
• Attend and participate in medical, legal, and regulatory review meetings
• Participate in all internal team meetings, including project kick-off meetings, weekly status meetings, client meetings, and internal brainstorm/review meetings
• Contribute ideas for new business proposals and tactical planning within assigned accounts
• Mentor junior-level staff
• Travel for occasional client meetings

Required Education:

• A BA/BS in life sciences
• A BA/BS in English combined with experience in a pharmaceutical agency, medical communications company, or healthcare advertising

Required Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in the medical communication, pharmaceutical, and/or healthcare industry

Required Skills:

• Command of AMA style
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
• Familiarity with scientific search engines, including PubMed and Google Scholar

Required Competencies:

• Strong written and verbal communication
• High analytical ability
• Ability to prioritize deadline-sensitive projects and juggle competing client priorities
• Team- and detail-oriented

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in gathering, evaluating, and summarizing healthcare business and scientific literature and insights data for managed care audiences
• Working knowledge of managed markets, healthcare, and the healthcare delivery system; health reform legislation; and/or managed care experience (HMO, MCO, PBM, etc.)
• Ability to develop engaging promotional content