Senior Medical Writer at Real Chemistry

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed.

Real Chemistry is looking for a Senior Medical Writer to join our growing team!

21GRAMS, part of Real Chemistry, takes an innovative approach to advertising, focusing on making healthcare more human. Not just in our work, but in the way we conduct business, approach client relationships, and treat each other. It’s a place where people subscribe to the adage, “Be good to each other, but hard on the work.” A place where people are not just in it for the paycheck, but to make a dent in the universe.

The Senior Medical Writer represents the Medical Strategy team and will be responsible for compiling, writing, and editing medical writing deliverables based on a thorough knowledge of the Client’s product and therapeutic area.

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs.

What you’ll do:

• Demonstrate understanding for multiple products and disease states
• Interact with internal teams (Account, PM, creative, etc.) and clients on programs to meet strategic objectives.
• Work closely with the Associate Medical Director in managing multiple accounts from a scientific perspective including all scientific and strategic aspects of medical communication tactics, meetings, and programs
• Participate in strategic planning and project meetings with internal and client teams as needed
• Self-educate on innovation in the industry and begin to conceptualize programs for teams
• Develop depth of understanding for assigned products, related medical areas, and competitors on an ongoing basis
• Identify and communicate important updates and medical-regulatory milestones to the team and recommend new business opportunities
• Collaborate with the Editorial team to resolve grammatical or stylistic errors or concerns
• Take a proactive solutions-oriented approach into all assignments

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

• Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you.
• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving.
• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.
• You are highly organized, a self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What you should have:

• An advanced scientific degree (Ph.D., MD, PharmD) preferred
• 3+ years of experience in a Medical Communications agency setting preferred, internship, preceptorship, or equivalent
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment to develop and execute scientific communications and promotional initiatives for clients
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Expert writing and editorial skills with medical terminology expertise
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to deliver a quick turnaround on a variety of tasks
• Strong self-motivation and enthusiasm with demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, highly detail-oriented environment
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, including strong proficiency in related technologies (Microsoft applications, Internet research platforms, etc.)