Associate, Medical Writing

Eli Lilly
Full Time
₹8.7 Lakhs - ₹14.8 Lakhs
Bangalore, India
Posted 1h ago

Associate, Medical Writing

Eli Lilly

Job description

Looking to build a career in regulatory medical writing? Explore this Associate, Medical Writing role at Eli Lilly in Bangalore.

 Company Description 

Eli Lilly and Company is a healthcare company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company brings care together with discovery to help make life better for people. With than 50,000 employees around the world Lilly works on solving tough healthcare problems. The company tries to improve how people understand and handle diseases while also giving back to communities through charity and volunteering.

 Job Summary 

This job is part of Lillys GSC Regulatory team, located in Bangalore. As an Associate Medical Writing you will work with teams to create documents for people who review regulations. Your job will involve writing protocols clinical study reports, briefing documents and applications for marketing approval. The role emphasizes accurate scientific communication that helps with clinical development and product registration throughout the life of a drug.

 Key Responsibilities 

  • Look at data from many places to create a clear plan for content.

  • Plan, set up and make outlines for regulatory writing projects.

  • Write, edit and finish documents that help with clinical development.

  • Start meetings to make sure the writing team is on the page.

  • Create reasoning to back up complicated or important documents.

  • Show data in a way that's clear, accurate and short.

  • Manage the process of making documents.

  • Keep all the documents ready for an audit.

  • Do research to make sure the documents are correct.

  • Help with external medical writing when needed.

  • Develop relationships with medical directors and others involved.

  • Keep up to date with the science of the treatment areas for the projects you work on.

  • Be ready to change and work on types of documents, treatment areas and medicines.

 Educational Qualification 

A degree in Life sciences, Pharmacy or another science-related field is usually needed for this level of writing jobs.

 Skills Required 

  • Previous work in scientific writing in the drug industry.

  • Know about rules and guidelines that apply.

  • Good writing, editing and checking skills.

  • Ability to work with teams that have different areas of expertise.

  • Good eye for detail and clear communication of science.

  • Strong skills in managing projects and time.

  • Feel comfortable with audits and keeping track of document versions.

 Salary Structure 

The average salary for an Associate Medical Writing job at Eli Lilly in India is between ₹8.7 Lakhs and ₹14.8 Lakhs each year.

 Career Development 

This position gives experience in global regulatory writing with a big healthcare company. Lilly also helps people grow in their careers through guidance working with groups and chances to move up in regulatory writing and medical affairs.

 How to Apply  

  • Visit our job portal and search for the Associate, Medical Writing role - Eli Lilly.

  • Click on the job posting to read all the details, about the job.

  • Fill in your details. Upload your updated resume.

  • Send your application.

Employment Type: Full Time
Industry: Healthcare
Role Category: Pharmacy
Application: External (Company Site)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Key Skills

PharmacyMedical Science LiaisonNon Clinical JobsClinical Research

Market insights & trends

Salary Insights

The amount of money that gets paid can be different depending on how they have been working, where they live and what kind of job they are doing. Some places pay more than others. Most good jobs include extra money for doing a good job, health insurance and flexible hours. Companies pay high salary to make sure they can get the people they want.

Hiring Trends

The number of jobs for this profile is going up every year. Hospitals and other healthcare companies are looking for people who're good, at their job and can also figure out new problems. They want who can do the work and also think on their feet to deal with the challenges of working in healthcare today.

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Everything you need to know about the process

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