Medical Writer Associate

Eli Lilly and Company
Full Time
₹8.7 Lakhs - ₹14.8 Lakhs
Bengaluru
Posted 7h ago

Medical Writer Associate

Eli Lilly and Company

Job description

Looking for a career in regulatory medical writing? Learn more about this Medical Writer Associate job opportunity in Bengaluru, India.

Company Description 

Eli Lilly and Company is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets medicines. Its teams work across research and development, clinical development, and regulatory functions, using data to support medicine development and communicate balanced, objective information to regulators, healthcare professionals, researchers, payers, and patients.

 Job Summary 

Medical Writer Associate is required to create regulatory and scientific documentation that back up clinical development and product registration. This role entails collection of scientific data, document writing and editing, coordination of expert reviews, timeline, consistency and quality management, and working with cross-functional teams across functions and geographies to ensure proper regulatory submissions.

 Key Responsibilities 

  • Retrieve, review, and organize scientific material from various sources.

  • Develop content strategies, prepare document outlines and write, revise and finalize regulatory and scientific materials.

  • Present scientific data, assertions and findings accurately, consistently, clearly and objectively in all associated papers.

  • Organize expert evaluations, incorporate feedback and do quality checks.

  • Oversee designated writing projects, create achievable time frames, update stakeholders on project progress, foresee possible challenges, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure timely document delivery.

  • Latest knowledge of therapeutic areas, disease conditions, assigned substances, regulatory guidelines, publication guidelines, clinical development and scientific communication methods.

  • Provide technical advise to colleagues, exchange best practices across functions and geographies, contribute to process improvements and support document-management systems and related tools.

 Educational Qualification 

  • Bachelor's degree in science, health care, communications or a technology-health related sector.

  • Experience with technical, regulatory or scientific writing is necessary.

  • Experience of regulatory paperwork, clinical trial documentation and scientific articles is desirable.

  • Knowledge of clinical development, clinical trial methods and regulatory operations is a plus.

Skills Required 

  • Ability to write, revise and review scientific and regulatory materials accurately, clearly and consistently.

  • Ability to acquire, evaluate, organize and present complicated scientific information in an unbiased manner.

  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements, publication standards, clinical development, and regulatory paperwork needs.

  • Ability to handle various writing tasks, set schedules, recognize potential delays, and coordinate project delivery.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, interpersonal skills, ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Salary Structure 

The average salary of a Medical Writer Associate is in the range of ₹8.7 lakh–₹14.8 Lakhs per year.

 Career Development 

This role as a Medical Writer Associate can help acquire skills in regulatory medical writing, clinical development, scientific communication and submission strategy. Experience in many document forms and therapeutic areas can help you transition into senior medical writing, regulatory communications or leadership roles in scientific documentation.

 How to Apply 

  • Open our job portal. Search for Medical Writer Associate listing.

  • Review the full job information and check the eligibility conditions.

  • Fill out the application form.

  • Upload your resume.

  • Submit your application.

 

Employment Type: Full Time
Industry: Healthcare
Role Category: Non Clinical Jobs
Application: External (Company Site)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Key Skills

Non Clinical JobsMedical AffairsClinical Research
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