Principal Medical Writer

Syneos Health
Full Time • Remote
₹10 Lakhs - ₹15 Lakhs
Remote
Posted Yesterday

Principal Medical Writer

Syneos Health

Job description

Are you looking to take a leading role in communications and the development of scientific publications? Check out the Principal Medical Writer position at Syneos Health.

 Company Description 

Syneos Health is a company that focuses on science and peer-to-peer communications. The company's work involves turning information into clear and strong messages while helping the biopharmaceutical industry work closely with healthcare professionals.

 Job Summary 

This remote job in India is for a writer who can manage scientific and medical communication projects on their own. The Principal Medical Writer creates manuscripts, abstracts, posters, slide decks, literature reviews and other communication materials while making sure they are correct, reliable, of quality and in line with the client's strategy. The role also includes working with clients, authors, editors, account teams and other people involved while helping writers by reviewing their work and offering guidance.

 Key Responsibilities 

  • Create medical communication content such as manuscripts, abstracts, posters, presentations, digital materials and printed items based on what the client needs.

  • Understand medical information, including clinical trial protocols, statistical methods, regulatory documents and data displays.

  • Organize, combine, set priorities. Show data in a visual way for different groups of people.

  • Check written work carefully for accuracy, consistency, details and proofreading including materials written by writers.

  • Work with clients, authors, account teams, editors, creative teams, production teams and other people to decide the direction and outline of a project.

  • Make feedback from authors and other people is properly included in the project results.

  • Make sure all references and notes are complete to support checking the facts and keeping accuracy.

  • Create materials for review when needed.

  • Show the communication strategies for one or more clients.

  • Gain knowledge in 2 to 4 disease areas.

  • Take part in meetings with clients, authors and other people.

  • Follow the clients rules, templates and internal quality standards for the work.

  • Help people and other team members when needed.

  • Handle projects and tight deadlines while making sure work is done on time.

  • Find problems with a project let the right people know about them and suggest solutions.

  • Take part in activities like boards creating meeting slides writing meeting summaries and going to meetings when asked.

 

 Educational Qualification 

Candidates must have an academic degree in health sciences such as: PhD/ MD/ PharmD/ M. Pharm/ MBBS/ M. Science/ Another similar advanced health-sciences degree

The position requires 4 to 6 years of experience.

 Skills Required 

  • Experience in creating medical communication materials

  • Ability to understand medical data

  • Knowledge of publication practice rules

  • Good skills in analyzing, proofreading and paying attention to details

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

  • Familiar with PubMed and/or EMBASE

  • Experience with referencing and scientific visualization tools

  • Strong skills in working with people and managing relationships with stakeholders

  • Ability to explain information to groups and in different ways

  • Strong skills in managing tasks and projects

  • Ability to work on their own in a setting with deadlines and a team

  • ISMPP CMPP certification is a plus. Not required.

 Salary Structure 

The average salary for a Principal Medical Writer at Syneos Health in India is ₹10 lakhs to ₹15.1 lakhs each year.

 Career Development 

The job offers chances to improve skills in communication, build knowledge about disease areas, guide others and work on different client projects. Syneos Health also mentions learning, challenging tasks and chances for growth.

 How to Apply 

  • Go to our job website. Look for the Principal Medical Writer job.

  • Choose the listing to see all the details of the job.

  • Fill in your information. Upload your resume.

  • Submit your application.

Employment Type: Full Time • Remote
Industry: Healthcare
Role Category: Doctors
Application: External (Company Site)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Key Skills

DoctorsNon Clinical JobsPharmacyDentistMedical Affairs

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the process

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