Senior Medical Writer- Publications

Cactus Life Sciences
Full Time • Remote
₹14 Lakhs - ₹22 Lakhs
Mumbai
Posted Yesterday

Senior Medical Writer- Publications

Cactus Life Sciences

Job description

Interested in a career in medical communications and scientific publishing? Explore the Senior Medical Writer-Publications role at Cactus Life Science, India. It is a remote-first position, although travel to the Mumbai office may be required.

 Company Description   

Cactus Life Sciences works with global biopharmaceutical companies to support medical communications, scientific content development, medical education, and medical strategy. The company combines scientific expertise with technology, AI, and automation to help clients communicate research and medical information effectively across the product lifecycle.

Job Summary

This is a senior level role and will include writing and revising scientific material for pharmaceutical and healthcare audiences. As a Senior Medical Writer you will be responsible for preparing articles, abstracts, posters, presentation slides, congress materials and literature reviews. The role also includes analysing writers’ work, mentoring team members, engaging with foreign clients and healthcare professionals, and contributing to digital medical communication projects.

 Key Responsibilities 

  • Contribute to team development by sharing knowledge, best practices, and client-specific preferences.

  • Show an active interest in learning and applying AI tools and technologies as part of the organisation’s approach to medical communications.

  • Develop, write, proofread and data-check high quality scientific, medical and educational materials.

  • Review content produced by scientific writers for scientific accuracy and strategic fit and provide constructive criticism and supervision.

  • Mentor and coach scientific writers on best practices, customer expectations, and preferred approaches to medical content generation.

  • Provide intellectual and scientific contributions across document types.

  • Develop and maintain professional relationships with worldwide pharmaceutical clients, healthcare experts, authors, reviewers, key opinion leaders, vendors and other internal and external stakeholders.

  • Take the initiative in communicating with clients, authors, teachers, vendors and coworkers who are participating in project delivery.

  • Attend workshops, seminars and training programs to enhance professional and scientific communication abilities.

  • Participate in client and external meetings and help senior team members as required.

  • Collaborate with client directors to brainstorm and execute medical communication projects in digital formats.

  • Deliverables are compliant with customer specifications, standard operating procedures, style guidelines, templates, preferences, and applicable internal Cactus processes.

 
Educational Qualification   

Candidates should have one of the following qualifications:

  • PhD or MD in Pharmacology

  • PhD in Life Sciences

  • PharmD with a strong understanding of clinical research and medical communication

The role also requires 5+ years of experience in publications within a pharmaceutical company or medical communications agency.

 Skills Required   

  • Strong scientific writing ability with clear and concise communication

  • Excellent attention to detail

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to adapt writing for different content formats and target audiences

  • Good literature review and evaluation skills

  • Sound understanding of clinical research and medical communication

  • Very good working knowledge of MS Office

  • Basic knowledge of biostatistics

  • Ability to review scientific content for accuracy and alignment

  • Mentoring and feedback skills

  • Ability to work effectively with international clients and multidisciplinary stakeholders

  • Willingness to learn and use AI tools and technologies

 
Salary Structure   

The average salary range for a Senior Medical Writer in India is around ₹14–22 Lakhs per year.

Career Advancement

This is an opportunity for more seasoned medical writers to develop their scientific communication, publication, client-management, mentorship and digital medical communication skills, and to gain exposure to AI-enabled processes and worldwide pharmaceutical projects.

 How to Apply 

  • Check out our employment portal and search for the Senior Medical Writer – Publications vacancy.

  • Click on the listing for the full job details.

  • Provide your details and upload your resume.

  • Submit your application.


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

Education

Postgraduate Degree (Master's/PhD)

Key Skills

DoctorsPharmacyNon Clinical JobsMedical 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

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Everything you need to know about the process

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