Lead Medical Writer - Medical Communications
About The Position
Avalere Health is seeking a Lead Medical Writer to deliver high-quality, scientifically accurate content for Oncology-focused medical communications projects. This role involves transforming complex data into clear, engaging stories for healthcare professionals. The Lead Medical Writer will manage multiple accounts, ensure editorial excellence, guide junior writers, manage content allocation, and participate in strategic client interactions. The position offers a clear career pathway with opportunities for advancement. The company emphasizes a purpose-driven culture focused on patient care and employee growth, with flexible working arrangements and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Requirements
- Degree in the life sciences
- Ideally 3 years+ experience in medical or scientific writing within a healthcare consultancy or medical communications agency
- Proven experience in the development of scientific content across a varied range of therapeutic areas
- Demonstrated ability to manage a variety of scientific content types, including publications, and review content for accuracy and flow
- Proven experience in project ownership and problem-solving, with the ability to work proactively in a collaborative team environment
- Strong client communication skills and the ability to serve as a reliable point of contact for clients and external experts
- Ability to provide leadership and mentoring to junior writers
- Experience managing client relationships and serving as a key point of contact
- Familiarity with compliance and regulatory guidelines for medical communications
Nice To Haves
- PharmD or PhD advantageous
- Oncology expertise is advantageous but not essential
Responsibilities
- Act as a lead writer and client contact for assigned accounts
- Develop content, working closely with your assigned project team to ensure quality editorial implementation of all assigned-client programs
- Effectively and proactively communicate with the editorial, client, vendor and project teams to ensure projects are completed on time and budget
- Briefing, reviewing, guidance and direction to less experienced writers in account team
- Provide high‑quality scientific oversight for assigned large/complex projects or a workstream
- Drive project delivery and champions processes both internal and external (including compliance)
- Provide business development support, investigate, conceptualise, and strategize new medical communications projects and publications to support the assigned-clients needs and opportunities
- Represent Avalere Health at client meetings, advisory boards, speaker-training meetings, business development initiatives
Benefits
- 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested)
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work
- Option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year
- 20 vacation days
- One personal well-being day
- Recognition of 9 public holidays
- Gifted end-of-year holidays
- Early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August
- Free counselling through our employee assistance program
- Personalized health support
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies
- Continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
