Medical Writer and Producer

Mochi Health • San Francisco, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Mochi Health is hiring a Medical Writer and Producer to create medical content from research through production. The role involves reviewing clinical studies, identifying stories, writing scripts, and helping produce content for video, audio, and social platforms. The position also tracks developments in medicine and the health market and turns them into timely, accessible content for general audiences. This is a full-time, in-office role in San Francisco, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Requirements

• 0–3 years of experience in medical writing, medical communications, health content production, or a related field; recent graduates with strong writing samples are encouraged to apply.
• Writing samples are required.
• Comfort reading medical research and literature, including trial data, endpoints, effect sizes, confidence intervals, and study limitations.
• Ability to explain complex medical topics to a general audience without losing accuracy.
• Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar therapeutic areas.
• Ability to write scripts for spoken delivery using short sentences, clear structure, and minimal jargon.
• Experience writing social media scripts, including creating strong opening hooks, pacing short-form video, and adapting ideas for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
• Understanding of social media algorithms, including factors affecting reach, watch time, and engagement, and the use of analytics to improve content.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in a life science or health field, such as a PhD, PharmD, MPH, RD, or MD.
• Interest in video and audio production, with hands-on experience such as interviewing, storyboarding, or editing with Premiere, Final Cut, Descript, or similar tools.
• On-camera or voiceover experience.
• Motion graphics skills.
• Experience with health-content regulations or editorial standards.
• Produced work in video, audio, or multimedia, including student or personal projects.

Responsibilities

• Read and critically appraise clinical literature across therapeutic areas, including trials, reviews, and guidelines.
• Develop and pitch story ideas, then write scripts for short-form video, long-form explainers, podcasts, and social content.
• Support content production by planning shoots, preparing experts, assisting with interviews, writing shot lists, and working with editors on cuts.
• Track developments in medicine and the health market, including approvals, label changes, pipeline readouts, pricing, coverage, and policy, and turn them into timely content.
• Write a regular trend brief for internal teams.
• Fact-check content and maintain a source file for each piece.
• Collaborate with clinical reviewers, designers, and the social team on publishing and distribution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed