Senior Medical Communications Writer

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals • Boston, MA

2d • $135,000 - $215,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Medical Communications Writer, you will be responsible for researching, writing, and editing publications based on Rhythm’s R&D and therapeutic areas, as well as managing freelance writers and vendors and contributing to overall publication strategy. This position will also provide writing support for associated materials to the Global Scientific Communications department.

Requirements

• BS/BA in scientific discipline preferred, advanced degree is a plus.
• 6+ years of related experience, with at least 2 years in a pharmaceutical environment.
• Proven scientific writing skills (particularly experience with developing scientific peer-reviewed publications).
• Ability to interpret and summarize complex tabular and graphical data sets and design post-hoc analyses.
• Expert knowledge of document content preparation, including the use of style guides, medical dictionaries, and online medical writing resources.
• Edits to achieve consistency with scientific communication platform, uses precise accurate language and grammar and has a high attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with co-authors (both external and internal), with exceptional collaboration, written, and verbal communication skills. Independently resolves document content issues and addresses questions by resolving discrepancies.
• Strong organizational skills / advanced project management and organizational skills and ability to work independently, prioritize, and multitask to meet timelines under changing conditions.
• An understanding of drug development, clinical research, study designs, biostatistics, pharmacology, and medical terminology.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in obesity or rare diseases preferable.

Responsibilities

• Perform literature reviews and solicit input from medical, statistical, and operational resources as necessary to support data analysis and document content.
• Oversee vendor- and freelance writer-generated publications, ensuring deliverables are timely and of high quality for internal reviewers and external authors.
• Membership on Core Publication Team and help with overall publication strategy and planning.
• Assist with review of data to ensure cleanliness/appropriateness for analysis, hypothesis testing, QA of statistical output, and data compilation to support data summaries/presentations.
• Writing scientific publications (papers for peer-reviewed medical journals, abstracts, posters, and slide presentations).
• Other writing responsibilities include internal educational scientific slide kits, conference reports, and field medical training materials.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level