Medical Writer, Consumer Health

Duration: 1 year contract

Location: Onsite in Whippany, NJ Tuesday through Thursday, remote work on Monday and Friday

Shift: Mon through Friday, start time 8:30am

Ideal candidate:

• 1-2 years of experience with a science, pharma or consumer package good background
• Ideal candidates are eager to learn, have attention to detail and work well on a team
• Looking for medical writing experience vs. regulatory writing

Job Summary

The Medical Affairs Writer supports the department in coordinating medical training and compliance-related tasks, provide group support in medical writing and administration of research, partnerships, and HCPs (healthcare providers) contracts.

Key Tasks:

• Perform medical writing to support scientific publications, medical training programs, and conduct internal publication clearance for the US medical affairs department
• Support the VP of US Med Aff on local medical governance-related activities such as compliance tracking, local standard operating procedure updates and roll out to meet compliance requirements
• Support the coordination of medical inquires, medical or product research, and fellowship programs
• Help set agenda and scheduling with goals to build capabilities and performance excellence and efficiency of the team
• Oversee and administer all department contracts and purchase orders including those with scientific thought leaders, healthcare providers, vendors, clinical study sites, and advisory boards
• Facilitate fair market value assessment and ensure contractual compliance by interfacing with procurement and legal departments
• Other administrative tasks to support the collective team

Qualification & Competencies:

• B.Sc in a biomedical science discipline (e.g. pharmacology, biology, biochemistry, pharmacy, medical sciences), preferably with one or more years of work experience in a biomedical setting
• Ability to see and comprehend the big picture of a project team, yet thorough and attentive to the intricate details of the scientific work
• Being resourceful and possessing good problem-solving skills to resolve issues, reach project objectives and milestones on time
• Ability to work in a multi-stakeholder, multidisciplinary setting with Medical Directors, Compliance, Procurement, and other business functions
• Self-motivated person focused on delivering team/project outcomes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the willingness to learn new tools and approaches
• Demonstrated proficiency in using and agility in learning business applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS TEAMS, MS AI copilot