Medical Writer (Medical Affairs)

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities.

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At Real Chemistry—we improve patient care by partnering with pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients to create dynamic content and execute exceptional personalized experiences that engage and educate healthcare professionals. Since 1994, we have increased our clients’ effectiveness by combining best-in-class strategy, content development, digital technology, and creative design to deliver high-quality medical education that is as compelling as it is compliant.

The Medical Writer (Med Affairs) serves as an integral part of the Medical Team in developing scientific content in support of a variety of omnichannel medical communication tactics, as assigned to particular therapeutic areas and client brands. The Medical Writer must have the ability to analyze and interpret complex scientific data and translate these into compelling and relevant clinical communications and commercial messages. The Medical Writer collaborates closely with the Medical Director and cross-functional teammates in the development and execution of scientific strategies and tactics.

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs.

What you’ll do:
 

Otherwise known as the “essential functions,” these are the parts of the job that are crucial to ensure successful performance.

• Develop core deliverables (eg, PowerPoint slides, manuscripts, video scripts, executive summaries) and ancillary materials (eg, participant handouts, moderator guides) for medical communication projects, including promotional presentations, advisory board meetings, product theaters as well as various educational videos and digital solutions

• Perform and analyze literature searches and scientific research regarding clinical data and key scientific information for content development projects to meet client needs for relevant, up-to-date, evidenced-based, and accurate medical communication content

• Participate in the ideation phase of the creative process of content development by providing concepts, ideas, and feedback, and collaborate with Presentation and Graphic Designers on various illustrations, animations, and creative applications of medical and scientific information

• As assigned, develop relationships and work closely with clients and key opinion leaders to develop scientific content and execute medical communication strategy to communicate complex scientific information to medical professionals

• Conduct quality checks on all content-related materials, including annotated deliverables, to ensure scientific integrity and accuracy, and support Veeva submissions of all medical communication deliverables for client medical/legal/regulatory reviews by highlighting all relevant references and creating detailed reference notes

• Support project management within the cross-functional team by effectively communicating and aligning with Account and Project Managers, and actively participating in all internal and client meetings

• Maintain full compliance with legal, regulatory, and corporate requirements as well as all applicable US laws and regulations

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

• ​Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you.

• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving.

• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.

• You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What you should have:

• Advanced degree (eg, MD, PhD, PharmD, MPH, MS) in a healthcare-related field required

• 1-3 years of experience in medical education with a pharmaceutical company or medical communications agency preferred, or experience in medical education, scientific/research design, evaluation, analysis, or clinical experience/insights preferred

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in the field of medical science

• Intermediate ability to analyze the scientific relevance, validity, and credibility of the published medical literature

• Intermediate level of conceptual and functional understanding of modern digital marketing practices and the applications of artificial intelligence technology
   

Pay Range: $75,000 to $85,000
This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting.  Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here.

We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.  Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at: www.realchemistrybenefits.com.

Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have office locations in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us. For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are also actively opening new office locations, so if one opens near you, our Real HART policy will apply. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in-office team meetings, 1:1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on-site learning, and connecting with client partners is a critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people.

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.

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