Principal Medical Writer

📋 Description

• • As a Principal Medical Writer at Inizio Engage, you will be instrumental in shaping high-quality scientific content that drives impactful life sciences education. This client-facing role is pivotal in leading one or more key accounts, ensuring the creation of accurate, compelling, and meticulously referenced materials across a diverse range of training deliverables, including self-study curricula and interactive workshops. You will be recognized as a subject-matter expert within the life sciences training domain, contributing both strategic insight and exceptional editorial skills to every project undertaken. This senior position offers a unique opportunity to mentor fellow medical writers, thereby elevating team standards, disseminating best practices, and fostering the continued growth and development of the medical writing team. You will report directly to the Scientific Director, playing a crucial role in the success of the Nazaré brand, which is a leading Learning & Capability brand within Inizio Engage XD, dedicated to designing and delivering impactful training experiences that foster significant behavior change and performance improvement for pharmaceutical and biotech organizations.
• • In your day-to-day responsibilities, you will serve as the primary client-facing lead writer for your assigned accounts, managing all aspects of content development. This includes conducting thorough research for assigned projects, which involves performing detailed literature searches to gather necessary information. You will be responsible for writing fully referenced and well-organized content outlines that form the foundation of training materials. Subsequently, you will craft fully referenced drafts that are not only medically and scientifically accurate but also clear, well-written, and engaging for the target audience. A key aspect of your role will be ensuring that all content is aligned with the overarching scientific strategy and is appropriate for the specific audience and deliverable type, whether it be print, digital, film, or workshop formats. You will adhere strictly to supplied style guides and writing templates, ensuring consistency and quality. Furthermore, you will infuse instructional design elements, such as learning goals, practice activities, and assessment questions, directly into the written materials to enhance their educational effectiveness. Incorporating feedback from internal reviews, clients, and Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) teams will be a continuous process, requiring you to make necessary revisions. You will meticulously mark up references to substantiate your writing and incorporate copyedit and fact-check changes to ensure accuracy and polish. You will attend and represent the scientific perspective in both internal and external meetings, adeptly answering content-related questions and presenting well-reasoned recommendations. Cross-functional collaboration with internal team members from creative, learning experience design, performance, learning delivery, and editorial departments will be essential for project success. You will also perform peer reviews of fellow Principal Medical Writers' work, contributing to the team's collective quality standards. Efficient time management will be critical to ensure that all projects are delivered within budgeted hours and according to project specifications.
• • Beyond content creation, you will contribute to business growth by assisting with research to develop a deep understanding of the disease state, portfolio/pipeline, and competitive landscape for identified therapeutic areas or companies. You will play a role in clarifying client needs for assigned accounts and developing scientific recommendations to meet those needs. Participating in internal brainstorming sessions to support assigned accounts will be part of your contribution. In partnership with the Scientific Director, you will provide scope (i.e., writing hours) estimates for assigned projects, aiding in project planning and resource allocation.
• • A significant aspect of this senior role involves providing medical writing mentorship to one or more medical writers on the team. This includes guiding their development, sharing expertise, and fostering a collaborative learning environment. Through this mentorship, you will help elevate the overall skill set and quality of work produced by the team, contributing to their professional growth and the company's success.
• • In this role, you can expect to significantly deepen your expertise in life sciences education and pharmaceutical training. You will gain invaluable experience in client relationship management, strategic content development, and instructional design principles. The opportunity to mentor junior writers will hone your leadership and communication skills. By working on diverse projects for leading pharmaceutical and biotech organizations, you will expand your knowledge of various therapeutic areas and drug development processes. This position offers a clear path for professional development within a dynamic and growing organization, allowing you to make a tangible impact on learning and behavior change within the life sciences industry.