Associate Medical Writer

Position Summary:

The Associate Medical Writer will aid and support to the Clinical Services team on aspects of writing, revising, and annotating promotional medical content. This role will also assist with identifying supporting documentation, organizing references, checking accuracy of cited information, and evaluating literature for appropriate references. The Associate Medical Writer may also be responsible for development of writing projects under direct supervision.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to: (This is NOT meant to be an exhaustive task list)

• Support the development of high quality, medically accurate derivative content in print or digital format for a limited range of medical communication resources
• Deliver requested projects per established time lines
• Assist with literature review to support promotional claims in a variety of promotional medical education and marketing resources
• Annotate resources and provide appropriate references for Clinical Services team
• Search, organize, and prepare references and referencing materials for projects to prepare for medical, regulatory, and legal submissions
• Ensure professional, proactive, and collaborative communication with internal stakeholders
• Ensure a constant high quality of work in line with science, good publication practice, and company rules and policies
• Participate in all internal team meetings, including project kick-off meetings, weekly status meetings, client meetings, and internal brainstorm/review meetings
• Develop working knowledge of AMA-style and brand guidelines
• Promote and adhere to Precision Value and Health’s workplace values known as PRECISION Principles (Client Service, Purpose, Accountability, Mutual Respect and Collaboration)

Required Education:

• BA/BS in life sciences
• BA/BS in English combined with 1 year of experience in a pharmaceutical agency, medical communications company or healthcare advertising.

Required Experience:

• 0 – 1 year of experience in the medical communication, pharmaceutical and/or healthcare industry.

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of American Medical Association (AMA) style
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
• Familiarity with scientific search engines including PubMed and Google Scholar

Required Competencies:

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Analytical ability
• Ability to prioritize deadline-sensitive projects and juggle competing client priorities
• Team- and detail-oriented

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in gathering, evaluating, and summarizing healthcare business and scientific literature and insights data for a variety of managed care audiences
• Working knowledge of managed markets, healthcare, and the healthcare delivery system; health reform legislation; and/or managed care experience (HMO, MCO, PBM, etc.)

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