Scientific Writing Lead for Indegene (Medical Affairs) - Canada (Remote; must reside in Canada)

Trilogy Writing and Consulting GmbH

$140K — $147K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Montreal, QC
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in life sciences (PhD, PharmD, MD, post-doctoral, etc.)
  • 6-9 years of experience in medical writing and scientific content development
  • Demonstrated expertise in MedEd content creation
  • Extensive experience in reviewing content for scientific accuracy and compliance
  • Proven ability to deliver high-quality content across multiple formats

Responsibilities

  • Review and provide strategic inputs on oncology-related content developed by junior writers
  • Participate in review meetings to provide insights on product and therapy area
  • Demonstrate proficiency in literature searches across various platforms
  • Author scientific content including manuscripts and clinical summaries when required
  • Mentor and guide junior writers to elevate content quality
  • Coordinate with medical writing and graphic teams, as well as clients
  • Work with medical affairs teams during congresses and product launches

Benefits

  • Work remotely within Canada
  • Fluency in both French and English is required
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunities to mentor junior team members
  • Engagement with innovative therapies and competitive landscape
Full Job Description
JOB TITLE: SCIENTIFIC WRITING LEAD - CANADA (REMOTE; MUST RESIDE IN CANADA; FLUENT IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH)

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly experienced and detail-oriented Senior Medical Writer and Reviewer with strong subject matter expertise in Immunology. This role will primarily focus on reviewing content created by junior writers, ensuring scientific accuracy, compliance, and alignment with client objectives. At times, the candidate will also be required to author content directly. The position demands excellent collaboration skills to work seamlessly with cross-functional teams and integrate into the client's internal processes and workflows.

Responsibilities: • Demonstrate expertise relevant to oncology products, disease state management, innovative therapies, and competitive landscape. • Review and provide strategic inputs on oncology-related content developed by junior writers, ensuring high-quality deliverables that are scientifically accurate, evidence-based, appropriately referenced, and complying with quality standards. • Participate in review meetings to provide inputs on product, therapy area, reference substantiation, alignment to brand messages, etc. • Demonstrate proficiency in literature search across various platforms, including but not limited to Pubmed & EMBASE; • Author scientific content when required, including but not limited to manuscripts, slide decks, leave-behinds, clinical summaries, HCP-facing materials, and other MedEd assets. • Ensure deliverables are medically and scientifically balanced and meet customers' requirements; ensure deliverable content is based on high quality and most up-to-date literature. • Provide mentorship and guidance to junior writers as needed to elevate content quality. • Coordinate with the medical writing team, project lead, graphics team and directly with the client. • Work with medical affairs teams during congresses, product launches, and key data releases and coordinate and lead on prioritization of MedComm deliverables. • Demonstrate understanding of review platforms such as Veeva. • Ability to adapt to latest trends in application of newer technologies and platforms related to the domain to build competencies. • Adapt to client workflows, systems, and approval processes for seamless integration.

Requirements: • Advanced degree in life sciences (PhD, PharmD, MD, post-doctoral, etc.). • 6-9 years of experience in medical writing and scientific content development. • Demonstrated expertise in MedEd content creation. • Strong accountability, interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to work in a cross-functional team environment. • Extensive experience in reviewing content for scientific accuracy, compliance, referencing, and editorial alignment. • Proven ability to deliver high-quality content across multiple formats (slide decks, HCP-facing materials, etc.). • Strong understanding of global (including US) pharmaceutical industry standards and practices. • Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills. • Ability to work under tight timelines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. • Able to quickly onboard and integrate with the client's internal team and workflows, ensuring seamless support.

Compensation: Base salary range is $140k-$147k CAD

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