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Senior Medical Writer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, Master's, PharmD, MD, PhD, or equivalent degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, or a related field
  • Experience in Medical Writing, preferably within a CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology environment
  • Strong experience authoring clinical and regulatory documents such as Protocols, CSRs, Investigator Brochures, and CTD documents
  • Solid understanding of clinical research, drug development processes, and ICH-GCP guidelines

Responsibilities

  • Author and review clinical and regulatory documents, including Study Protocols, Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), Investigator Brochures (IBs), Informed Consent Forms (ICFs), Clinical Overviews, Clinical Summaries, and Safety Reports
  • Conduct literature reviews and analyze scientific and clinical data to support document development
  • Ensure documents comply with ICH-GCP, FDA, EMA, client requirements, SOPs, and regulatory guidelines
  • Coordinate cross-functional reviews, manage document timelines, and incorporate stakeholder feedback

Key facts

Other skills

  • Mentorship
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Writing
  • Editing

About the company

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Parexel

Contract Research Organizations (CRO)

Parexel is among the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help life-saving treatments reach patients faster. Leveraging the breadth of our clinical, regulatory and therapeutic expertise, our team of more than 21,000 global professionals collaborates with biopharmaceutical leaders, emerging innovators and sites to design and deliver clinical trials with patients in mind, increasing access and participation to make clinical research a care option for anyone, anywhere. Our depth of industry knowledge and strong track record gained over the past 40 years is moving the industry forward and advancing clinical research in healthcare’s most complex areas, while our innovation ecosystem offers the best solutions to make every phase of the clinical trial process more efficient. With the people, insight and focus on operational excellence, we work With HeartTM every day to treat patients with dignity and continuously learn from their experiences, so every trial makes a difference. For more information, visit parexel.com. Community Guidelines Because Parexel’s social media channels are open to the general public and employees, we are not responsible for views expressed other than our own. However, we do not tolerate posts that are: • Abusive, harassing or threatening to others. • Defamatory, offensive, obscene, vulgar or depicting violence. • Hateful targeting by race/ethnicity, age, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual preference or orientation, nationality or political beliefs. • Sexually explicit or pornographic. • Fraudulent, deceptive, libelous, misleading or unlawful. • Referencing criminal or illegal activity. • Spamming. We reserve the right to remove any comments that do not adhere to our guidelines as well as report users who violate the rules of our page.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryContract Research Organizations (CRO)
Company size10001

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Job description

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
 
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Medical Writer to author, review, and manage clinical and regulatory documents supporting global drug development programs. The ideal candidate will have expertise in clinical research documentation, regulatory writing, project leadership, and stakeholder management, ensuring the delivery of high-quality documents that meet regulatory and client requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Author and review clinical and regulatory documents, including Study Protocols, Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), Investigator Brochures (IBs), Informed Consent Forms (ICFs), Clinical Overviews, Clinical Summaries, and Safety Reports.

  • Conduct literature reviews and analyze scientific and clinical data to support document development.

  • Ensure documents comply with ICH-GCP, FDA, EMA, client requirements, SOPs, and regulatory guidelines.

  • Coordinate cross-functional reviews, manage document timelines, and incorporate stakeholder feedback.

  • Serve as the Medical Writing representative on project teams and act as a primary point of contact for assigned projects.

  • Review statistical outputs and ensure accurate presentation and interpretation of clinical data.

  • Perform quality reviews to ensure data consistency, accuracy, and publishing readiness.

  • Mentor junior writers and contribute to process improvement, training, and SOP development initiatives.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, Master's, PharmD, MD, PhD, or equivalent degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, or a related field.

  • Must have experience in Medical Writing, preferably within a CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology environment.

  • Strong experience authoring clinical and regulatory documents such as Protocols, CSRs, Investigator Brochures, and CTD documents.

  • Solid understanding of clinical research, drug development processes, and ICH-GCP guidelines.

  • Excellent scientific writing, editing, and communication skills.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, document management systems, and collaborative authoring tools.

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