Job Description

Medical Writer - Competitive Salary + Benefits - Toronto, ON

The Role

Do you have medical writing experience in a medical communications agency setting or in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industries? If you are looking for an opportunity where you can be rewarded for your performance, grow professionally and personally - then this is the role for you!

We are looking for a Medical Writer to join our growing boutique medical communications agency.

At Node Medcom, we are a small, fun, and relaxed team with a collaborative company culture. We embrace and celebrate the uniqueness of each individual team member and the contribution they each bring to making us who we are as a company. We recognize the importance of taking care of ourselves outside of work, so we can be our best at work. Find the right people, take good care of them, and success will come - that's our philosophy.

Key Responsibilities:

The key responsibilities of a Medical Writer include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting project teams in providing strategic recommendations in developing agendas for various types of meetings and events, including advisory boards, symposia, training meetings, investigator meetings, and results meetings
• Support development of content including slides for PowerPoint presentations, workshop materials, and elements of interactivity (virtual and live events)
• Developing reports that synthesize feedback and discussions of facilitated workshops and meetings
• Researching and summarizing scientific literature (e.g., literature reviews)
• Writing content for posters and abstracts
• Supporting senior team members in medical writing activities related to the development and submission of manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Participate in regular project status calls for clients and other key stakeholders, such as HCPs, and partner vendors.

The Company

The Node Medcom Team is professional, responsive, and caring. The team has an extensive background working with, and for, small to large pharma and biotech companies. Spanning multiple therapeutic areas, their insights and approach are refreshing.

The Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a small, growing company with top-tier clients
• Ability to work alongside passionate, talented, considerate and fun colleagues, where you'll be challenged and given the opportunity to lead, if interested
• Flexible hours
• Work from home
• Competitive salary
• Generous vacation allocation

The Person

The key skills and qualities of a Medical Writer are:

• MSc, or other advanced degree (e.g., PhD, MD, PharmD)
• 1 year or less (depending on experience and qualifications) of medical writing experience in a medical communications agency setting OR
• 2+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industries
• Strong understanding of the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries
• Ability to critically analyze and synthesize complex scientific information
• Exceptional writing skills to convey messages and develop effective scientific and medical narratives
• Strong editing and proofing skills
• Ability to effectively work on multiple projects at the same time and to appropriately prioritize work
• Proficiency in MS Office with excellence in PowerPoint
• Good decision-making and interpersonal skills.

If you are keen on joining this exciting, forward-thinking company and taking the next step in your career, then please click the apply now button to find out more.