Medical Writer

Job Title:
Medical Writer, Publications
Department: MedComms
Location: Philippines or India
Reporting to the editorial lead, the Medical Writer will develop high-quality scientific publications and associated outputs for MIMS MedComms clients. This role is focused on peer-reviewed manuscripts, congress abstracts, posters, oral presentation materials, publication-enhancement content, and related scientific communications. The role is suited to a medical writer with at least 1 year of existing publications writing experience who wants to build deeper expertise in ethical, accurate, and transparent medical publication practice while working with experienced editorial and client teams.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

Develop scientifically accurate, well-structured publication content for peer-reviewed journals and congresses, including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentation materials, plain language
summaries, and publication-related slide content.

Work from clinical data, literature, author direction, and client briefs to prepare clear publication drafts that communicate evidence accurately and appropriately for specialist medical audiences.

• Support publication development in line with established industry standards, including Good Publication Practice, ICMJE authorship and disclosure expectations, and relevant reporting guidelines
  such as CONSORT and other EQUATOR Network resources where applicable.

• Conduct targeted literature reviews, reference checks, data extraction, fact checking, and quality
  control to ensure scientific accuracy, consistency, and appropriate citation of source material.

• Prepare publication outlines, first drafts, revised drafts, response-to-reviewer content, figure and table legends, and associated submission-ready materials under guidance from senior writers and
  editorial leads.

• Coordinate comments from authors, clients, reviewers, and internal stakeholders, ensuring revisions
  are addressed clearly, accurately, and within agreed timelines.

• Maintain awareness of journal and congress requirements, including formatting, word count,
  referencing, disclosure, acknowledgements, and submission requirements.

• Collaborate professionally with authors, key opinion leaders, clients, project managers, medical
  editors, and account teams to support efficient and ethical publication delivery.

• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing by building therapy area familiarity, applying editorial
  feedback, and developing stronger publication-writing judgement over time.
  Key requirements

  PhD in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, public health, biomedical sciences, or a related scientific
  discipline; a higher degree is advantageous but not essential.

  At least 6 months- 1 year of experience in writing or substantially contributing to peer-reviewed
  medical or scientific publications is preferred, ideally within a medical communications agency,
  publisher, CRO, pharmaceutical company, academic, or healthcare research environment.
  Freshers with a strong interest in medical writing are also welcome to apply.

  Advantage: At least one published scientific/medical publication.
  Demonstrated ability to write clear, accurate scientific content for publication outputs such as
  manuscripts, abstracts, posters, congress presentations, literature reviews, or plain language
  summaries.

  Working knowledge of publication ethics and industry expectations, including transparency,
  appropriate acknowledgement of medical writing support, authorship principles, disclosure
  requirements, and accurate reporting of data.

  Ability to interpret clinical and scientific information, identify the key message, and present complex
  data in a concise and balanced way for healthcare professional audiences.
  Strong attention to detail, including referencing accuracy, consistency checking, data verification,
  formatting, grammar, and adherence to client, journal, and internal style requirements.
  Good project discipline, with the ability to manage assigned writing tasks, respond constructively to
  feedback, and meet agreed timelines across multiple publication deliverables.
  Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office; familiarity with reference management tools,
  publication databases, and journal submission systems would be advantageous.
  Key Behaviours

  Scientifically curious, with a genuine interest in communicating research clearly and responsibly.

  Ethical and quality-focused, with respect for publication standards, author accountability, data
  integrity, and transparency.

  - Collaborative and responsive, able to work constructively with authors, clients, senior writers, editors,
  and project teams.
  Organised and accountable, with the ability to manage detail while keeping publication milestones on
  track.

  - Open to feedback and committed to continuous development as a publications medical writer.
  Positive, proactive, and able to contribute to a supportive regional/global MedComms team
  environment.