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Senior/Lead Medical Writer

Copywriting Team Lead/Consultant | Mid-Level | Full time
Job No. 14146656 | Kuala Lumpur
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Join us in shaping impactful, evidence-based content that drives meaningful engagement. As a Senior/Lead Medical Writer, you will serve as a subject matter expert in Clinical and Regulatory Medical Writing, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, compliant content within the healthcare and pharmaceutical landscape. Your expertise will play a critical role in guiding key decisions, ensuring medical accuracy, and delivering innovative solutions to complex communication challenges.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver high-quality, evidence-based content for healthcare professionals (HCPs) and healthcare consumers (HCCs) across multiple platforms, ensuring clarity, scientific accuracy and regulatory compliance.
  • Partner with regional and local Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) stakeholders to ensure all claims, references, disclaimers and regulatory requirements are fully met.
  • Conduct comprehensive literature reviews to identify, evaluate, and annotate appropriate scientific references supporting all content.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Content Strategists, Visual Designers, Copywriters, Medical Affairs, Project Managers and other stakeholders) to gather insights and ensure content aligns with strategic objectives.
  • Review and edit materials to ensure accuracy, consistency, scientific rigor and alignment with brand and regulatory standards to ensure approval.
  • Lead and mentor a team of writers, driving excellence in medical compliance, quality control and best practices across all developed assets.

    Qualifications

    • Minimum 7–9 years of experience in clinical and regulatory medical writing within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
    • Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, Public Health or a related field.
    • Advanced expertise in Clinical and Regulatory Writing.
    • Demonstrated proficiency in developing pharmaceutical content for diverse audiences, including HCPs and HCCs.
    • Strong understanding of medical regulatory requirements and MLR processes.

    Kuala Lumpur

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