Senior Scientific Writer

Role & responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the development and scientific review of manuscripts, congress abstracts, posters, slide decks, literature reviews, and related communications.
• Provide strategic guidance for publication planning, journal and congress activities, and evidence dissemination.
• Serve as a scientific partner to clients, authors, and cross-functional stakeholders; lead kick-off and scientific alignment discussions.
• Ensure scientific accuracy, data integrity, editorial quality, and compliance with applicable publication and pharmaceutical industry guidelines.
• Mentor scientific writers, provide actionable review feedback, and support capability development across the team.
• Oversee project scope, timelines, risks, resources, and delivery across concurrent publication programmes.
• Use publication management platforms to support milestone tracking, version control, workflow management, and governance.
• Drive quality improvement, process standardisation, and operational excellence initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree in life sciences, pharmacy, medicine, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in scientific writing, publications, medical communications, or medical affairs ( 2 to 5 years).
• Demonstrated experience leading complex scientific deliverables and stakeholder interactions.
• Strong understanding of clinical research, scientific data interpretation, and publication standards.
• Desired experience in HEOR deliverables

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Publication strategy
• Client engagement
• Quality and compliance
• People development
• Project governance
• Clear written and verbal communication