Medical writing is an exciting and lucrative career option for healthcare professionals and researchers who are looking for challenging work that allows them to stay in touch with the most recent happenings in medicine and clinical research while working in non clinical/non laboratory settings. The medical writing industry is currently estimated to be a 700 million dollar industry and has been growing at the rate of 15% annually.
Summary
Education: UG - MBBS - Medicine PG - M.S/M.D - Any Specialization
Industry Type: Pharma/ Biotech/Clinical Research
Role: Documentation/Medical Writing
Functional Area: Healthcare, Medical, R&D
Desired Candidate Profile
Medical writing is an exciting and lucrative career option for healthcare professionals and researchers who are looking for challenging work that allows them to stay in touch with the most recent happenings in medicine and clinical research while working in non clinical/non laboratory settings. The medical writing industry is currently estimated to be a 700 million dollar industry and has been growing at the rate of 15% annually.
Qualification: PhD/MD (Pharmacology); MBBS/MD (Internal medicine) with knowledge of clinical research
Experience:
- At least 1-3 years of medical writing (manuscripts, clinical study reports) experience, preferably within a pharmaceutical writing environment
- Knowledge of clinical research processes and drug development, as well as CONSORT, ICMJE and other such industry guidelines
- Proven skills in writing documents for publications
- Basic knowledge of biostatistics
- Literature reviewing and evaluation capabilities
- Clear, concise scientific style of writing with a high level of attention to detail
- Ability to work under tight timelines and manage multiple tasks
Compensation: Excellent compensation package will be offered to deserving candidates
Individuals who have no prior medical writing experience but looking to enter the field of medical writing are welcome to apply. Cactus will provide the necessary training to candidates who clear our screening tests.
ubsidized accomodation and relocation support will be provided to outstation candidates.
Apply: E-mail your updated CV along with a cover letter to jobs@cactusglobal.com
Job Description
Cactus Medical offers medical writing services to multinational pharma, clinical research organizations, and researchers worldwide. We work with clinicians and researchers to help them communicate their science to the world. We are currently looking to add to our team of medical writers, researchers and healthcare professionals who want to explore the field of medical writing, be part of a world-class delivery team, and work in an exciting, fast-paced global environment.
As a medical writer in the Cactus Medical team, you will:
- Ensure timely production of high quality documents (manuscripts, abstracts, short communications, review articles) for publications in journals or for presentation in meetings and other written communication material supporting pharmaceutical brands, research activities, and business needs
- Conduct extensive literature searches
- Work on documents across therapeutic areas
- Work with senior medical writers to prepare documents that are publication ready
Keywords: Medical writing, PhD, MPharm, scientific writing, publishing, medical writer, regulatory writer
Company Profile
We are Cactus Communications, a company dedicated to providing high-quality written English solutions to clients worldwide. We began operations in April 2002 with a team of five, providing editing services; we are now a team of 200 and our services span editing, transcription, education & medical communication.
Cactus has ranked in the “Top 100 Companies To work for in India” in a survey conducted by the Great Places to Work Institute in 2010. It has also featured amongst top 15 Exciting Emerging Companies To Work For in a survey conducted by NASSCOM.
At Cactus, you will be a part of fast-paced, dynamic culture, which thrives on challenge and innovation. You will be interacting with Cactizens, representing multiple cultures and geographies.
Cactus works with pharmaceutical companies, clinical research organizations, medical communication companies, academic institutions, writing and editing service providers, and individual researchers and contributes to their success by offering effective documentation services. The efficiency of our robust, scalable ISO-certified systems and the in-depth experience of our team of professionals allow us to consistently deliver value and provide a wide spectrum of services tailored to meet our clients’ ever-changing communication needs.
With offices in the US (near Philadelphia), Japan (Tokyo), and India (Mumbai), we cater to client needs across multiple time zones. In 2009, we were listed in NASSCOM’s "Best Emerging Companies to Work For."
Visit http://www.cactusmed.com (USA), http://www.cactus.co.jp (Japan) and http://www.cactusglobal.com (India) for details.
Contact Details
Company Name: Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Executive Name: Fatima Khan