Medical Lead Pharma Medical Communications US Shift

Job Description:

HealthMinds is a healthcare communications company based inBengaluru, India. We create medical and scientific content for global pharmacompanies and healthcare brands across India, the US, the UK, the GCC and APAC.

About the role

We are hiring a Medical Lead to work on promotional contentfor global pharma brands. You will lead a team of writers, do the finalscientific check, plan content with the client and train writers. You willwrite for doctors and patients, mostly for the US market.

Work mode: Remote (India). You may be asked to move toBengaluru and work from our office within the next 6 months. Shift: US shift,5:30 pm to 3:00 am IST. Full time.

What you will do

  • Write promotional content for pharma brands:emails, e-detailers (CLM), leave-behinds, banners, web pages, social posts andvideo scripts.
  • Write for doctors (HCPs) and patients, mostlyfor the US market.
  • Find and read the right sources: clinicalstudies, prescribing information, treatment guidelines.
  • Back every claim with a reference and annotateit correctly.
  • Prepare files for medical, legal and regulatory(MLR) review in Veeva Vault PromoMats, and make the changes reviewers ask for.
  • Adapt approved global content for local markets.
  • Check your own work for accuracy, references,grammar and consistency before you submit it.
  • Work with project managers, designers, editorsand reviewers to meet deadlines.

What you must have

  • 7 to 11 years of medical writing, with clearpromotional pharma experience.
  • Hands-on Veeva Vault PromoMats experience(required).
  • Experience leading or mentoring a team ofwriters.
  • Japanese language skills are a plus, not a must.
  • Degree: MBBS, BDS, Pharm.D, B.Pharm, M.Pharm, ora masters or PhD in life sciences.
  • Medical writing experience with a pharma companyor a healthcare communications agency.
  • Hands-on promotional writing for pharma brands.You must be able to name the assets you wrote.
  • At least one digital asset in your work: email,e-detailer, banner or web page.
  • Good referencing and annotation skills (AMAstyle).
  • Clear written and spoken English.
  • Willing to work the US shift (5:30 pm to 3:00 amIST) on a long-term basis.

Good to have

  • Veeva Vault PromoMats experience (required forSenior Medical Writer and Medical Lead).
  • Content written for the US market.
  • Oncology experience. Other areas are alsowelcome: immunology, haematology, cardiology, neurology, nephrology (kidneycare), vaccines, rare diseases.
  • Experience writing for medical device brands.
  • Open to moving to Bengaluru within 6 months.
  • Can join immediately or within 45 days.

HealthMinds never askscandidates for any fee.

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