Principal Medical Writer
India, Remote Additional Locations India - Hyderabad; India-Hyderabad-Mindspace 20; India-Hyderabad-Remote; India-Mohali Job ID R0000033858 Category Medical Writing Date Posted 06/12/2025Overview
As a Medical Writer at Parexel, your strong scientific knowledge, writing skills, and patient focus effectively communicate complex scientific data to various stakeholders, including regulatory agencies, medical professionals, and the general public. You must be able to collaborate within cross-functional teams to achieve the development of a wide range of clinical research documents, such as model informed consent forms, clinical study reports, pharmacovigilance documents, and more.
We foster a culture of inclusivity, collaboration, and support that empowers our employees to make a meaningful impact on people's lives. We offer continuous learning from being mentored to job shadowing, job rotation, and stretch assignments, as well as becoming a mentor or leading a team. Your development and promotion are based on global standards and your personal development plan.
Success Profile
Do you have these soft skills and interpersonal traits to succeed at Parexel?
- Adaptable
- Communicator
- Consistent
- Deadline-oriented
- Detail-oriented
- Insightful
About This Role
Below are the key requirements for the role:
Experience: Required at least 8+ years of experience in Safety Medical Writing with minimum of 3-4 years of experience in authoring signal Evaluation Reports, Health Authority responses, and ad hoc reports is essential. Proficiency in scientific and medical writing is a must. Demonstrated ability to produce clear, concise, and accurate documents that adhere to regulatory guidelines and internal standards.
Signal Management Expertise: Familiarity with signal management principles and methodologies is highly desirable. Experience in signal detection, evaluation, and interpretation of safety data is a significant advantage
Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Proficient in scientific writing software (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, EndNote) and data visualization tools. Familiarity with document management systems is advantageous.
Education:
- Science/Medicine degree: The minimum qualification required would be a university degree in life Sciences/ Health or Biomedical Sciences (Pharmacy, microbiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biophysics etc.)
- A degree in Medicine/Dentistry/physiotherapy/Experimental Medicine/Nursing, which involves patient exposure in hospital-based environment, would be an advantage
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Potential Career Path
Parexel offers career paths for Medical Writers to progress in their technical position or managerial position, as well as options to move to other areas of the business.
- Associate Medical Writer
- Medical Writer I
- Medical Writer II
- Senior Medical Writer
- Subject Matter ExpertPeople Management
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