Associate Medical Writer

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality scientific, medical, and educational materials including slides, abstracts, posters, manuscripts, and infographics.
• Perform data-checking, proofreading, and literature reviews to ensure accuracy and client readiness.
• Liaise with international pharmaceutical clients, healthcare professionals, and key opinion leaders to anticipate and meet their needs.
• Collaborate with client directors to execute medical communications initiatives in the digital space, such as interactive assets and patient narratives.
• Ensure all materials comply with client requirements, SOPs, style guides, and internal CACTUS protocols.
• Maintain current awareness of developments across various therapeutic areas to provide intellectual input across document types.

Requirements

• PhD in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, or a related field; PharmD, MD, or MBBS is also required.
• Strong scientific writing skills with a clear, concise style and high attention to detail.
• Solid understanding of clinical research and medical communications.
• Proficiency in literature reviewing and evaluation.
• Basic knowledge of biostatistics.
• Very good working knowledge of MS Office.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a dynamic matrix team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Post-doctoral research experience.

About the Company

Cactus Life Sciences is a remote-first organization that helps biopharmaceutical organizations redefine scientific exchange. By blending scientific rigor with future-ready technologies like AI and automation, we partner with medical affairs teams to drive meaningful outcomes for healthcare communities worldwide. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, we operate globally with teams in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, India, and Japan.