Medical Writer

Description

Imagine a workplace where your expertise is valued, your ideas spark change, and creativity fuels innovation. Fingerpaint Group is a vibrant blend of individuals, a full spectrum of life science solutions, and a culture that thrives on originality and a shared commitment to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Never Paint by Number isn't just our motto—it's how we work—collaboratively and creatively. If you're ready to bring your passion to a team that sees beyond limitations, we want to hear from you.

Fingerpaint Group’s medical communications solutions, Fingerpaint Medical helps pharmaceutical and biotech companies communicate complex scientific data effectively, enabling healthcare providers to make informed decisions that advance patient care. Our targeted educational programs and strategic communications support product adoption and drive commercial success in competitive therapeutic areas.

Objectives of this role:

Are you a strategic thinker? Are you an efficient planner and organizer? The Fingerpaint Medical team is seeking a motivated individual who can efficiently produce high-quality, technical content while managing multiple timelines. You will be able to accurately interpret, analyze, and communicate data with clients and authors. Experience in specialties such as neurology, oncology, immunology, inflammatory diseases, diabetes, and infectious diseases is a plus. If you excel at and enjoy developing scientific content in a variety of formats, we want to hear from you!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Function within 1 to 3 business units and produce quality products efficiently under multiple timelines 
• Accurate scientific/medical writing on a variety of medical communication and promotional projects
• Develop content with coherent and logical story flow
• Interpret clinical data accurately
• Perform literature research (eg, literature or competitor searches)
• Excellent verbal and written internal communication (eg, project status) and external communication (eg, clients and authors)
• Work in a cross-functional team, establishing effective working interactions with editorial, presentation services, account services, and project management teams

Job Requirements:

Education

• PhD in life sciences, MD

Experience

• ≥1-year postdoctoral research or prior scientific communications agency experience with developing publications including scientific manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals
• Demonstrable interest in medical writing (eg, participation in other writing initiatives such as scientific blogs, freelancing)
• Excellent writing and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple timelines
• Efficient planning and organization
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and reference management software (eg, Endnote, Reference Manager)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with developing publications including scientific manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals

Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s okay! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Fingerpaint, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Our team of qualified recruiters can match you with the right opportunity. Fingerpaint Group provides equal employment [and affirmative action] opportunities to all applicants and employees. We are proud to recruit qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or citizenship status.