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Inizio Medical is part of Inizio, a global healthcare consulting and communications group that supports some of the world's leading life sciences companies by providing a full suite of advisory, medical, marketing, communications, and patient and partner engagement services. We are a team of 10,000+ experts working together in 35 countries to create something extraordinary. We exist to solve health challenges and develop transformational ideas that positively impact human lives. At Inizio Medical, we are committed to driving a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging where everyone can bring each facet of themselves to work each day.
Medical Writer
Location
South Africa
Posted
56 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Mid Level
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Job Description
Medical Writer
Inizio Medical
Role Description Inizio Medical has built a large team of medical writers in South Africa, becoming the leading medical communications company in Africa. We are recruiting for a new intake of medical writers who will start with us in July 2026. Our teams in South Africa work alongside our global teams (based in the US, UK, South Africa and EU) in our three med comms agencies: ApotheCom, Nucleus Global and Ashfield MedComms. This will give you the opportunity to work on cutting edge science with world-leading experts in a variety of therapy areas, and help to deliver impactful results for the healthcare community. To give you the best start in your med comms career, you will receive industry-leading, award-winning training through our allegro.WRITE training programme. During your first six weeks with the company, a dedicated team of experts will provide training and individual mentoring focused on developing writing skills, project management, teamwork and networking, allowing you to build confidence and ability. Combining complex scientific understanding with creativity, Inizio Medical develops impactful medical affairs strategies and compelling communications. Underpinned by world-class medical analytics capabilities and applied AI tools, Inizio Medical redefines the role of medical affairs in drug development and commercialization. Principal Role: - Researching and developing technical medical material. - Ensuring that all outputs adhere to the written brief, are accurate in content and editorial style and can be referenced. - Liaising with clients and medical experts on content development. - Attending scientific and client meetings where output is required. Qualifications - An advanced degree in a biomedical subject. Requirements - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Demonstrate excellent and versatile scientific writing and editing ability. - Experience of writing scientific publications and conference presentations. - Ability to generate materials to a high standard and quality, with minimal internal review/assistance. - Excellent project-management and organisational skills. - Flexibility, adaptability and resourcefulness. - Good time management skills. - Judgment and problem-solving. - Excellent quality control skills and meticulous eye for detail – style/consistency, grammar, scientific accuracy, proof-reading, layout, etc. - Ability to ensure all writing meets the client’s strategic marketing objectives, as well as being of high scientific quality/credibility. - Understanding of pharmaceutical and health-related issues. - Strong sense of responsibility and urgency; ability to take ownership of projects. - Ability to work independently under limited supervision. - Solid understanding of human pathophysiology and disease; ability to learn new and diverse subject areas quickly. - Ability to work within a team and form productive working relationships within, and external to, Huntsworth Health. - Strong client-centric attitude - ability to work with clients on projects, ensuring they meet strategic marketing and medical needs. - Flexibility and ability to manage simultaneous priorities, changing deadlines, and limited resources. - IT skills – Word, PowerPoint, internet searching. Benefits - The company will provide all the necessary equipment to perform the role (including laptop, headset, keyboard, mouse and stipend towards data package). - Inclusivity is key to us; if you require any reasonable adjustments due to disabilities or other needs during the recruitment process, please inform us.
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