Remote Scientific and Medical Writer wanted | up to $100 per hour (part-time)

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH CENTER

QURE Healthcare (Life Sciences division) procures evidence of clinical value and utility of diagnostic tests to secure health insurance coverage and reimbursement. QURE offers simulated-patient randomized controlled trials (RCTs) across diverse disease areas. These studies assess physician decision-making when using a new diagnostic test, designed to capture inefficiencies and susceptibilities in care models. QURE also offers patient-level extension studies to clients, in which they incorporate real-world health outcomes data.

QURE Healthcare is seeking a Scientific/Medical Writer responsible for compiling references, drafting/writing manuscripts, and editing drafts in collaboration with inter-department teams (Project Delivery, Clinical, Life Sciences). They will collaborate with QURE team members to review QURE patient simulation cases, ensuring appropriate content, clinical effectiveness, and consistency. Manuscripts will be submitted to high impact factor journals for publication. The Scientific/Medical Writer will have a strong familiarity with patient outcomes measures, the ability to articulate the quality of clinical evidence, the ability to consult with stakeholders in virtual meetings to develop data presentation and production strategies, and, of course, strong scientific writing skills. They will review statistic-based analysis plans and construct independently tables / figures / listing specifications. The Medical Writer will adhere to company SOPs and client standards, following approved templates and checklists. They will quality control all work and ensuring on-time completion of all writing projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Compile appropriate references, write, and edit scientific/medical writing deliverables covering various patient outcomes data and clinical diagnostic areas.
• Collaborate with internal teams to review patient simulation cases for content, grammar, formatting, and consistency.
• Demonstrate strong familiarity with patient outcomes measures, and grading of clinical evidence
• Work with clients and internal staff on data presentation and production strategies, as well as table and figure construction, and data interpretation.
• Interact with department heads and staff members involved in data management and analysis to produce writing deliverables.
• Review statistical analysis plans, table / figure / listing specifications for content, grammar, format, and consistency.
• Serve as a peer reviewer internally
• Review QURE processes related to writing and reviewing papers and patient simulations, suggesting improvements for efficiency and quality.
• Adhere to company SOPs, client standards, and approved templates and checklists for medical writing projects, ensuring on-time completion.
• Follow standard operating procedures, including project file updates, sign-off procedures, and version control conventions.
• Work independently to incorporate necessary revisions and address reviewer questions/comments.
• Perform online clinical literature searches, staying up to date on industry practices, regulatory requirements, and guidelines.
• Ensure that content format and structure comply with regulatory, journal, or other guidelines.
• Review and proofread materials for quality and scientific accuracy.
• Monitor deadlines and ensure timely project delivery to align with company-wide projects.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of experience with a scientific/medical publications agency, medical education company, in academia, or equivalent involving drafting publications for peer-reviewed journal submission (PhD or MD strongly preferred).
• Experience writing from clinical trial protocols, statistical analysis plans, and clinical study reports.
• Ability to perform clinical literature searches and produce high-quality writing efficiently.
• Extensive knowledge of English grammar, familiarity with various style guides and publication requirements.
• Demonstrated effective presentation, proofreading, and interpersonal skills, ensuring a collaborative approach.
• Strong proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Box, etc.
• Ability to demonstrate familiarity with principles of clinical research, interpret and present clinical data and other complex information.
• Clarity of thinking to structure documents logically.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD or MD strongly preferred
• Familiarity with advanced diagnostic tests (molecular and genomic tests)
• Familiarity with digital health
• Familiarity with CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) policy and procedure

SALARY AND CONTRACT DETAILS:

The estimated number of hours required per week is 5-7, however, this fluctuates with project timelines. Please note that this is an open-ended contract position with no predetermined end date.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Original job posting: Click here

Website: https://trchealthcare.com/

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