Job Summary:

The Senior Medical Writer develops, reviews, and manages high-impact medical publications and related scientific communications. This role shapes scientific narrative, advises clients and author teams on publication strategy, mentors junior writers, and ensures deliverables are accurate, publication-compliant, strategically aligned, and client-ready. The role uses approved AI-enabled tools responsibly where appropriate for permitted support activities. 

Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties and projects may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Write, review, and manage medical publications and scientific communications, including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, podium presentations, publication extenders, and related deliverables. 
• Review study data and published literature, including RWE, PRO, HEOR, clinical, and other source materials, and synthesize findings into accurate, clear content. 
• Create effective tables, figures, and scientific visuals; conduct literature searches and compile bibliographies aligned with client objectives. 
• Advise clients and author teams on scientific narrative, publication best practices, journal/conference strategy, and executional approaches that support strategic communication goals.
• Manage author collaboration, including input reconciliation, communication, transparency, authorship considerations, and compliance standards. 
• Use approved AI-enabled tools responsibly for permitted support activities, including prompt construction, output validation, citation integrity, source support, confidentiality, and required AI disclosures. 
• Mentor writers on publication standards, scientific writing quality, responsible AI support activities where permitted, source validation, citation integrity, confidentiality, and escalation expectations.
• Maintain and improve publication planning processes, documentation requirements, permissions practices, SOP adherence, and best practices across projects. 
• Model self-leadership, ownership mentality, adaptability, sound judgment, collaboration, continuous learning, and commitment to KJT’s values and Collective Win.

Key Competencies for Success:

• Senior medical writing expertise: Expert ability to develop, review, and manage scientific publications and related medical communications. 
• Scientific synthesis and accuracy: Ability to synthesize literature, study data, RWE, PRO, HEOR, and clinical information into accurate, clear deliverables. 
• Scientific narrative and client advisory: Ability to advise clients and author teams on scientific narrative, publication best practices, journal/conference selection, and executional approaches that support strategic communication goals.
• Publication compliance and ethics: Strong understanding of Good Publication Practices, authorship expectations, publication ethics, SOPs, permissions, documentation, and disclosure expectations. 
• Responsible AI judgment: Ability to use approved AI-enabled tools only where appropriate, validate outputs, protect confidentiality, apply disclosure requirements, and recognize when AI use is not permitted. 
• Mentorship and quality leadership: Ability to mentor junior writers, review drafts, reinforce quality standards, and address errors or sub-standard work. 
• Communication and project leadership: Strong written, verbal, organizational, prioritization, stakeholder management, and project execution skills. 
• Self-leadership and ownership mentality: Demonstrates accountability, adaptability, sound judgment, continuous learning, waste reduction, and commitment to KJT’s core values and Collective Win.

Education/Experience:

• Advanced degree in life sciences or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of medical writing experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry with a focus on medical communications agency publications.
• Expert-level scientific writing and editing skills, with specific expertise developing peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, and conference posters.

Information Security Management

The individual in this role is responsible for complying with the KJT Group Information Security Policy and all related policies and processes concerning information security.

Computer Skills: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including specific strength in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat Suite tools and document review systems.
• Experience with reference management and editing tools such as EndNote, PerfectIT, iEnvision, or comparable platforms, as applicable.
• High degree of comfort with videoconferencing and desktop-sharing software, including Zoom and Teams.
• Willingness to learn and use new platforms, programs, and approved AI-enabled workflows and tools.

KJT Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.