Mid Level Medical Writer Jobs
Mid level medical writer jobs go to professionals ready to own documents end to end, guide junior colleagues, and deliver publication-ready content with minimal oversight. Positions run across Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals and Consulting & Professional Services, with 80% offering remote or hybrid arrangements, and employers like Amiculum, Systimmune, and Artech hiring at this level now.
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United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind.
Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.
Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.
Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.
We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.
We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.
Location: Flexible, remote or hybrid, US or Toronto (East Coast TZ)
About the role
As a Lead Medical Writer, you will take ownership of delivering high-quality, scientifically accurate content across a range of Oncology focused medical communications projects (congress activities, manuscripts, abstracts, posters, plain language summaries) transforming complex data into clear, engaging stories for healthcare professionals. You will lead multiple accounts, ensuring editorial excellence from initial planning through to final review. You will guide and support writers, manage content allocation, and play an active role in strategic client interactions. You will benefit from a clear, structured career pathway, with the opportunity to progress to Associate Scientific Director and beyond as you continue to expand your scientific, strategic and leadership skills. Your expertise will be key to maintaining high quality standards and driving successful outcomes for our clients.
What you'll do
- Act as a lead writer and client contact for assigned accounts
- Develop content, working closely with your assigned project team to ensure quality editorial implementation of all assigned-client programs
- Effectively and proactively communicate with the editorial, client, vendor and project teams to ensure projects are completed on time and budget
- Briefing, reviewing, guidance and direction to less experienced writers in account team
- Provide high-quality scientific oversight for assigned large/complex projects or a workstream
- Drive project delivery and champions processes both internal and external (including compliance)
- Provide business development support, investigate, conceptualise, and strategize new medical communications projects and publications to support the assigned-clients needs and opportunities
- Represent Avalere Health at client meetings, advisory boards, speaker-training meetings, business development initiatives
About you
- Degree in the life sciences; PharmD or PhD advantageous
- Ideally 3 years+ experience in medical or scientific writing within a healthcare consultancy or medical communications agency
- Proven experience in the development of scientific content across a varied range of therapeutic areas, Oncology expertise is advantageous but not essential
- Demonstrated ability to manage a variety of scientific content types, including publications, and review content for accuracy and flow
- Proven experience in project ownership and problem-solving, with the ability to work proactively in a collaborative team environment
- Strong client communication skills and the ability to serve as a reliable point of contact for clients and external experts
- Ability to provide leadership and mentoring to junior writers
- Experience managing client relationships and serving as a key point of contact
- Familiarity with compliance and regulatory guidelines for medical communications
We are committed to offering a competitive and fair salary that reflects your location, skills and the experience you will bring to our team. Salary ranges posted are dependent upon experience.
What we can offer
You will receive a 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested), as well as life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.
Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.
We encourage all applicants to read our candidate privacy notice before applying to Avalere Health.
We may use AI tools to support elements of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing CV/resumes, assessing responses, or transcribing interviews. These tools assist our Talent team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please review our candidate privacy policy.
About Avalere Health
United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind.
Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.
Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.
Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.
We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.
We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.
Location: Flexible, remote or hybrid, US or Toronto (East Coast TZ)
About the role
As a Lead Medical Writer, you will take ownership of delivering high-quality, scientifically accurate content across a range of Oncology focused medical communications projects (congress activities, manuscripts, abstracts, posters, plain language summaries) transforming complex data into clear, engaging stories for healthcare professionals. You will lead multiple accounts, ensuring editorial excellence from initial planning through to final review. You will guide and support writers, manage content allocation, and play an active role in strategic client interactions. You will benefit from a clear, structured career pathway, with the opportunity to progress to Associate Scientific Director and beyond as you continue to expand your scientific, strategic and leadership skills. Your expertise will be key to maintaining high quality standards and driving successful outcomes for our clients.
What you'll do
- Act as a lead writer and client contact for assigned accounts
- Develop content, working closely with your assigned project team to ensure quality editorial implementation of all assigned-client programs
- Effectively and proactively communicate with the editorial, client, vendor and project teams to ensure projects are completed on time and budget
- Briefing, reviewing, guidance and direction to less experienced writers in account team
- Provide high-quality scientific oversight for assigned large/complex projects or a workstream
- Drive project delivery and champions processes both internal and external (including compliance)
- Provide business development support, investigate, conceptualise, and strategize new medical communications projects and publications to support the assigned-clients needs and opportunities
- Represent Avalere Health at client meetings, advisory boards, speaker-training meetings, business development initiatives
About you
- Degree in the life sciences; PharmD or PhD advantageous
- Ideally 3 years+ experience in medical or scientific writing within a healthcare consultancy or medical communications agency
- Proven experience in the development of scientific content across a varied range of therapeutic areas, Oncology expertise is advantageous but not essential
- Demonstrated ability to manage a variety of scientific content types, including publications, and review content for accuracy and flow
- Proven experience in project ownership and problem-solving, with the ability to work proactively in a collaborative team environment
- Strong client communication skills and the ability to serve as a reliable point of contact for clients and external experts
- Ability to provide leadership and mentoring to junior writers
- Experience managing client relationships and serving as a key point of contact
- Familiarity with compliance and regulatory guidelines for medical communications
We are committed to offering a competitive and fair salary that reflects your location, skills and the experience you will bring to our team. Salary ranges posted are dependent upon experience.
What we can offer
You will receive a 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested), as well as life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.
Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.
We encourage all applicants to read our candidate privacy notice before applying to Avalere Health.
We may use AI tools to support elements of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing CV/resumes, assessing responses, or transcribing interviews. These tools assist our Talent team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please review our candidate privacy policy.
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Mid Level Medical Writer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level medical writer job?
Lead with ownership, not just output. Hiring managers at this level want to see that you have independently managed regulatory documents, manuscripts, or clinical content from draft through final approval. Highlight therapeutic areas where you have genuine depth, any cross-functional collaboration you have driven, and writing samples that demonstrate scientific accuracy alongside clear, audience-appropriate language.
Which companies hire mid level medical writers?
Companies hiring mid level medical writers right now include Amiculum, Systimmune, and Artech, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Hiring at this level covers pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, contract research organizations, and medical communications agencies, all of which need writers who can manage complex projects with limited day-to-day direction.
Are there remote mid level medical writer jobs?
Yes, and the options are substantial. About 80% of mid level medical writer openings are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how effectively this role translates to distributed work. Fully remote positions are particularly common at medical communications agencies and in regulatory writing, where output quality and deadline adherence matter more than physical presence.
How do I move up to a mid level medical writer role?
The path typically involves accumulating ownership on progressively complex documents, whether that means taking a regulatory submission from outline to final or leading a manuscript through peer review. Developing a recognized therapeutic area specialty, seeking feedback on scientific rigor and clarity, and demonstrating that you can manage timelines without constant supervision are the markers that distinguish a mid level candidate from someone still in early-career mode.
Which industries hire the most mid level medical writers?
Mid Level medical writer roles concentrate in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. These sectors drive consistent hiring at this level because they depend on accurate, compliant written content across clinical trials, regulatory submissions, and medical education, all of which require writers who can work independently and deliver at volume.