Associate Medical Writer

We are looking for a passionate and driven Associate Medical Writer to join our team and grow their career in medical communications.This will bea fullyremote opportunity.If you have a strong scientific foundation and a hunger to learn, this is your opportunity to buildexpertiseacross diverse therapeutic areas while collaborating with global stakeholders and key opinion leaders.

Cactus Life Sciences is a remote-first organization, and we embrace an acceleration from anywhereculture.

We are actively seeking candidates who can make themselves available to onboard within the next 2-3 weeks.

• Use scientific expertise to develop (write, proofread, and data-check) high-quality, client-ready scientific, medical, and educational materials like slides, abstracts, posters, manuscripts, MSL/training slide decks, infographics, congress and meetings materials, literature searches and reviews, standard response letters/medical information letters, and HCP engagement content according to client needs with excellent attention to detail under the guidance of the scientific leads.
• Liaise and build trusting and professional relationships with international pharmaceutical clients, healthcare professionals, internal and external stakeholders including authors, reviewers and key opinion leaders across therapeutic areas - learning to anticipate their needs.
• Effectively and proactively communicate with team members, authors/faculty, clients and vendors.
• Attend workshops/seminars/trainings to hone your skills and contribute to organizational objectives.
• Attend client and other external meetings and supporting senior team members as needed.
• Apply your scientific and creative knowledge and work closely with client directors in developing ideas and executing effective medical communications initiatives in the digital space, including publication extenders, creation of infographics, interactive assets, website content, patient narratives, and medical information engagement plans.
• You will be responsible for ensuring all materials follow/comply with client requirements/SOPs, style guides, client templates, client preferences (as applicable), and CACTUS internal SOPs. Any updates to either of these items should be made consistently and documents should remain up to date.
• Perform as a document specialist, provide intellectual input across document types, and contribute to making cutting-edge research accessible to specific audiences as appropriate, by maintaining current awareness of developments across therapeutic areas or disciplines.
• Share best practices and client preferences, thereby contributing to skill development within the medical communications team.
  

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• PhD (Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine or related field), PharmD, MD or MBBS required candidates with post-doctoral research experience will be given strong preference.
• Good understanding of clinical research and medical communications
• Clear, concise, scientific style of writing, witha high levelof attention to detail and excellent language skills.
• Ability to adapt writingstyletodifferent materialsand target audiences.
• Ability towork as part of a team or independently within a dynamic matrix environment
• Basic knowledge of biostatistics.
• Literature reviewing and evaluation capabilities.
• Very goodworking knowledge of MS Office.

Application Process

Before applying, pleaseensure you meet the role requirements listed above and have legal authorizationto work in the country where this role is advertised.Our selection processtypically involvesan initialscreening by a recruiter, a technical assessment, and two to three interview rounds.

AI at Cactus Life Sciences

The life sciences industry is undergoing a fundamental shift in how scientific knowledge is created, communicated, and delivered. We are building our work around it.

AI is embedded meaningfully across everything we do, through proprietary platforms purpose-built for life sciences and generative tools that deliver measurable value to our clients. It is core to how weoperate, and an expected way of working for everyone who joins us.

We believe in Human-Anchored AI™: whatever your discipline - science, communications, strategy, or operations, you will work in an environment where AI augments yourexpertiserather than replaces it.

You will build skills that are in genuine demand and still taking shape across the industry. If you are curious and focused on building capabilities for the world where human intelligence meets artificial intelligence, this is where you belong.

Equal Opportunity

Our hiring practices reflect our commitment toprovidingequal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed. We celebrate the uniqueness of our team members and prohibit discrimination of any kind, based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

About Us

At Cactus Life Sciences (cactuslifesciences.com), we believe the future of medical communications lies at the intersection of science, technology, and human connection. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, India, and Japan, we help biopharmaceutical organizations redefine scientific exchange-leveragingAI, automation, and innovation while keeping patents at the heart of everything we do.

Ourexpertisespans medical strategy, scientific content development, and medical education across therapeutic areas and the product lifecycle. By blending scientific rigor, agile operational models, and future-ready technologies, we partner with medical affairs teams to catalyze their transformation, adapt to a changing landscape, and drive meaningful outcomes for healthcare communities worldwide.

At Cactus Life Sciences (cactuslifesciences.com), we believe the future of medical communications lies at the intersection of science, technology, and human connection. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, India, and Japan, we help biopharmaceutical organizations redefine scientific exchange-leveraging AI, automation, and innovation while keeping patients at the heart of everything we do.

Our expertise spans medical strategy, scientific content development, and medical education across therapeutic areas and the product lifecycle. By blending scientific rigor, agile operational models, and future-ready technologies, we partner with medical affairs teams to catalyze their transformation, adapt to a changing landscape, and drive meaningful outcomes for healthcare communities worldwide.