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Medical Writer/ Clinical Evaluation Reporting

3-4 years
$60,000 – $120,000
10 Nov. 11, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Medical Writer / Clinical Evaluation Reporting (CER)

Location: Maple Grove, MN; St. Paul, MN; Santa Clara, CA, USA
Category: Medical and Clinical Affairs
Work Type: On-site


Role Summary

The Medical Writer provides technical and strategic writing expertise for Abbott’s Regulatory Clinical Evaluation team. The role focuses on authoring Clinical Evaluation Reports (CER) and related regulatory documents for Neuromodulation, Structural Heart, and Electrophysiology products. The position requires knowledge of clinical study management, medical/scientific writing, quality engineering, risk management, and strong communication skills.


Key Responsibilities

Clinical Evaluation & Writing

  • Author and contribute to Clinical Evaluation deliverables including Clinical Evaluation Plans/Reports, SSCPs, Regulatory Responses, and related documentation.

  • Evaluate and summarize clinical evidence from clinical investigations, literature, post-market surveillance, risk assessments, and post-market clinical evaluations.

  • Analyze clinical results for product applications and regulatory submissions.

  • Review IFUs, Patient Guides, Risk Management files, Clinical Evaluation Protocols, CERs/CEPs, and physician training materials to ensure alignment with risk information.

Collaboration & Project Support

  • Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs, Marketing Library Services, Product Performance Group, Quality Engineering, Clinical Affairs, Risk Management, and Medical Affairs to deliver CER-related outputs.

  • Support clinical, regulatory, quality, and engineering deliverables as assigned.

  • Contribute to responses for complex regulatory queries, including those from notified bodies.

Quality & Compliance

  • Ensure quality, consistency, and integrity in all deliverables and documentation.

  • Comply with corporate, divisional policies, and procedures, as well as regulations and guidance such as ISO13485, ISO14155, ISO14791, MEDDEV 2.7.1, MDR, EU and FDA guidance, and Abbott SOPs/DOPs.


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline OR equivalent combination of education and work experience.

  • 3+ years of progressively responsible experience as a technical writer in a medical or high-technology environment (preferably biotechnology).

  • Strong written/verbal communication, interpersonal, analytical, and project management skills.

  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, matrixed, and geographically diverse environment.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in science, biomedical engineering, medicine, nursing, or a similar health-related discipline.

  • Experience in experimental design, data interpretation, and summarizing clinical data.

  • Knowledge of Abbott’s division products, quality systems, and medical technology.

  • 3+ years of medical writing experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry, or 4+ years of general technical writing; experience in CER writing preferred.

  • Experience in Clinical Research, Product Development, Quality, or healthcare industry.

  • Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and related software.

  • Experience with complaint handling, operation, or service of diagnostic instrumentation or medical technology.


Compensation

  • Base pay range: $60,000 – $120,000 (may vary by location)


Core Competencies

  • Clinical and scientific writing for regulatory documentation

  • Evaluation and summarization of clinical evidence

  • Cross-functional collaboration and project support

  • Regulatory compliance and adherence to quality standards

  • Analytical thinking, time management, and attention to detail