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Senior Associate - Scientific Writing

3-7 years
Not Disclosed
10 Sept. 25, 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

Senior Associate – Scientific Writing

Date Posted: 20 Sept 2025
Location: Bangalore, KA, India


Company Overview

Indegene is a technology-led healthcare solutions provider dedicated to enabling healthcare organizations to be future-ready. We offer global growth opportunities and a career experience guided by entrepreneurship, innovation, collaboration, and empathy.

  • Work at the intersection of healthcare and technology.

  • Mentorship from industry experts.

  • Fast-track global career growth.

  • Purpose-driven, customer-obsessed culture.

Learn more: www.careers.indegene.com


Role Overview

The Senior Associate – Scientific Writing will develop, review, and quality-check scientific and medical content for pharmaceutical clients. The role involves creating accurate, high-quality medical communications while adhering to client requirements, SOPs, and regulatory guidelines.


Key Responsibilities

Medical Writing & Content Development:

  • Develop and review abstracts, posters, slide decks, narrative and systematic reviews, and primary research articles from clinical study reports, protocols, and other data sources.

  • Create medical information letters and standard response documents.

  • Conduct literature searches using tools such as PubMed and Embase.

  • Interpret and organize scientific data to create accurate, relevant content.

  • Perform peer review and data quality checks for all medical content.

  • Ensure content compliance with pharmaceutical regulations and publication guidelines.

Project & Client Management:

  • Understand and define client requirements at project kick-off, including SLAs and turnaround times.

  • Coordinate with medical writing lead, project lead, graphics team, and internal stakeholders.

  • Liaise with clients and external authors for draft review and approvals.

  • Ensure timely delivery of tactics within project timelines and budgets.

  • Use publication management tools (Datavision/iEnvision) if applicable.


Qualifications & Experience

Mandatory / Must-Have:

  • 3–7 years of medical/scientific writing experience in pharmaceutical companies or medical communications agencies.

  • M. Pharm, Pharm.D, Ph.D., or any life science graduate with publication/medical writing experience.

  • Strong flair and passion for writing.

  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and reference management tools (EndNote/Mendeley).

  • Basic knowledge of biostatistics.

  • Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

  • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple projects.

Preferred:

  • CMPP (Certified Medical Publication Professional) certification.

  • Up-to-date with latest technical/scientific developments.


Skills & Competencies

  • Attention to detail and quality.

  • Ability to meet tight deadlines.

  • Excellent coordination and collaboration skills.

  • Analytical thinking and problem-solving.

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.


Equal Opportunity Statement

Indegene is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equal employment opportunity. Employment decisions are based on business requirements, merit, and qualifications, without discrimination on race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical ability, or other protected characteristics.