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Senior Medical Writer

Amplity Health
paid holidays
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Jun 07, 2025

Join Amplity, the full-service go-to partner of biopharma companies that delivers flexible + specialized medical + commercial services. No matter where a drug is in its lifecycle, we scale with ease to maximize resources + improve impact for all our clients. Through strategic partnerships + deep therapeutic expertise, Amplity transforms how breakthrough treatments reach the people who need them.

Amplity Comms is seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Medical Writer to join our team. This role offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, long-term/short-term disability, wellness offerings, generous PTO, and paid holidays.

Summary

The Senior Medical Writer takes the lead in exploring diverse therapeutic areas, transforming complex scientific information into compelling, high-quality content tailored to a variety of audiences. This role involves crafting and refining materials across multiple formats-ranging from print to live meetings and digital platforms-while collaborating with design and production teams to deliver impactful, polished deliverables.

The Senior Medical Writer ensures the integrity and accuracy of all projects and business initiatives. This dynamic role involves collaborating with team members at every stage, from researching and brainstorming innovative business opportunities to actively contributing to business development efforts. Additionally, the Senior Medical Writer is instrumental in building lasting relationships with thought leaders and works closely with internal stakeholders to generate fresh ideas and strategic concepts that drive business growth and success.

The Senior Medical Writer:

  • Independently develops highly credible content for full range of projects across various formats, including, but not limited to, manuscripts, slide kits, newsletters, meeting reports, posters, and other materials; demonstrates in depth understanding of assigned therapeutic areas or willingness to learn assigned areas
  • Leads smaller projects and engage with client teams regularly for status updates
  • Follows established processes
  • Objectively evaluates scientific literature/data and holds responsibility for ensuring the scientific quality and integrity of content in conjunction with the Medical Director
  • Researches medical and scientific topics relating to specific therapeutic areas utilizing a variety of information including in-house reference system, on-line journal subscriptions, libraries, and literature search databases
  • Participates in and leads discussions regarding medical and strategic content with supporters and KOLs, as appropriate
  • Manages projects assigned to freelance medical writers and junior team members, as appropriate
  • Assists in program design and the development of outcomes measures for educational activities
  • Contributes to organic and de novo new business initiatives
  • Serves as an ambassador for scientific services department at external scientific and industry meetings

Job Required/Preferred

Education & Experience

  • Advanced degree in life sciences, PhD, PharmD, MD, DO, DPH preferred
  • Minimum of two (2) years' experience in medical writing
  • Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, guidelines related to ACCME, PhRMA, FDA, GPP, ICMJE and OIG rules and regulations
  • Involvement and/or willingness to learn (from conception through implementation) in a broad spectrum of medical content deliverables, including congress and symposia programming, curriculum development meetings, spin-off materials, peer reviewed publications, conference materials, supplements, grand rounds, speakers bureaus, etc

Computer Skills

  • Proficiency with suite of Microsoft Office especially Word, Excel, and Power Point.

Math/Language/Reasoning Abilities

  • Excellent analytical, problem solving, and communication skills required
  • Must be able to work independently and handle multiple high priority projects, as well as supporting functions simultaneously and make sound decisions
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills including the ability to interpret and communicate scientific information

General

  • Must be authorized to work in the USA
  • Established reputation for excellence, scientific authority and leadership with client, KOLs, and Scientific Services team
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical scientific information
  • Ability to effectively present scientific/medical information
  • Ability to prioritize job requirements, work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Ability to work very well in a team environment
  • Ability to lead client calls and small projects
  • Ability to follow standard operating procedures

Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Work requires extensive work using a computer. Responsibilities may require evening and weekend work including overnight travel in response to needs and established deadlines.

EPIIC Values:

All positions at Amplity have a responsibility to demonstrate our EPIIC Values in order to uphold our high-service standards.

Excellence: We set high standards. We are solutions-focused and achieve outstanding results with a professional and positive attitude.

Passion: We love what we do. Our energy inspires, engages, and motivates others.

Innovation: Our ideas set us apart. We are curious and bold and challenge traditional ways of working.

Integrity: We are open, honest, and transparent. We do the right thing with courage and understanding.

Collaboration: We are better together. We actively seek the participation of others to achieve greater outcomes.

About Us

Amplity powers biopharma innovation through expert-led teams that deliver. Whether you knew us in the 80's as Physician Detailing Inc., or in the 00's as part of Publicis Health , the companies that came together in 2019 to form Amplity have delivered contract medical, commercial + communications excellence for 40+ years.

Our people-driven, tech-enabled DNA fuels everything we do.Our professionals understand the pharmaceutical industry from the inside out. With a deep grasp on product lifecycles, marketing hurdles, operational nuances + the complex needs of providers and patients, we help our clients launch products + operate smoothly with precision - across all business shapes, sizes + specialties.

We are on a mission to improve patient outcomes through executional excellence - enabling our partners in pharma to thrive in turn. At Amplity, we are allies in excellence. And we do it quicker, better, nicer than anyone else.

Our Diversity Policy

We encourage and support equal employment opportunities for all associates and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or veteran status. Employment decisions are evaluated on the basis of an individual's skills, knowledge, abilities, job performance and other qualifications. In addition, Amplity Health maintains policies and procedures designed to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which Amplity Health has facilities.

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