OPEN Health is a thriving medical communications company and group of talented publication professionals who strive to deliver the highest quality projects to our clients. If you excel in a collaborative team environment and enjoy being rewarded for stellar performance, we encourage you to apply to our company. 

Job purpose

The Associate Medical Writer works as part of a multidisciplinary team (including medical, editorial, and account personnel) to produce abstracts, posters, outlines, primary and review articles, monographs, slide presentations, meeting summaries, and other material under the direction of a Medical Director.

Duties and responsibilities

Primary duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist with developing high-quality scientific medical communications in selected therapeutic areas, including abstracts, posters, outlines, primary and review articles, monographs, slide presentations, meeting summaries, and other materials; may be de novo or repurposed
• Provide research assistance in the development stages of projects
• Incorporate manuscript revisions
• Work closely with medical, editorial, and account management personnel in coordinating work to accomplish project goals
• Participate as an active team member in terms of strategic recommendations and continuous quality improvement as necessary
• Assist in the development of new business development initiatives
• Understand team/company expectations in terms of budgeted hours, deadlines, and other goals
• Maintain timely submission of timesheets
• Maintain consistent attendance

 

Qualifications

• MD, PharmD, or PhD strongly preferred
• 0-1 year of experience with a medical education company or clinical equivalent
• Ability to produce high-quality medical writing based on materials and information supplied by a medical director.
• Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and PubMed searching required.
• Ability to work in a team structure (on-site and remotely)
• Ability to multi-task in order to meet multiple objectives while maintaining quality

 

Working conditions

This position will be performed in a corporate business setting.

Chicago, IL location: Office is located on the 50th floor of office building. Elevator is in good working condition but can be inoperable during times of repair or power outages.

Parsippany, NJ: Office is located on the 3rd floor of office building. Elevator is in good working condition but can be inoperable during times of repair or power outages.

Full-time remote will be considered for this position. No recruiters, please. 

Hours: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm CST and EST

Travel: Less than 10%

Physical requirements

• Ability to sit for long periods