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Principal Medical Writer

Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-03 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead complex scientific publications and clinical regulatory document preparations (filings, dossiers, manuscripts) for multiple compounds within a therapeutic area.

Role type

Principal Medical Writer (Scientific Content Expert)

Builds

Clinical regulatory submissions, scientific manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and comprehensive data packages.

Domain

Life Sciences / Healthcare / Clinical Research

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Medical writing expertise, clinical regulatory document preparation, therapeutic area knowledge, US and international regulations compliance, data interpretation, process improvement, cross-functional team leadership, statistical concepts understanding, electronic document management systems proficiency.

Preferred skills

Advanced degree (Master's/PhD), AMWA certification, pharmaceutical editing/writing specialty, project management experience.

Technologies

eCTD, COSMOS, journal/congress databases, word processing tools, flow diagram software, spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

Serve as medical writing lead for complex filings and dossiers; act as subject matter expert for assigned therapeutic areas; convert data into compliant regulatory formats; maintain expert knowledge of clinical regulations; mentor junior writers; coordinate review meetings and resolve document content issues; ensure compliance with journal/congress guidelines and SOPs.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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