About the vacancy
Regulatory Affairs
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Medical Writing
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We are searching for the best talent for Medical Writer I to support one or more of our therapeutic areas (Oncology, Immunology, Neuroscience, and Cardiopulmonary) within the Regulatory Medical Writing unit.
As a Medical Writer I, within Regulatory Medical Writing, you will join a cohort of medical writers undertaking internal training to author a range of regulatory medical writing documents. The cohort’s target start date is 1 September 2026, and candidates must be available to commence the role at this time.
This is a hybrid position requiring three days per week on site. The role can be based in High Wycombe/ UK (moving to Maidenhead in October 2026), Beerse/ Belgium, or Leiden/ Netherlands.
Purpose:
- Learn the regulatory medical writing role and pharmaceutical industry and business.
- Learn to work in a team environment and matrix.
- Learn internal standards, regulatory, and publishing guidelines.
- Learn internal systems, tools, and processes.
- Help to prepare sections of documents and prepare basic documents under supervision.
- Assist with routine tasks per established procedures.
About Your Tasks and Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Prepare components of clinical and regulatory documents and write basic documents such as tables of studies, narratives, protocol amendments, investigator’s brochure updates and addenda under supervision.
- May assist with document QC, abbreviations, references, literature searches, and other tasks.
- Learn how to interpret, summarize, and present statistical and medical information.
- Learn to work in a matrix environment and gain an understanding of the medical writing responsibilities on project teams.
- Attend cross-functional meetings with other writers as appropriate (eg, project kick-off and review meetings).
- Learn and adhere to SOPs, templates, best practices, policies, and Medical Writing Style Guide.
- Regularly meet with manager and mentors and attend departmental meetings.
Are you ready to join our team? Then please read further!
About Your Skills and Experience
Qualifications / Requirements:
- A university/college degree in a scientific discipline is the minimum requirement, with an advanced degree (eg, Master’s degree, PhD, MD) preferred.
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to understand and summarize scientific data.
- Ability to function in a team environment and to build solid and positive relationships with co-workers.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Organizational skills and time management skills.
- Demonstrated learning agility.
- Ability to learn and apply knowledge of regulatory guidance documents such as ICH requirements.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (eg, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Required Skills:
Effective Written Communication, Graduate Education, Learning Agility, Microsoft Packages, Science Literacy
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Hybrid Work
You are eligible to work in EU
We only accept applicants who are eligible to work in the EU
Contact person
Pieter Smans
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