Scientific Writing Lead

Job Description: We are a technology-led healthcare solutions provider. We are driven by our purpose to enable healthcare organizations to be future-ready. We offer accelerated, global growth opportunities for talent that’s bold, industrious, and nimble. With Indegene, you gain a unique career experience that celebrates entrepreneurship and is guided by passion, innovation, collaboration, and empathy. To explore exciting opportunities at the convergence of healthcare and technology, check out Looking to jump-start your career? We understand how important the first few years of your career are, which create the foundation of your entire professional journey. At Indegene, we promise you a differentiated career experience. You will not only work at the exciting intersection of healthcare and technology but also will be mentored by some of the most brilliant minds in the industry. We are offering a global fast-track career where you can grow along with Indegene’s high-speed growth. We are purpose-driven. We enable healthcare organizations to be future ready and our customer obsession is our driving force. We ensure that our customers achieve what they truly want. We are bold in our actions, nimble in our decision-making, and industrious in the way we workSummary: We are seeking a highly experienced and detail-oriented Senior Medical Writer and Reviewer with strong subject matter expertise in Immunology. This role will primarily focus on reviewing Immunology content created by junior writers, ensuring scientific accuracy, compliance, and alignment with client objectives. At times, the candidate will also be required to author content directly. The position demands excellent collaboration skills to work seamlessly with cross-functional teams and integrate into the client’s internal processes and workflows.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate expertise relevant to oncology products, disease state management, innovative therapies, and competitive landscape.
• Review and provide strategic inputs on oncology-related content developed by junior writers, ensuring high-quality deliverables that are scientifically accurate, evidence-based, appropriately referenced, and complying with quality standards.
• Participate in review meetings to provide inputs on product, therapy area, reference substantiation, alignment to brand messages, etc.
• Demonstrate proficiency in literature search across various platforms, including but not limited to Pubmed & EMBASE;
• Author scientific content when required, including but not limited to manuscripts, slide decks, leave-behinds, clinical summaries, HCP-facing materials, and other MedEd assets.
• Ensure deliverables are medically and scientifically balanced and meet customers’ requirements; ensure deliverable content is based on high quality and most up-to-date literature.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior writers as needed to elevate content quality.
• Coordinate with the medical writing team, project lead, graphics team and directly with the client.
• Work with medical affairs teams during congresses, product launches, and key data releases and coordinate and lead on prioritization of MedComm deliverables.
• Demonstrate understanding of review platforms such as Veeva.
• Ability to adapt to latest trends in application of newer technologies and platforms related to the domain to build competencies.
• Adapt to client workflows, systems, and approval processes for seamless integration.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree in life sciences (PhD, PharmD, MD, post-doctoral, etc.).
• 6–9 years of experience in medical writing and scientific content development, with a strong focus on Oncology.
• Demonstrated expertise in publication writing and MedEd content creation.
• Strong accountability, interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to work in a cross-functional team environment.
• Extensive experience in reviewing content for scientific accuracy, compliance, referencing, and editorial alignment.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality content across multiple formats (slide decks, clinical summaries, HCP-facing materials, etc.).
• Strong understanding of global (including US) pharmaceutical industry standards and practices.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work under tight timelines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to quickly onboard and integrate with the client’s internal team and workflows, ensuring seamless support

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Indegene is proud to be an Equal Employment Employer and is committed to the culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, colour, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical ability, or any other characteristics. All employment decisions, from hiring to separation, will be based on business requirements, candidate’s merit and qualification. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics.