Medical Writing Manager

Job summary

The Medical Writing Manager will lead complex projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop scientifically robust, submission-ready documents. They are responsible for ensuring document accuracy, performing quality control reviews, and mentoring colleagues on quality standards and processes.

Job details

Use Your Power for Purpose By connecting evidence-based medical decision support with colleagues and stakeholders, you will help achieve better health and treatment outcomes. Your work will ensure our evidence is scientifically robust, provide unbiased and medically necessary expertise, and investigate ways to close data gaps. Your role is crucial in enabling the safe and appropriate use of medicines for patients, ultimately contributing to our mission of empowering healthcare decisions. What You Will Achieve In this role, you will: Lead or co-lead moderately complex projects, effectively managing time and resources. Apply skills and knowledge to contribute to departmental work. Make decisions to resolve moderately complex problems and operate independently in ambiguous situations, guided by policies. Work independently on assignments, receiving guidance on unusual or complex problems. Review your own work, seek feedback from others, and mentor colleagues by reviewing their work. Utilize judgment and experience to potentially become a resource for others. Collaborate with project team experts to develop document strategies and messages. Ensure documents meet internal standards, are submission-ready, and properly stored. Verify document accuracy using source materials, including clinical regulatory documents and data. Lead teams of authors for complex projects, perform Quality Control reviews, and contribute to colleague training on quality standards and processes. Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements) BA/BS or MBA/MS with some relevant experience or PhD/JD with any relevant experience or Associate's degree with strong relevant experience or High School Diploma (or Equivalent) with extensive relevant experience Demonstrated experience in document QC and/or medical writing in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry Experience in interacting with cross-functional study team members Solid understanding of medical terminology and clinical trials Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and execute multiple tasks within assigned objectives Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements): Master's degree is highly desirable Proficiency in software commonly utilized for data presentation and analysis Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to operate independently in ambiguous situations Experience in leading or co-leading projects Experience in training colleagues on quality standards and processes Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use Work Location Assignment: Remote within UK or Canada Closing date for applications is October 19th 2026. Purpose Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives. Digital Transformation Strategy One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience. Flexibility We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Let’s start the conversation! Equal Employment Opportunity We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees. DisAbility Confident We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and we encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments necessary to support your application and future career. Our mission is unleashing the power of our people, especially those with unique superpowers. Your journey with Pfizer starts here! To learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers. Medical

What you’ll do

The Medical Writing Manager will lead complex projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop scientifically robust, submission-ready documents. They are responsible for ensuring document accuracy, performing quality control reviews, and mentoring colleagues on quality standards and processes.

Requirements

Candidates must have a degree (BA/BS, MBA/MS, PhD/JD, or Associate's) with relevant experience in medical writing or document QC within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry. Proficiency in medical terminology, clinical trials, and strong interpersonal skills are essential for this role.

Benefits

• Flexible workplace culture
• Work-life harmony

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• Data analysis · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Quality Control · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Cross-Functional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Medical writing
• Document QC
• Clinical trials
• Medical terminology
• Project management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Data analysis
• Quality control
• Regulatory documentation
• Problem-solving
• Communication skills
• Microsoft Office
• Generative AI
• Risk management
• Mentoring
• Regulatory Documents
• Digital Transformation Strategy
• Courage
• Microsoft Copilot
• ChatGPT
• Responsible AI
• Curiosity
• Ethical Standards And Conduct
• Biotechnology
• Clinical Trials
• Communication
• Data Modeling
• Data Presentation
• Digitization
• Drug Discovery
• Problem Solving
• Risk Management
• Medical Terminology
• Medical Writing
• Pharmaceuticals
• Time Management
• Master Of Business Administration (MBA)
• Quality Control

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Science & Research
• Management & Leadership
• Data & Analytics
• Medical Writing Manager
• Medical Writer
• Authors and Related Writers
• Technical Writers

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