Medical Associate

OPEN Health brings together deep scientific knowledge, global understanding, and broad specialist expertise to support our clients in improving health outcomes and patient wellbeing.

We are united as one flexible organization, harnessing the power of the collective to solve complex challenges. Being built from cohesive partnerships across a range of specialist sectors gives us the ability to approach opportunities from fresh perspectives, creating solutions and innovations for market access and medical communications that are informed by the experience and knowledge of the many.

Our global team of experts — many with PhD and PharmD degrees — work strategically alongside our client partners in Medical Affairs, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Market Access, and Commercial teams across a wide range of therapy areas.

You will love this role if you:

• Are interested in starting a career in medical writing, and then working toward medical direction, at a medical communications agency
• Want to receive training, one-on-one mentoring, and support in your new role
• Have a strong scientific background and good basic writing skills
• Would like to learn about new therapy areas and critically appraise published information
• Enjoy literature and competitive research
• Want an opportunity to develop scientific presentations, publications in peer-reviewed journals, and a variety of Medical Affairs-led documents
• Enjoy working as part of a supportive and dynamic team
• Are outgoing and interested in working toward a role where you will eventually review the work of others and lead discussions with clients
• As part of the OPEN Health Medical Writing Team, you’ll be responsible for:
• Providing writing support to assigned brand teams in selected therapy areas
• Working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes a medical director, editor, graphic designers, and account personnel
• Producing abstracts, posters, outlines, primary and review articles, monographs, slide presentations, meeting summaries, and other materials
• Providing research assistance in the development stages of projects
• Meeting assigned deadlines
• Incorporating revisions and accepting constructive feedback from the medical director, writing mentor, editor, authors, and clients
• Understanding team/company processes, client-preferred style, and budgeted hours
• Interacting professionally with coworkers, clients, and key therapy area experts

What you’ll bring:

• Strong medical background (preferably MD or PharmD)
• Aptitude for the English language and excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to producing accurate, high-quality written materials
• Ability to perform all duties remotely and online, as OPEN Health is a paperless company
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities
• Enthusiasm for learning, team-player attitude, self-motivation, and professional demeanor
• Proficiency with MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and PubMed searching. EndNote experience is a plus!

What we offer:

As a global organization, OPEN Health is committed to supporting our employees and their families through a comprehensive benefits program

• Competitive pay, generous paid vacation and holidays, and health insurance programs across all our locations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities that foster and shape your individual career path
• An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
• The opportunity to thrive in a global, collaborative environment while working every day to improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing
• Diverse, inclusive culture that encourages you to bring your whole self to work

If this sounds like the sort of business environment in which you would thrive, then we would love to hear from you. Candidates who apply should attach a copy of their latest resume. A cover letter shows initiative.

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