Medical Writer jobs
Live medical writer openings from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source. What the role pays, across markets and seniority: medical writer salary.
Medical Writer (Remote, US) (Boston, MA, US) at GetingeUnited States · Remote$105k–$115k1d agoApply
Senior Medical Writer (m/w/d) at OgilvyBerlin; Düsseldorf; Frankfurt; Hamburg2d agoApply
Medical Writer, Medical Communications at Precision AQUnited States · Remote$80k–$110k1w agoApply
Senior Medical Writer & Evidence Analyst at Catalyst Clinical ResearchIndia · Remote1w agoApply- Medical Writer II (Narrative Writing) at Syneos Health India Private LimitedIndia · Remote1w agoApply
Medical Writer/Senior Medical Writer (German/English Medical Affairs & Marketing) at RealchemistryGermany2w agoApply
Sr. Medical Writer at VUE HealthUnited States · Remote$115k2w agoApply- Principal Medical Writer - Publications at Syneos Health India Private LimitedUnited Kingdom · Remote2w agoApply
Senior Medical Writer at ApothecomLondon; Manchester3w agoApply
Senior Medical Editor - Healthcare Marketing at Precision Medicine GroupUnited States · Remote$70k–$98kAug 15Apply
Senior Medical Writer at ArgenxUnited States · Remote$128k–$176kAug 9Apply
Senior Medical Writer at WundermanthompsonLondonAug 8Apply
Senior Medical Writer - FSP at ParexelPoland · RemoteAug 7Apply
Senior/Principal Medical Writer – Remote - Ireland at Trilogy Writing & Consulting, An Indegene CompanyIreland · RemoteAug 6Apply- Principal / Associate Principal Medical Writer at Trilogy Writing & Consulting, An Indegene CompanyPortugal · RemoteAug 6Apply
Senior Medical Writer at LumanityUnited Kingdom · RemoteAug 5Apply- Senior Medical Writer - South Africa - FSP at ParexelAlgeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; British Indian Ocean Terri · RemoteAug 3Apply
Principal Medical Writer at BeiGeneUnited States · Remote$119k–$159kAug 1Apply
Senior Medical Writer (Publications) at LifelancerUnited States · RemoteJul 31Apply
Clinical/Medical Editor II, Critical Care at EBSCO Information ServicesUnited States · Remote$68k–$97kJul 27Apply
Medical Writer (Medical Affairs) at Red NucleusUnited States · RemoteJul 25Apply
Senior Strategic Medical Writer - Remote at AbbVieUnited States · Remote$97k–$184kJul 24Apply
What 22 postings say
Computed from the live board on the date of the nightly build · 2 added in the last 7 days · median listing is 35 days old.
| Seniority | Live roles | State pay | Posted band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untagged (mid) | 5 | 3 | — |
| Senior / lead | 17 | 5 | $115k–$140k |
Seniority is read from posting titles; roles with no level in the title are counted as mid. Bands cover only postings that state pay, and only where five or more do.
Skills named most
- Operations41%
- Presentation41%
- Clinical Research32%
- Quality Control32%
- Writing & Editing32%
- Project Management23%
- Data Analysis23%
- Excel23%
Share of postings naming each skill, from the posting text itself.
Hiring the most right now
- Syneos Health India Private Limited2
- Parexel2
- Trilogy Writing & Consulting, An Indegene Company2
- Getinge1
- Ogilvy1
- Precision AQ1
Routes into medical writer
The measured pivots that lead here, ranked by how much of the destination a typical origin profile already covers.
- Clinical Research Coordinator → Medical Writer59% readiness
- Statistician → Medical Writer48% readiness
More medical writer searches
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Remote Medical Writer jobs 18Senior Medical Writer jobs 17Medical Writer jobs in the United States 10Remote Medical Writer jobs in the United States 10Medical Writer jobs in North America 10Medical Writer jobs in Europe 9Senior Medical Writer jobs in the United States 6Medical Writer jobs paying over $100k 6Hiring medical writers?
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Quick answers
How many medical writer jobs are open right now?
Right now there are 22 medical writer openings on our board, and 2 of them arrived in the last seven days. 18 of them are fully remote (remote medical writer jobs). The board refreshes every night, so the count moves with the market.
How much do medical writer jobs pay?
8 of the 22 openings state a salary. Across those, the middle half of posted pay runs from $84k to $139k a year. We only count postings that state pay, so this is what employers are advertising today, not an estimate. For the fuller picture by seniority and market, see the medical writer salary page.
What skills do medical writer postings ask for?
The three skills medical writer postings name most often are Operations (41% of postings), Presentation (41%) and Clinical Research (32%). Those percentages are simply how many of the postings we read mention each one, so you can see which are near-universal and which are nice to have. Every skill, defined: the glossary.
Can I move into medical writer work from an adjacent role?
Yes, and we can tell you from where. 2 measured routes lead into medical writer work. The closest is from clinical research coordinator: a typical clinical research coordinator profile already covers 59% of what medical writer postings ask for, and the route page lists the exact skills that make up the rest.
Listings backfilled from re-displayable sources (company career pages, remote-job boards, and public-sector postings), freshest first, refreshed with the nightly scrape. Each links out to apply at the original posting; PivotHop does not host applications. Salary shown where the posting states it.