Lead - Medical Copy Writing Job Details | Indegene Private limited

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Job Title: Lead - Medical Copy Writing

Posting Start Date: 25/05/2026

Job Description:

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 www.careers.indegene.com 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 work.

Must Have

Job Description:
You will be responsible for:
•   Review of promotional and medical communication materials (for various client products) and ensure the content in these materials is medically accurate, scientifically rigorous, truthful and balanced, relevant to product and therapy area, compliant to various pharma regulations and guidelines and is supported by authentic and up to date references.
•   Develop and update content for various medical materials, perform literature search to identify appropriate references to support creation/update of scientific content, track and audit assets for various purposes.
•   Develop and review content for various deliverables meeting quality requirements as per client satisfaction metrics, within assigned timelines and with guidance from the manager. The tasks will be carried out as per assigned processes, guidelines, and SOPs with help of tools and platforms specified by the client and the manager.
•   Responsible to follow the best practices in the department regarding - processes, communication (internal & external), project management, documentation, and technical requirements like - language, grammar, stylization, content search, summarizing, data conflicts and referencing.
•   Participate in assigned training programs and work on assignments as per requirement.
•   Participate in client calls as per project requirements.
•   Compliance to quality, confidentiality and security; Adhere and follow quality systems, processes and policies; Comply to training and specification
•   Your impact:
•   About you:
Prior work experience in medical information domain (2-5 years) is required for this position.
Must have:
•   Education— MD/MDS/PhD with Post Doc (or experience)/MBBS with experience
•   Minimum 2 to 4 years of experience in pharmaceutical companies
•   Understanding of any specialty area of medicine (preferred) or an overall understanding of the medical field
•   Strong flair and passion for writing
•   Strong written and verbal communication/presentation skills
•   Passion for networking
•   Being up to date with the latest technical/scientific developments and relating them to various projects
•   Client-oriented attitude with focus on creating strong long-term relationships with clients and encouraging others to work toward this goal
•   Ability to assure timely completion of assignments
•   Skilled in problem identification and problem solving
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Good to have

Educational Background:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, or Journalism with a medical writing focus.
• Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) is a plus.
📌 Experience:
• 7+ years in medical content writing for pharma marketing, healthcare communications, or healthcare advertising agency.
• Experience in HCP and patient-focused content creation for omnichannel marketing.
• Experience in guiding and mentoring other medical writers towards common objectives and alignment to client briefs. Reviewing content to ensure its first time right and adheres to highest scientific and editorial standards.
• Knowledge of therapeutic areas like cardiology, endocrinology, oncology, or rare diseases is an advantage.
• Exposure to global markets (US/EU markets and their approval processes) will be a plus.
📌 Technical & Soft Skills:
• Strong understanding of clinical research, scientific writing, and pharma promotional guidelines.
• Proficiency in English – spoken and written is a must.
• Ability to simplify complex medical concepts for non-specialist audiences.
• Familiarity with SEO, UX writing, social media marketing, and email automation.
• Experience using content management systems (CMS), CRM platforms (Veeva, Salesforce), and analytics tools.
• Excellent project management, cross-team collaboration, and adaptability in fast-paced environments.

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, the 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.