Senior Medical Content Writer, Claims-Capable

Job Title: Senior Medical Content Writer

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Medical Content Writer skilled in crafting promotional and educational claims within the pharmaceutical industry. This role involves developing, substantiating, and annotating claims while ensuring the content is engaging and survives Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) review without losing its creative edge. You will collaborate within an in-house creative studio alongside creative directors and designers, ensuring that your writing functions both as a creative material and a reference text.

Responsibilities

• Draft, refine, and substantiate promotional and non-promotional claims grounded in clinical data, prescribing information, and peer-reviewed literature.
• Build annotated references and claim substantiation packages ready for MLR submission.
• Write medical content across various formats, including HCP materials, patient education, disease-state content, congress panels, digital assets, video scripts, and sales materials.
• Ensure fair balance, accurate ISI integration, and on-label alignment in all promotional content.
• Partner with medical affairs and regulatory reviewers to efficiently resolve claim language, anticipate objections, and offer compliant alternatives proactively.
• Collaborate with creative directors and designers to ensure copy and visual concepts are developed cohesively.
• Maintain claim libraries and reference databases to expedite reuse across the portfolio.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of three years of medical writing experience in pharma, biotech, or a medical communications agency with direct experience in writing and substantiating claims.
• Deep familiarity with the MLR review process, substantiation standards, referencing conventions, and common reviewer objections.
• Strong command of AMA style and the ability to accurately interpret clinical trial data, publications, and prescribing information.
• Understanding of FDA/OPDP promotional regulations, fair balance requirements, and ISI standards.
• Ability to transition between rigorous scientific accuracy and accessible, engaging language for diverse audiences, including HCPs, patients, and internal teams.
• Meticulous attention to detail in referencing, annotation, and version control.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Advanced degree in life sciences, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent scientific depth.
• Experience with Veeva PromoMats annotation workflows.
• Experience in oncology, immunology, or biologics therapeutic areas.
• Experience working within an in-house studio or embedded content team.

Work Environment

This position operates on a hybrid model, requiring in-office presence from Tuesday to Thursday. The working hours are from 8 AM to 4 PM, Monday through Friday. The interview process consists of two rounds, each lasting 45 minutes.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of South San Francisco, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $41.00 - $64.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in South San Francisco,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 5, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications withoutregard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protectedby law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification oradjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability,please email for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in thecity and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicantswith arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as acondition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this lawshall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process,including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applicationsand qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, youacknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.