Medical Writer, Disclosure
Merck
August 21, 2026
Remote friendly (North Wales, PA)
United States
Medical Affairs
Responsibilities:
- Acquire and apply medical writing knowledge across design, planning, authoring, editing, and review of accurate, clear, high-quality documents using best practices (e.g., lean writing, health literacy).
- Prepare clinical regulatory and/or public-facing documents per company and evolving regulatory requirements (e.g., clinical study reports, participant narratives, investigator’s brochures; trial registrations/results postings, plain language summaries, informed consent forms).
- Contribute on cross-functional, document-specific teams; collaborate and negotiate with internal/external stakeholders; plan, author, and lead documents through review and final approval.
- Identify and propose solutions to challenges across scope (documents, content, processes, timelines, tools); keep Project Leads/management informed and escalate issues impacting timelines, quality, or compliance.
- Apply developing knowledge of clinical development, regulations, disease areas, and company products.
- Apply developing knowledge of medical writing tools and technology platforms.
- Participate in initiatives to improve medical writing processes and standards.
Qualifications:
- Required: Bachelor’s degree (health, scientific, or relevant discipline) and at least 2 years of relevant industry experience.
Required Skills/Experience:
- Knowledge of clinical research principles, clinical trial design, and fundamental statistics.
- Strong attention to detail; analytical/logical thinking; ability to evaluate/interpret data; problem-solving.
- Ability to manage multiple deadline-driven projects independently and collaboratively.
- Strong oral/written communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Technical expertise in office applications (e.g., Microsoft Office) and shared document systems (e.g., SharePoint); willingness to learn emerging technology.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Familiarity with US and/or EU legislation for clinical trial registration/results disclosure and clinical research documents.
- Technical/medical authoring experience with clinical regulatory documents (e.g., clinical study reports, protocols), public registry registrations/results disclosures, and/or medical publications or regulatory labeling.
Application Instructions:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (deadline stated on the posting).
- Acquire and apply medical writing knowledge across design, planning, authoring, editing, and review of accurate, clear, high-quality documents using best practices (e.g., lean writing, health literacy).
- Prepare clinical regulatory and/or public-facing documents per company and evolving regulatory requirements (e.g., clinical study reports, participant narratives, investigator’s brochures; trial registrations/results postings, plain language summaries, informed consent forms).
- Contribute on cross-functional, document-specific teams; collaborate and negotiate with internal/external stakeholders; plan, author, and lead documents through review and final approval.
- Identify and propose solutions to challenges across scope (documents, content, processes, timelines, tools); keep Project Leads/management informed and escalate issues impacting timelines, quality, or compliance.
- Apply developing knowledge of clinical development, regulations, disease areas, and company products.
- Apply developing knowledge of medical writing tools and technology platforms.
- Participate in initiatives to improve medical writing processes and standards.
Qualifications:
- Required: Bachelor’s degree (health, scientific, or relevant discipline) and at least 2 years of relevant industry experience.
Required Skills/Experience:
- Knowledge of clinical research principles, clinical trial design, and fundamental statistics.
- Strong attention to detail; analytical/logical thinking; ability to evaluate/interpret data; problem-solving.
- Ability to manage multiple deadline-driven projects independently and collaboratively.
- Strong oral/written communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Technical expertise in office applications (e.g., Microsoft Office) and shared document systems (e.g., SharePoint); willingness to learn emerging technology.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Familiarity with US and/or EU legislation for clinical trial registration/results disclosure and clinical research documents.
- Technical/medical authoring experience with clinical regulatory documents (e.g., clinical study reports, protocols), public registry registrations/results disclosures, and/or medical publications or regulatory labeling.
Application Instructions:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (deadline stated on the posting).