1

Director Medical Writing Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Director, Medical Writing

Princeton, NJ ยท On-site +1

$198K - $297K/yr

The Director, Medical Writing is responsible for advancing the medical writing portfolio within the clinical and regulatory areas. This includes authoring and overseeing the authoring of clinical ...

The Director, Medical Writing is responsible for advancing the medical writing portfolio within the clinical and regulatory areas. This includes authoring and overseeing the authoring of clinical ...

Director, Medical Writing

Sioux Falls, SD ยท Remote

$190K - $230K/yr

The Director, Medical Writing - Biologics will provide strategic and operational leadership for the preparation, development, and delivery of high-quality regulatory and clinical documents supporting ...

Overview The Director, Medical Writing will provide Medical Writing leadership for drug development programs, collaborate with project teams on the strategy and development of clinical documents ...

The Associate Director is a key leadership position responsible for determining and driving the medical writing strategy for one or more therapeutic areas within Clinical Development. As a strategic ...

next page

Showing results 1-20

Director Medical Writing information

See salary details

$13K

$232.4K

$357K

How much do director medical writing jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for director medical writing in the United States is $232,369.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $198,000.00 and $284,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Director Medical Writing job?

A Director of Medical Writing oversees the development of clinical and regulatory documents for pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare companies. They lead medical writing teams, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and scientifically accurate content for submissions, publications, and regulatory filings. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing timelines, and maintaining adherence to industry guidelines. Strong leadership, project management, and writing expertise are essential for success in this position.

What Are the Responsibilities of a Director of Medical Writing?

A director of medical writing works to write clinical documents, regulatory submission documents, manuals, research grant applications, and other technical medical publications. In this career, your duties include working to manage a team of writers and editors. You may also have author responsibilities yourself. Your employer may expect you to review documents written by other staff members and make or recommend changes. As the director of medical writing, you also create strategies for document writing and implement writing standards plans so that all employees know how to organize their documents to the same standard.

What are the typical daily responsibilities of a Director Medical Writing?

A Director Medical Writing typically oversees a team of medical writers, ensuring the timely creation and quality of clinical and regulatory documents such as study protocols, clinical study reports, and submission dossiers. They collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including clinical operations, regulatory affairs, and biostatistics to align on project goals and timelines. In addition to managing and mentoring staff, they may also review and approve key documents, provide strategic input on document planning, and interact with clients or health authorities. This leadership role often involves balancing multiple projects simultaneously and problem-solving to navigate evolving industry requirements.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Director Medical Writing position, and why are they important?

To excel as a Director Medical Writing, you need advanced scientific expertise, strong leadership experience, and a background in life sciences or pharmacy, often supported by an advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, or MD). Familiarity with document management systems, regulatory submission platforms (such as eCTD), and certifications like the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) are highly valued. Superior communication, strategic thinking, project management, and mentoring skills distinguish top performers in this position. These competencies ensure the production of high-quality documents, effective team leadership, and successful navigation of complex regulatory environments.

What cities are hiring for Director Medical Writing jobs? Cities with the most Director Medical Writing job openings:
What are the most commonly searched types of Medical Writing jobs? The most popular types of Medical Writing jobs are:
What states have the most Director Medical Writing jobs? States with the most job openings for Director Medical Writing jobs include:
Infographic showing various Director Medical Writing job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 33% In-person, and 67% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $232,369 per year, or $111.7 per hour.

Director, Medical Writing

Genmab A/S

Princeton, NJ โ€ข On-site, Remote

$198K - $297K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 4 days ago


Job description

At Genmab, we are dedicated to building extra[not]ordinaryยฎ futures, together, by developing antibody products and groundbreaking, knock-your-socks-off KYSO antibody medicinesยฎ that change lives and the future of cancer treatment and serious diseases. We strive to create, champion and maintain a global workplace where individuals' unique contributions are valued and drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our patients, care partners, families and employees.
Our people are compassionate, candid, and purposeful, and our business is innovative and rooted in science. We believe that being proudly authentic and determined to be our best is essential to fulfilling our purpose. Yes, our work is incredibly serious and impactful, but we have big ambitions, bring a ton of care to pursuing them, and have a lot of fun while doing so.
Does this inspire you and feel like a fit? Then we would love to have you join us!
Role:
The Director, Medical Writing is responsible for advancing the medical writing portfolio within the clinical and regulatory areas. This includes authoring and overseeing the authoring of clinical documentation to support the conduct of trials and regulatory submissions/filings.
The Director, Medical Writing participates in the development of templates and the establishment of medical writing processes and standards to ensure the quality and timeliness of regulatory filings and clinical documentation, in accordance with relevant regulatory guidelines and requirements. This role collaborates with the other members of the Medical Writing Leadership Team to manage the planning, oversight, and execution of the Medical Writing portfolio, drive strategic initiatives, and identify development areas within Medical Writing.
Responsibilities:
Document Creation and Review:
  • Lead the planning and authoring of complex strategic clinical and regulatory documents, including clinical trial protocols, amendments, clinical study reports, and investigator's brochures.
  • Oversee the preparation of clinical overviews, summaries in CTD/eCTD format for regulatory submissions, Health Authority briefing books, responses, and scientific publications (abstracts, posters, slide presentations, and manuscripts).

Team Leadership and Collaboration:
  • Represent medical writing on internal teams such as the Clinical Development Team and/or Clinical Trial Team, protocol review committee, regulatory submission teams, and ad-hoc working groups to support company initiatives.
  • Independently lead cross-departmental submission teams, ensuring high performance standards and compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Mentor new employees and consultants and serve as a role model for junior writers.
  • Guide medical writing staff during the planning and execution stages across all document types and regulatory submissions.

Process Development:
  • Lead the development, review, implementation, and improvement of departmental processes, policies, standard operating procedures, training, and work guidance.
  • Initiate and drive strategic Medical Writing initiatives and processes to ensure alignment with company priorities.
  • Manage the oversight of Medical Writing vendors/CROs, ensuring high performance standards are met.

Regulatory and Quality Adherence:
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant regulatory guidelines and requirements.
  • Ensure adherence to guidelines, SOPs, practices, and technical standards in all aspects of work.

Professional Development:
  • Maintain current knowledge and competencies within relevant therapeutic and professional areas.
  • Contribute to knowledge sharing, skill-building, and good collaboration with stakeholders and colleagues.

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in science or related area; Master's/advanced degree preferred
  • 12+ years in clinical or regulatory medical writing in biotech/ pharma industry or 15+ years of relevant, cumulative biotech/pharma industry experience with at least 10 years regulatory Medical Writing experience
  • Oncology experience required
  • Significant experience in writing/leading the writing of critical clinical documents in major regulatory filings (NDA, BLA, MAA)
  • Advanced familiarity with all phases of drug development and a clinical operations organization
  • Significant experience in working with drug development processes, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), regulatory requirements and guidelines associated with all regulatory documents (including CTA/IND submissions, protocols, investigator brochures, and clinical study reports)
  • Significant experience managing/guiding internal cross-functional teams
  • Experience in managing a functional team/overseeing the work of other writers/CROs/vendors
  • Proven performance in earlier role/comparable role

For US based candidates, the proposed salary band for this position is as follows:
$198,240.00---$297,360.00
The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as discretionary bonuses and long-term incentives.
When you join Genmab, you're joining a culture that supports your physical, financial, social, and emotional wellness. Within the first year, regular full-time U.S. employees are eligible for:
  • 401(k) Plan: 100% match on the first 6% of contributions
  • Health Benefits: Two medical plan options (including HDHP with HSA), dental, and vision insurance
  • Voluntary Plans: Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
  • Time Off: Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and 12 weeks of discretionary paid parental leave
  • Support Resources: Access to child and adult backup care, family support programs, financial wellness tools, and emotional well-being support
  • Additional Perks: Commuter benefits, tuition reimbursement, and a Lifestyle Spending Account for wellness and personal expenses

About You
  • You are genuinely passionate about our purpose
  • You bring precision and excellence to all that you do
  • You believe in our rooted-in-science approach to problem-solving
  • You are a generous collaborator who can work in teams with a broad spectrum of backgrounds
  • You take pride in enabling the best work of others on the team
  • You can grapple with the unknown and be innovative
  • You have experience working in a fast-growing, dynamic company (or a strong desire to)
  • You work hard and are not afraid to have a little fun while you do so!

Locations
Genmab maximizes the efficiency of an agile working environment, when possible, for the betterment of employee work-life balance. Our offices are crafted as open, community-based spaces that work to connect employees while being immersed in our powerful laboratories. Whether you're in one of our office spaces or working remotely, we thrive on connecting with each other to innovate.
About Genmab
Genmab is an international biotechnology company with a core purpose to improve the lives of patients through innovative and differentiated antibody therapeutics. For 25 years, its hard-working, innovative and collaborative team has invented next-generation antibody technology platforms and harnessed translational, quantitative and data sciences, resulting in a proprietary pipeline including bispecific T-cell engagers, antibody-drug conjugates, next-generation immune checkpoint modulators and effector function-enhanced antibodies. By 2030, Genmab's vision is to transform the lives of people with cancer and other serious diseases with Knock-Your-Socks-Off (KYSOยฎ) antibody medicines.
Established in 1999, Genmab is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark with international presence across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit Genmab.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.
Genmab is committed to protecting your personal data and privacy. Please see our privacy policy for handling your data in connection with your application on our website Job Applicant Privacy Notice (genmab.com).
Please note that if you are applying for a position in the Netherlands, Genmab's policy for all permanently budgeted hires in NL is initially to offer a fixed-term employment contract for a year, if the employee performs well and if the business conditions do not change, renewal for an indefinite term may be considered after the fixed-term employment contract.