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Medical Writer

Cranbury, NJ · Hybrid

$55K - $60K/yr

As a Medical Writer with the Enterprise Content Team at MJH Life Sciences, you will play a vital ... Voluntary Term Life & AD&D Insurance, plus Universal Life Insurance options * Supplemental Aflac ...

Medical Writer

Cranbury, NJ · On-site

$55K - $60K/yr

As a Medical Writer with the Enterprise Content Team at MJH Life Sciences ® , you will play a ... Voluntary Term Life & AD&D Insurance, plus Universal Life Insurance options * Supplemental Aflac ...

Principal Medical Writer

Cranbury, NJ · On-site

$95K - $105K/yr

The Principal Medical Writer is responsible for the development and quality of medical content for ... Voluntary Term Life & AD&D Insurance, plus Universal Life Insurance options * Supplemental Aflac ...

Senior Medical Writer

$130K - $150K/yr

The Opportunity This role is responsible for medical writing activities for one or more clinical ... We also provide company-paid life insurance, AD&D, disability benefits, and voluntary plans to ...

Associate Medical Writer

Cranbury, NJ · On-site

$65K - $75K/yr

The Associate Medical Writer at Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ (PTCE) plays a vital role in ... Voluntary Term Life & AD&D Insurance, plus Universal Life Insurance options * Supplemental Aflac ...

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How much do volunteer medical writer jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 15, 2026, the average hourly pay for volunteer medical writer in the United States is $38.64, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $26.20 and $48.80 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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

To thrive as a Volunteer Medical Writer, you need a strong understanding of medical terminology, excellent written communication skills, and often a background in life sciences or health-related fields. Familiarity with document formatting tools like Microsoft Word, reference managers, and sometimes medical writing guidelines (such as AMA or ICMJE) is valuable. Attention to detail, adaptability, and collaboration are important soft skills that help ensure accuracy and clarity in medical content. These competencies are essential for producing reliable and accessible materials that support healthcare education and communication.

What types of projects do Volunteer Medical Writers typically work on, and how are assignments managed?

Volunteer Medical Writers often contribute to a range of projects, including patient education materials, public health newsletters, research summaries, grant proposals, and informational articles for non-profits or healthcare organizations. Assignments are usually managed by a lead editor, project manager, or volunteer coordinator, who distributes tasks based on expertise and availability. Writers frequently work remotely, collaborating with healthcare professionals and other writers via email, shared document platforms, or virtual meetings. This structure allows for flexibility in scheduling while supporting the timely completion of high-quality, impactful materials.

What is a Volunteer Medical Writer job?

A Volunteer Medical Writer researches and creates medical content, such as articles, reports, or educational materials, often for nonprofit organizations, healthcare initiatives, or scientific publications. This role helps communicate complex medical information clearly to professionals or the public. Volunteers may summarize research studies, edit manuscripts, or draft patient education materials. While unpaid, this position provides valuable experience for aspiring medical writers or healthcare professionals.

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Infographic showing various Volunteer Medical Writer job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 74% Full Time, and 26% Part Time. Highlights an 89% In-person, and 11% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $80,364 per year, or $38.6 per hour.

Principal Medical Writer

Inizio Engage XD

Philadelphia, PA • On-site, Remote

Other

Medical, Life, Retirement

Posted 17 hours ago


Job description

As a Principal Medical Writer, you will be the trusted, clientfacing lead for one or more flagship accounts, shaping highquality scientific content that makes a impact in life sciences education. You'll create accurate, compelling, and referenced materials across a broad range of training deliverables-such as selfstudy curricula and interactive workshops.

Recognised as a subjectmatter expert within the life sciences training space, you'll bring both strategic insight and editorial excellence to every project. In this senior role, you'll also have the opportunity to mentor fellow medical writers, elevating standards, share best practices, and contribute to the continued growth of the team.

Nazare is our leading Learning & Capability brand (Part of Inizio Engage XD). We design and deliver impactful training experiences that drive real behaviour change and performance improvement for pharmaceutical and biotech organisations.

This role offers remote working.

You will report into the Scientific Director

What will you do...

Content Creation

  • Serve as the client-facing lead writer on one or more accounts
  • Research material for assigned projects, including performing literature searches
  • Writing fully referenced and well-organized content outlines
  • Write fully referenced drafts that are:
    • Medically and scientifically accurate
    • Clear, well-written, and engaging
    • Aligned to the scientific strategy
    • Appropriate to the audience
    • Appropriate to the deliverable type (print, digital, film and workshop)
    • Aligned to the supplied style guide and/or writing template
  • Infuse instructional design elements (e.g. learning goals, practice activities, assessment questions) into written materials
  • Incorporating feedback (internal reviews, client feedback, MLR feedback)
  • Mark up references to support your writing
  • Incorporating copyedit and fact check changes
  • Attend and represent scientific on internal and external meetings, including answering content-related questions and presenting recommendations
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with internal team members from creative, learning experience design, performance, learning delivery, and editorial
  • Perform peer-reviews of fellow Principal Medical Writers' work
  • Manage time to ensure that projects are delivered within the budgeted hours
  • Complete all work within the allocated time and following project specifications

Business Growth

  • Help with research to gain an understanding of the disease state, portfolio/pipeline, and/or competitive landscape for an identified therapeutic area or company
  • Clarifying client needs for assigned accounts and developing scientific recommendations in response
  • Participate in internal brainstorming sessions to support assigned accounts
  • Partner with Scientific Director to provide scope (i.e. writing hours) estimates for assigned projects

Mentorship

  • Provide medical writing mentorship to one or more medical writers on the team
What do you need to have...
  • Graduate degree (PhD, PharmD, MS, MD) in the life sciences, pharmacology, or medicine
  • At least 5 years of relevant medical writing experience focused on pharmaceutical sales training, ideally gained within a healthcare communications agency
  • Fluency in conducting literature searches
  • Experience developing scientific content suitable for a variety of deliverable types
  • Current knowledge of AMA style guidelines and ability to write within guidelines
  • Working knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, particularly the drug development and commercialization processes
  • Experience working on multiple projects and within deadlines
Just a few of our benefits...
  • Great compensation package
  • 23 days' personal leave plus public holidays and volunteering leave
  • Private Medical Plan and Life Insurance
  • 401(K) Plan
  • Hybrid working
A bit about us...

Engage XD is an unusually shaped communications group that creates experiences that inspire lasting change. We partner with clients to provide employee engagement, learning and training solutions, scientific engagement and capability building, all underpinned by applied behavioural science. We engage internal and external audiences through the creation and delivery of live and virtual experiences, film, digital, and immersive content.

Our family of brands is made up of: Emota, Forty1 and Nazar.

We believe in our values: We empower everyone | We rise to the challenge | We work as one | We ask what if | We do the right thing and we will ask you how your personal values align to our values

#LIML

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.