Scientific Writer

This is a temporary contractor opportunity at Novartis Novartis touches the lives of a tenth of the world’s population. Every role here, regardless of contract type, makes an impact on human life!

This role is offered through Magnit Global, who, if selected, will be your employer. If your services are retained, you will be assigned to provide services to Novartis as the end client. This is not an offer of employment with Novartis. If you are selected for this Temporary/External opportunity, you will not be an employee of Novartis and will not be eligible for any Novartis employee benefits or incentives. Ready to work with/through Magnit at Novartis? Please read on…

Job Description: Creation of high-quality complex scientific content, such as publications and foundational core content elements, in line with priorities and scientific narrative defined in SCP. Ownership of content from brief to publication or presentation, for first-time right delivery.

Major Activities:

• Demonstrate a command of assigned therapeutic areas and expertise with assigned products.
• Research and write original content for publications activities (primary and review manuscripts, abstracts, posters), slide presentations and other materials.
• Prepare meeting materials for satellite symposia (agenda, slide content, speaker briefings etc), and reports from advisory boards and other internal or external meetings.
• Develop content that is scientifically accurate, evidence-based, grammatically accurate, referenced using appropriate sources, and consistent with quality standards for author review, customer review as appropriate, and scientific peer review.
• Perform internal scientific reviews to ensure quality in line with the scope and scientific messages.
• Mentor internal team members and help onboard new joiners. 7. As needed, perform quality control (QC) checking / proof reading of the above-mentioned documents to meet stakeholder expectations.
• Clearly communicate medical scientific concepts in a condensed, audience-appropriate way.
• Follow all internal processes and procedures with regard to workflow, development of deliverables, and adherence to industry best practices, including GPP.
• Demonstrate the flexibility/adaptability necessary to function on different therapeutic teams as needed and to work on projects across multiple brands at any given time.
• Provide input and aid in troubleshooting/problem-solving.
• Participate in strategic and tactical publications planning and related research.
• Maintain records for all assigned projects including archiving in line with global SOPs.
• Maintain audit, SOP and training compliance. 15. Performs additional tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

• Minimum science degree or equivalent. Desirable: MSc, PhD, PharmD, or MD.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in medical communications.
• Medical writing experience.
• Good understanding of industry work processes for publications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook).
• Excellent written and oral English.

Payroll: Inside IR35 Workload : 7 hours per day

Role type: Hybrid

Required start date: July 2026

Contract: until 31 December 2026

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

EEO Statement: The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accommodation: If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Magnit at directsourceproteam@prounlimited.com.