Role & responsibilities

Main Responsibilities

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- On-time delivery of assigned scientific materials
- Quality ratings from scientific reviewers and Medical Affairs
- First-time-right rate and feedback from QC and regulatory review
- Accuracy and compliance with journal, congress, and internal style guidelines
- Stakeholder satisfaction (Science Hub, Medical, Regulatory)
- Mentorship and coaching support provided to junior writers

Primary Accountabilities

- Serve as the Single point of contact to the HCP Brand leads and HCP Science Brand leads.
- Draft, edit, and finalise high-quality scientific content, including manuscripts, abstracts, slide decks, posters, advisory board materials, and HCP-facing educational content.
- Translate complex clinical and scientific data into explicit, audience-appropriate messages.
- Ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with source data, internal scientific narratives, and publication standards.
- Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Science Hub, and Regulatory to ensure appropriate referencing, HCP claims validation, and compliance.
- Adapt scientific content into templated or modular formats suitable for localisation and omnichannel use.
- Review work from junior writers, offering scientific, editorial, and structural guidance.
- Coach and develop expert and senior writers or similar roles (on content/methods/processes).
- Contribute to overall quality enhancement by ensuring high scientific standards for the output produced by the HCP Science Content Hub.
- Remain current with journal and congress requirements, industry standards and internal SOPs.
- Track deliverables using workflow systems (e.g. iEnvision, PromoMats) and manage version control and referencing integrity.




- Provide editorial and structural guidance to junior writers and review their work for quality and consistency.
- Ensure new technologies are leveraged to enhance efficiency, improve turn-around time and maintain quality while innovating on the content presentation and story-narration.
- Own and continuously improve internal SOPs and style guides. Ensure process issues or bottlenecks are resolved timely.
- Deliver structured competitor intelligence mapping, focusing on scientific narratives, claims, publications, and platforms to highlight gaps, opportunities, and differentiation for Opella brands.
- Prioritise workload, assign tasks, and monitor progress across multiple projects and stakeholders.
- Champion a culture of excellence, inclusion, and continuous learning.

Primary Interactions

- HCP Science Content Hub Lead and other HCP Science Team members
- Medical Affairs and Global Medical Leads
- Regulatory and Legal reviewers
- Graphic Designers and Content Adaptation Specialists
- External partners (e.g. authors, KOLs, journals, congresses)
- Other Scientific Writers, Editors, and Project Managers

About You

Education & Qualifications

- Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or Medicine (PhD, PharmD, MSc preferred)
- Certification in medical/scientific writing (e.g. AMWA, EMWA) is desirable

Experience & Technical Skills

- At least 7+ years of experience in scientific writing within healthcare, pharma, or medical communications
- Strong understanding of ICMJE, GPP, journal and congress standards
- Demonstrated ability to handle complex data and translate it into audience-relevant content
- Experience working within matrixed environments and interacting with scientific and commercial teams
- Familiarity with reference management tools (e.g. EndNote) and content workflow platforms (e.g. Veeva Vault, iEnvision)
- Excellent writing, editing, attention to detail, and communication skills

📌 Team Lead - HCP Science Content Hub (Hyderabad)
🏢 Kornferry
📍 Hyderabad