How to Land Your First Medical Writing Job: A 5-Step Plan

Getting started in medical writing can feel like continuously rehearsing for an audition, where you work to refine your scientific writing skills, gain confidence, and search for that one break to step onto the stage and blow them away. But getting to there is a challenge. Even through you may have scientific or medical knowledge, … Read more

How to Become a Top-notch Continuing Medical Education Writer

Guest post by Alexandra Howson PhD, CHCP Medical writing encompasses various career paths for writers working with pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. This blog introduces BB readers to a different branch of the field—Continuing Medical Education (CME)—as a potential career option for medical writers interested in writing education materials for clinicians. Introduction Are you a freelance … Read more

Mastering Career Transitions: The Two-Step Approach to Success

The Hollywood director, James Cameron, once said: “Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you’re a director. Everything after that, you’re just negotiating your budget and your fee.” As … Read more