What Makes a Great Medical Writer?

The demand for high quality medical writers (MWs) is on the rise. Medical writing comprises of a number of attractive career options for STEM professionals, by providing intellectual satisfaction and financial reward. Medical writing is an umbrella term used to describe a number of writing positions that support the pharmaceutical industry. MWs help clinical research … Read more

Academic vs Industry Careers for Scientists

Every few years Nature runs a salary and job satisfaction survey for its readership. The results from its latest 2021 survey were published in a series of four articles in Nov/Dec last year.1–4 Offered in 5 languages to a global readership it assessed scientists’ attitudes and feelings towards their work, and how these have changed … Read more

What is Medical Communications?

MedComms is all about the development of materials that communicate the science behind a medicine/treatment for stakeholders in healthcare. MedComms employs Medical Writers to develop, write, and edit these materials. If you’re considering a career as a Medical/Scientific Writer in MedComms, you’ve probably got lots of questions about who the employers are, what MedComms writers … Read more