Scientific Specialist, Medical Communications - 6 month maternity leave

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.

At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we’re committed to making a difference.

Parexel is looking for a Scientific Specialist for our Medical Communications department. This is a 6 months maternity cover (possible extension) starting in October.

The role requires a self-directed scientific communicator with strong technical expertise, capable of managing complex medical communications projects independently while maintaining high quality standards and stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain expert-level knowledge of relevant therapeutic areas, client products, and project goals

• Produce high-quality scientific content across all communication formats through rigorous research, writing, editing, and verification

• Own assigned projects/programs end-to-end, independently solving complex technical challenges with minimal oversight

• Ensure excellent project delivery within scope and deadlines

• Manage effective communication and collaboration with clients and external stakeholders (authors, opinion leaders) throughout project lifecycles

• Understand the organization's full range of services and operational processes

Skills and Experience:

• Very strong prior experience preferred in a similar role, preferably within a medical communications agency environment

• Ability to acquire and apply specialized therapy area knowledge

• Ability to interpret and organize scientific data

• Ability to understand and implement marketing messages

• Strong scientific writing competency

• Proofreading and copyediting skills

• Ability to quality control own output

Education:

• Degree and Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or Medicine (BSc, BA, PharmD, PhD, MD)