Principal medical writer

OPEN Health
Full-time remote, gauteng Other-General
Posted:
June 16, 2026
Location:
remote, gauteng, South-Africa

Job Description

Reports to Scientific Team Lead or Scientific Director MSS

Location: South Africa - Remote working with an established team in the UK Job Summary

As a Principal Medical Writer, you will take leadership of large projects/specific workstreams across a range of medical communications deliverables and will be responsible for the quality and scientific integrity of all outputs delivered by the team. You will also be pivotal in coaching and mentoring of MSS team members to foster therapy area, content delivery, and medical communications environment expertise.

Ensuring that your work, and that of your team, is of high quality, scientifically accurate, appropriate to the target audience, across multiple different project types, and meets the client’s needs and conforms to any industry guidelines Serving as the lead scientific contact for your clients and experts, building key relationships with existing clients and stakeholders, and contributing to new business oppo...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: remote, South-Africa
Posted: June 16, 2026
Deadline: July 26, 2026