Medical Writing – a useful job description.

Communigen is a medical communications company based on the Oxford Science Park. We are looking for an individual to undertake a short-term contract in the office as an Editorial Assistant during March and April. The role will primarily be within the field of epidemiology and tropical medicine/infectious diseases, and will involve assisting our Medical Writers and the Editorial Director with online searching of the medical literature and scientific databases, extracting and synthesising information and data, organising and managing associated references and communications, and liaising with our Medical Writers who will prepare a report of the findings. Additional duties may include updating internal databases, liaising with external personnel (e.g. journal editorial offices) and other editorial assistance, as required.

The individual should be a life-science or PhD student/graduate who is enthusiastic about being part of the Communigen team. Some knowledge of tropical medicine/infectious diseases and/or epidemiology is preferable but not essential and the individual should also be:

• able to undertake online scientific searches according to agreed criteria
• confident with interpreting information from database searches
• organized
• self motivated
• personable
• a good communicator.