{"id":9263,"date":"2021-07-16T12:17:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T12:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/?p=9263"},"modified":"2022-03-27T19:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T19:14:50","slug":"5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"5 tips to hire a professional medical writer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professional medical writing<\/a> has slowly evolved into one of the most important subsets of general freelance writing. A good freelance medical writer is the final piece in the complex jigsaw that encapsulates medical device<\/a>, life science and biotech industries, helping these companies on a multitude of layers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kolabtree, in fact, witnessed a 50% spike in demand for freelance medical writers during the coronavirus pandemic. This lends credence to the debate that companies are embracing the rising shift to remote working<\/a>, preferring to explore the vast world of freelance medical writers<\/a> for their project requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Professional Medical Writers Are Sought After<\/b><\/p>\n

Hiring a freelance medical writer<\/a> is a quicker and easier way for companies to get these jobs done and focus on product development and strategy. Hiring from Kolabtree\u2019s network\u00a0 of 7000+ professional medical writers, for instance, guarantees that they\u2019re getting a highly qualified and carefully screened industry expert with niche expertise across the various aspects of professional medical writing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Professional scientific writers<\/a> need to be hired and integrated into the process right from the documentation stage. Once they\u2019re brought into the fold, the writer can study the process and ease themselves into related activities, such as product or process descriptions, product positioning for the intended audience and\/or reports aimed at obtaining the required licenses and approvals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Professional medical writers<\/a> can work on a wide range of services such as,<\/span><\/p>\n

Regulatory Writing<\/b><\/p>\n

Regulatory writers<\/a> help businesses achieve global compliance and regulatory requirements, such as EU MDR or FDA\u2019s code of federal regulations. Regulatory writers are heavily involved in the creation of documents such as information forms, surveys and guides that are essential for protocol, submission or licensing purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regulatory writers also provide services such as statistical analysis, clinical evaluation reports and FDA submissions<\/a> for a wide range of industries, including biotech and life sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Documents written by regulatory writers<\/a> are utilized for a wide variety of purposes. An FDA 510K submission, for instance, is mandatory in order to mark the product safe and effective before obtaining clearance to go to market. Informed consent forms are commonly used to inform volunteers about the nature and potential end goal of clinical trials they\u2019re participating in, whilst study protocols are used to outline the guidelines and objectives of a particular study.<\/span><\/p>\n

Medical Content Writing<\/b><\/p>\n

Medical content writers<\/a> are perhaps best described as the \u2018ultimate utility writer\u2019 as far as professional medical writers go. They have a huge role to play across the breadth of the process, and can develop marketing, promotional and educational material for the target audience.<\/span><\/p>\n

More significantly, medical content writers<\/a> can help ensure your documents are accurate, detailed and resonate with your audience. The last part is especially important, since communicating your product\u2019s distinct features and uses is imperative to making sure it reaches your target demographic and fulfils its purpose<\/span><\/p>\n

Grant Writing<\/b><\/p>\n

Professional medical writers also span myriad other categories, with one of the most popular ones being grant writing. Grant writers<\/a> are a quickly growing subset of freelance medical writers due to their unique specialization in helping medical companies obtain grant funding for their projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Grant writers conduct an exhaustive analysis of the project before drafting a unique proposal that captures the project\u2019s objectives, identify a relevant grant that matches these objectives and craft a document that appeals to the grant funders. This makes good grant writers<\/a> practically invaluable, since the grant their proposals attract could guarantee the future of the company or institution for several years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5 Tips to Hire a Professional Medical Writer<\/b><\/p>\n

Narrow down on the specifics<\/strong><\/p>\n

A major takeaway from the first part of this article is the fact that there are a huge number of subsets and diversity when it comes to professional medical writers<\/a>, and the first step to hiring is evaluating your requirements clearly. This will help you decide what kind of medical writer you want to hire, avoiding overlaps and eliminating potential disruptions down the line. Narrowing done on your exact specifications also helps you optimize your time and budget, a crucial aspect of the next stage of the process.<\/span><\/p>\n

Allocate budgets and deadlines<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve decided on the type of medical writer<\/a> you want to hire, you can start allocating a certain budget and deadline to the tasks that you\u2019re hiring for. This will help you develop an additional filter whilst perusing portfolios and help you pick the right fit. Tailoring your talent hunt around your budget and deadline rather than the other way round also ensures consistency in your hiring process if you\u2019re someone who posts external projects frequently, instead of having to align your budgets constantly each time you outsource.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scout the right platforms<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is perhaps the most crucial, yet most consistently overlooked, part of the hiring process <\/span>when it comes to professional medical writing<\/a>. Recruiters and businesses are so engrossed in following the usual hiring routes, such as LinkedIn or other networking sites, that they fail to scout medical writers on uniquely specialized platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Websites like Kolabtree,<\/a> for instance, house specialized medical writers looking for niche projects<\/a> in their subject areas, helping you narrow down on the right fit without broad level filtering to get to these experts in the first place. This enables you to access a curated list of global, verified experts<\/a> and shorten your hiring journey by 3 or 4 steps. You can subsequently pick and choose from these experts based on experience, budget and previous projects they\u2019ve worked on.<\/span><\/p>\n

Know your criteria\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

As we\u2019ve already established, medical writing<\/a> is a vast and varied field with dynamic criteria making up the equation to hiring the perfect candidate. It\u2019s important that you\u2019re able to prioritize and categorize your requirements effectively. This will help accelerate the hiring process and ask the candidates the right questions<\/a>, helping you pick the right one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These include the whole works, right from relevant experience, qualifications and proof of previous collaborations with businesses and projects similar to yours. The AMWA<\/a> (American Medical Writers Association), for instance, have collaborated with the MWCC (Medical Writers Certification Commission) to authorize the Medical Writer Certified<\/a> (MCC) credential that acts as a badge for distinguished and established writers in the field. If you\u2019re specifically hiring for a regulatory writer, it might also be pertinent to check if the candidates have previous experience writing about FDA submissions<\/a> etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the platforms we\u2019ve spoken about in the article do have all of this verified information listed in each freelancer\u2019s profile, it\u2019s still a good idea to ask these questions during the hiring process in order to help you rank the candidates on fine margins and help you hire the one most suited to your unique requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Post a comprehensive project<\/strong><\/p>\n

If scouting a list of curated freelance medical writers<\/a> personalized to your requirements still does not yield the best results, you might want to go ahead and post a detailed project on LinkedIn or one of the many freelance platforms available. This will generate a \u2018pull\u2019 effect of attracting more relevant candidates<\/a> that you can subsequently interview and decide whether or not to hire.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although there is no strict methodology to posting a project<\/a>, there are several guidelines you can follow in order to hire the right person. First, make sure your project description is exhaustive and covers everything you want the writer to work on, so that there are no extended back and forth once the project is underway. Next, elaborate on the intended target audience, scope of the work and the purpose of the project, as well as the niche expertise and qualifications required.<\/span><\/p>\n

This will help avoid irrelevant bids for your project<\/a> and ensure you\u2019re not overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of responses you receive from freelancers. Once you find suitable profiles, you can keep the hiring process going by following the steps mentioned earlier in terms of discussing budgets and deadlines until you find the perfect writer to take up the project.<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking for a professional medical writer to take up projects on-demand? Post a project<\/a> for free on Kolabtree or scout from a global network<\/a> of verified, highly qualified medical writers.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Professional medical writing has slowly evolved into one of the most important subsets of general freelance writing. A good freelance medical writer is the final piece in the complex jigsaw that encapsulates medical device, life science and biotech industries, helping these companies on a multitude of layers.\u00a0 Kolabtree, in fact, witnessed a 50% spike in<\/p>\n

Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":605,"featured_media":8722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[317,654,304,403,653,319,147],"tags":[45,531,549,553,349],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n5 tips to hire a professional medical writer - The Kolabtree Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Looking to hire a professional medical writer? Here are some tips to find the right writing expert suited to your needs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 tips to hire a professional medical writer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Looking to hire a professional medical writer? Here are some tips to find the right writing expert suited to your needs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Kolabtree Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kolabtree\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-07-16T12:17:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-27T19:14:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/freelance-science-writer.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"626\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"417\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Naren Madan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@kolabtree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@kolabtree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Naren Madan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"5 tips to hire a professional medical writer - The Kolabtree Blog","description":"Looking to hire a professional medical writer? Here are some tips to find the right writing expert suited to your needs","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"5 tips to hire a professional medical writer","og_description":"Looking to hire a professional medical writer? Here are some tips to find the right writing expert suited to your needs","og_url":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/","og_site_name":"The Kolabtree Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kolabtree","article_published_time":"2021-07-16T12:17:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-03-27T19:14:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":626,"height":417,"url":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/freelance-science-writer.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Naren Madan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@kolabtree","twitter_site":"@kolabtree","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Naren Madan","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/"},"author":{"name":"Naren Madan","@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/491011190655ca387dd093278b938927"},"headline":"5 tips to hire a professional medical writer","datePublished":"2021-07-16T12:17:07+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-27T19:14:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/"},"wordCount":1372,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["500+ PhD Freelancers","Coronavirus","How to hire","pandemic","remote work"],"articleSection":["Business support","For Clients","Freelance Scientists","Future of work","Pharma","Projects","Writing"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/","name":"5 tips to hire a professional medical writer - The Kolabtree Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-07-16T12:17:07+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-27T19:14:50+00:00","description":"Looking to hire a professional medical writer? Here are some tips to find the right writing expert suited to your needs","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/zh\/5-tips-to-hire-a-professional-medical-writer\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"5 tips to hire a professional medical writer"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/","name":"The Kolabtree Blog","description":"Expert Views on Science, Innovation and Product Development","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Kolabtree","url":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"Kolabtree"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kolabtree","https:\/\/twitter.com\/kolabtree","https:\/\/instagram.com\/kolabtree","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/kolabtree","https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kolabtree"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/491011190655ca387dd093278b938927","name":"Naren Madan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cf6290c8bf4ceb18ef54b6e9000cd287?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cf6290c8bf4ceb18ef54b6e9000cd287?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Naren Madan"},"url":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/author\/naren-madan\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9263"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/605"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9263"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9991,"href":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9263\/revisions\/9991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}