Lilly Scientific Writer / Senior Scientific Writer – Quality Review & Document Finalization

Lilly Scientific Writer / Senior Scientific Writer – Quality Review & Document Finalization

Lilly is hiring a Scientific Writer / Senior Scientific Writer – Quality Review and Document Finalization for its Research & Development team in Bangalore, Karnataka.
The role focuses on producing high-quality scientific and medical regulatory documents, with responsibility for grammar, formatting, data accuracy, consistency, and document quality review.
The position also involves eCTD-compliant PDF production, Word document review, regulatory document publishing, and final quality checks.
Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree and strong scientific writing, communication, analytical, project management, and document-processing skills can apply.

Scientific Writer / Senior Scientific Writer – Quality Review & Document Finalization

Job Overview

The Scientific Writer / Senior Scientific Writer will support Lilly’s Global Scientific Communications team and other functions in producing accurate, high-quality documents that meet international standards.

The role combines scientific document quality review, editing, formatting, data verification, and regulatory document finalization.

Job ID: R-112204
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Category: Research & Development
Employment Type: Full Time, Regular

Scientific Communications Document Support

The role includes:

• Ensure timely delivery of error-free, high-quality documents that meet international standards of written English.
• Correct errors relating to:

  • Grammar
  • Style
  • Formatting
  • Syntax

• Identify and correct flaws in logic and document flow.
• Follow style guides and templates provided by the team.
• Follow best practices based on Lilly internal standards.
• Verify data against source files.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of data and content within and between related documents.

Document Finalization & Publishing

The Scientific Writer / Senior Scientific Writer will also support regulatory document publishing activities:

• Produce final eCTD-compliant PDFs of medical regulatory documents using publishing software.
• Review and format Word files to ensure regulatory compliance requirements are incorporated into the source file wherever possible.
• Render Word files into PDF format.
• Review generated PDFs.
• Edit PDFs as required to ensure applicable regulatory requirements are met.

General Responsibilities

The role requires the ability to:

• Maintain a strong customer focus.
• Take accountability for achieving timelines.
• Manage activities efficiently and proactively.
• Understand and apply team communication strategies to work products.
• Coach new staff or colleagues requiring development in core areas.
• Coordinate with vendors when relevant activities are outsourced.

Process Efficiency & Technology

The position also involves process improvement and technology-related activities:

• Maintain proficiency in applicable software, tools, processes, and workflows.
• Introduce new tools, processes, and structures where appropriate to support organizational goals and standards.
• Develop solutions to streamline team workflows.
• Improve document processes by establishing uniform practices across the organization.
• Suggest process or tool enhancements to improve effectiveness.
• Help minimize redundancy between databases and other tools.

Therapeutic & Disease State Knowledge

The role requires an understanding of:

• Key priorities and communication strategies across therapeutic areas and organizational units.
• Product information.
• Disease-state information.
• Scientific and clinical knowledge relevant to assigned activities.
• Clinical trial design.
• Trial rationale and data.

The selected professional is expected to continue developing therapeutic knowledge and apply it to the responsibilities of the role.

Eligibility & Qualifications

Educational Qualification

Bachelor’s degree

The supplied job description does not specify a mandatory pharmacy, life sciences, or other particular bachelor’s specialization.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Candidates should have:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to communicate and negotiate solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Ability to work with:

  • Cross-functional colleagues
  • External vendors
  • Customers

• Demonstrated project management and time management skills.
• Strong verbal reasoning.
• Attention to detail.
• Critical thinking.
• Analytical ability.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility in varying work environments.
• High-level end-user computer skills, including:

  • Word processing
  • Tables and graphics
  • Spreadsheets
  • Presentations
  • Templates

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work across culturally and geographically diverse environments.
• Ability to assemble, share, and apply key learnings across multiple projects.

Eligible Qualification Courses

Bachelor’s Degree | B.Sc. Life Sciences | B.Pharm | B.Sc. Biotechnology | B.Sc. Biochemistry | Other Relevant Bachelor’s Degree

The source specifically requires a Bachelor’s degree; it does not specify these individual courses. The additional courses above are role-aligned examples rather than stated mandatory qualifications.

Additional Skills & Knowledge

The job posting also identifies the following as additional preferences:

• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of statistical terminology.
• Willingness to develop scientific knowledge.
• Ability to understand strategic issues.
• General knowledge of scientific literature search and retrieval.
• Strong document review and editing capabilities.
• Ability to work with scientific and medical information.

Travel Requirement

Limited travel: Up to approximately 10%.

Job Location & Details

Company: Eli Lilly and Company

Position: Scientific Writer / Senior Scientific Writer – Quality Review and Document Finalization

Job ID: R-112204

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Department: Research & Development

Employment Type: Full Time, Regular

Work Area: Scientific Communications / Medical Regulatory Documentation

How to Apply

Interested and eligible candidates can apply through the official Lilly Careers portal.

Apply Now – Lilly Scientific Writer / Senior Scientific Writer

Job Summary