Cactus Life Sciences is hiring for the position of Medical Reviewer in India. This opportunity is suitable for professionals with experience in medical writing, scientific publications, clinical research, medical communications, and scientific content review. Freshers with substantial knowledge of the publication landscape or clinical research are also eligible according to the official job requirements.
The CACTUS Medical Reviewer job involves reviewing manuscripts, posters, presentations, educational materials, and scientific literature for accuracy, consistency, scientific logic, language quality, and compliance. Candidates interested in building a career in medical writing and medical communications can consider this opportunity.
CACTUS follows a remote-first working model, although employees may occasionally be required to travel to the Mumbai office depending on business requirements or company and team events.
Key Responsibilities
As a Medical Reviewer at Cactus Life Sciences, selected candidates will be responsible for:
- Reviewing manuscripts, posters, slide decks, educational materials, medical literature, and other scientific content for data accuracy.
- Fact-checking documents prepared by medical writers against annotated references, clinical study reports (CSRs), and other source materials.
- Identifying scientific and data discrepancies within text, figures, tables, and supplementary materials.
- Checking consistency between written content and supporting scientific evidence.
- Identifying missing references, unsupported statements, and gaps in scientific logic.
- Reviewing grammar, syntax, writing style, and overall content quality.
- Ensuring documents comply with relevant style guides, regulatory guidelines, and publishing requirements.
- Taking responsibility for the quality of documents and projects reviewed or fact-checked.
- Communicating QC and fact-checking observations effectively to medical writers and clients.
- Preparing and delivering QC reports to relevant stakeholders.
- Identifying recurring quality trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Ensuring assigned documents and projects are delivered within agreed timelines.
- Communicating proactively with team members, clients, authors, faculty members, and vendors.
- Participating in workshops, seminars, and training programs to strengthen medical communication and scientific review skills.
Qualification and Eligibility
Candidates interested in the CACTUS Medical Reviewer vacancy should meet the following requirements:
- A Master’s degree in a research-related, life sciences, pharmaceutical, biomedical, or equivalent discipline, or relevant industry experience.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in the medical writing industry is preferred.
- Freshers can also apply if they possess substantial knowledge of scientific publications, the publication landscape, or clinical research.
- Strong understanding of scientific and medical literature is desirable.
- Excellent attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy and quality.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to independently manage assignments and multiple priorities.
- Ability to identify scientific inconsistencies and data discrepancies.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Ability to adapt to changing project priorities and work requirements.
Relevant educational backgrounds may include: M.Pharm, M.Sc Life Sciences, M.Sc Biotechnology, M.Sc Microbiology, M.Sc Biochemistry, M.Sc Clinical Research, M.Sc Biomedical Sciences, Pharm.D or other relevant postgraduate research/life-science qualifications, subject to CACTUS’s assessment of equivalency.
Skills Required
Candidates can strengthen their application by demonstrating skills in medical writing, scientific literature review, fact checking, quality control, clinical research, publication writing, data verification, scientific editing, reference checking, regulatory compliance, and medical communications.
Knowledge of clinical study reports, scientific publications, publication guidelines, and medical terminology can be particularly useful for this Medical Reviewer role.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
The CACTUS Medical Reviewer position provides exposure to scientific and medical communication projects across the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. Key advantages include:
- Remote-first working environment.
- Opportunity for eligible freshers with strong clinical research or publication knowledge.
- Exposure to medical writing and scientific publication projects.
- Experience reviewing scientific and medical content.
- Interaction with medical writers, clients, authors, and other stakeholders.
- Professional learning through workshops, seminars, and training.
- Exposure to AI-enabled workflows within life sciences and medical communications.
- Opportunity to develop expertise in scientific QC and fact checking.
Selection Process
According to the CACTUS job posting, candidates can expect the recruitment process to include:
- Technical Assessment
- Technical Interview with Hiring Managers
- HR Interview
The interview interactions are expected to be conducted virtually through Microsoft Teams.
How to Apply
