Responsibilities

• Concepting and copy development for assigned projects, ensuring ideas are rooted in strategy and communicate with clarity and impact.
• Translate complex medical and scientific data into accurate, compelling, and compliant copy for multichannel deliverables.
• Develop headlines, body copy, brand stories, messaging frameworks, scripts, and long-form content as needed.
• Maintain and evolve brand voice, tone, and messaging consistency across tactics.
• Guide annotation best practices and ensure copy meets MLR expectations.
• Partner with art supervisors and designers to develop unified conceptual solutions.
• Collaborate with Strategy, Account, and Project Management teams to ensure copy aligns with insights, scientific accuracy, and tactical plans.
• Contribute to client presentations, brand workshops, and collaborative working sessions.
• Support new business efforts through concepting and drafting pitch materials.
• Provide constructive, actionable feedback to junior and mid-level writers, helping grow their craft and understanding of pharma-specific requirements.

Requirements

• 6+ years of pharmaceutical copywriting experience within creative or advertising agencies; AOR experience required.
• Experience supporting or contributing to pharmaceutical launches; rare disease experience preferred.
• Strong conceptual thinker with portfolio demonstrating persuasive and original writing across formats.
• Ability to translate complex scientific information into clear, engaging narratives.
• Strong client-facing confidence and excellent verbal presentation skills.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior writers.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Life Sciences, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of MLR/annotation processes and regulatory considerations.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and time-management skills.

Preferred

• Rare disease experience preferred.

Benefits

• We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to all of our employees:
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance. We cover a generous portion of employee contributions
• 401K plan. We invest in present and future you, which is why we offer a generous match and immediate vesting on our plan
• Parental Leave. Generous paid time off for parents to bond with their newest addition
• Professional Development. Each employee has an annual budget to allocate to professional development opportunities. Employees are encouraged to take a workshop, attend a webinar, join associations, and do anything else that will help them grow in their careers.
• And more! We offer flexible time off, life insurance, LTD, a robust employee assistance program, and more!
• At CG Life, we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. As required by law in this state, the estimated salary range for this position is $105,000 - $115,000 USD and represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect. We tailor our offers within the range based on organizational needs, internal equity, market data, geographic zone, and the selected candidate’s experience, education, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. At CG Life, it is not common for individuals to be hired at the higher end of the range, and compensation decisions depend on a variety of factors. This position is eligible to participate in a discretionary bonus program, subject to the rules governing the plan. CG Life offers a variety of benefits, including health benefits, 401K retirement with a generous company match and immediate vesting, and flexible time off.