Skip to main content
Axsome Therapeutics Inc

Medical Writer - Clinical Development

1w

Axsome Therapeutics Inc

New York City, US · Full-time · $140,000 – $175,000

About this role

Axsome Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) conditions. They deliver scientific breakthroughs by identifying critical gaps in care and develop differentiated products with novel mechanisms of action. Their neuroscience portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for major depressive disorder, excessive daytime sleepiness, and migraine.

Axsome seeks a highly collaborative Medical Writer to draft, edit, and submit high-quality, medically accurate documents including protocols and clinical study reports. This key position sits within the Clinical Development Group. It provides ample opportunity to make real impact on patient outcomes.

The role requires collaboration across teams addressing serious neurological and psychiatric conditions impacting over 150 million people in the United States. Employees work from Axsome’s HQ in New York City with an on-site requirement of at least three days per week. Fully remote arrangements are not available.

Join a mission to solve some of the brain’s biggest problems so patients and loved ones can flourish. Contribute to multiple late-stage development programs in neuroscience. Advance meaningful improvements through focused innovation in CNS therapies.

Requirements

  • Ability to draft, edit, and submit protocols and clinical study reports
  • Expertise in interpreting and synthesizing complex clinical data
  • Strong medical writing skills for pharmaceutical clinical development
  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements for clinical documents
  • Experience with CNS or neuroscience therapeutic areas
  • Highly collaborative approach to cross-functional teamwork
  • Proficiency in developing strategic scientific communications

Responsibilities

  • Interpret, analyze, and synthesize complex clinical data
  • Develop high-quality strategic scientific documents
  • Draft clinical study protocols
  • Edit clinical study reports
  • Submit high-quality, medically accurate regulatory documents
  • Collaborate with Clinical Development Group on document preparation
  • Ensure scientific accuracy in CNS-focused clinical materials