Sanofi-Aventis SA (Spain) Posted August 19, 2026

Senior Scientific Writer

Barcelona, Spain Full time
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About this opportunity

Senior Scientific Writer

Location: Barcelona, Spain

About the job

Our Team:

Sanofi Business Operations (BO) is an internal Sanofi resource organization setup to centralize processes and activities to support Specialty Care, Vaccines, General Medicines, CMO, and R&D, Data & Digital functions. BO strives to be a strategic and functional partner for tactical deliveries to Medical, HEVA, and Commercial organizations in Sanofi, Globally.

Main responsibilities:

As Senior Scientific Writer you will create complex and specialized content without supervision; manage end-to-end publication/medical education content development process including documentation and approval in PromoMats/iEnvision (previously-Datavision/MATRIX); develop and maintain therapeutic area expertise; coach and review content created by junior scientific writers; work in close collaboration with peers/team to develop best practices; and collaborate effectively with stakeholders

People: Maintain effective relationship with the end stakeholders (medical scientific community) within the allocated Global Business Unit and product – with an end objective to develop education and communication content as per requirement; Interact effectively with health care professionals on publication content; and Constantly assist junior writers in developing knowledge and sharing expertise

Performance: Provide publication/medical education material (slide deck, abstract, poster, manuscript etc.) as per agreed timelines and quality and provide strategic support with individuals and institutions, which may serve as resources for publications purpose

Process: Develop complex publication/medical education material; Support medical communication and develop subject matter expertise for the assigned therapeutic area(s); Assist the assigned scientific communication team in conducting comprehensive publication-need analysis; Implement the publication plan and associated activities for the year identified for the region; Work with selected vendors within the region to deliver the required deliverables as per defined process; Leverage advanced training delivery tools and techniques thereby enhancing the effectiveness of training delivery; and Design an overall plan of action based on end-user feedback and improve course content and delivery

Stakeholder: Work closely with scientific communication teams in regions/areas to identify publication need and assist in developing assigned deliverables and Liaise with medical department to prepare relevant and customized deliverables

About you   

Experience: 4+ years of experience in content creation for the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry, or academia

Soft skills: Stakeholder management; communication skills; and ability to work independently and within a team environment

Technical skills: As applicable (including but not limited to therapeutic area/domain knowledge exposure; publication submission; and/or project management)

Education: Advanced degree in life sciences/pharmacy/similar discipline or medical degree

Languages: Excellent knowledge of English language (spoken and written)

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The salary range for this position is :€48.000,00 - €64.000 Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

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We currently track 246 comparable Senior Medical Affairs roles across 67 biopharma companies.

246Comparable roles tracked
208Currently active
67Companies hiring similar roles
28Countries represented

Salary context

99 of 246 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

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