Job Title: Medical & Scientific Content Quality Analyst (QA)
Experience: 3–5 Years
Location: Pan-India
Department: Medical Affairs / Content Operations
Role Overview:
We are looking for an experienced Medical & Scientific Content QA Specialist to ensure the accuracy, consistency, compliance, and quality of medical and scientific deliverables. This role will play a critical part in maintaining high-quality, audit-ready content aligned with regulatory and client-specific guidelines, especially within pharmaceutical and healthcare domains.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform end-to-end quality review (QC/QA) of medical and scientific content, including:
- Slide decks, manuscripts, publications, and abstracts
- Medical education materials and promotional/non-promotional content
- Digital assets (web content, emails, infographics)
- Validate scientific accuracy, grammar, consistency, and formatting in line with approved references and source documents.
- Ensure compliance with MLR (Medical, Legal, Regulatory) guidelines and client-specific SOPs.
- Conduct fact-checking, citation/reference validation, and cross-verification against source data.
- Identify and flag risk areas, inconsistencies, and compliance gaps, providing actionable feedback to authors/designers.
- Maintain QA checklists, audit trails, and documentation for regulatory readiness.
- Collaborate closely with medical writers, reviewers, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
- Support process improvements, standardization, and quality metrics tracking (defect rates, rework, turnaround time).
Required Skills & Competencies:
- Strong understanding of medical/scientific terminology and publication standards.
- Hands-on experience with MLR review processes and compliance frameworks.
- Excellent attention to detail with a strong quality mindset.
- Proficiency in quality control methodologies, proofreading, and editing.
- Familiarity with referencing styles (Vancouver, AMA, etc.) and citation tools.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and timelines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills to provide clear, constructive QA feedback.
Tools & Systems:
- MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Reference management tools (EndNote, Mendeley, etc.)
- Content management / workflow tools (Veeva Vault, Aprimo, etc. – preferred)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or related field.
- Prior experience in pharmaceutical, CRO, or medical communications environment.
- Exposure to audit processes, regulatory submissions, or inspection readiness.
Key Success Metrics:
- Defect leakage rate / first-time-right quality
- Compliance adherence (MLR readiness)
- Turnaround time (TAT) adherence
- Stakeholder satisfaction
The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
- Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world.
- We don’t just dream of a better way – we make it happen.
- We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what’s right.
- We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you.
About us:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Disclaimer:
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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