Also called: Clinical Medical Writer
Writes the documents—trial plans and results reports—that get new drugs approved.
Turns hundreds of pages of trial data tables into a clear report for the FDA, then revises it after comments from doctors and statisticians.
Estimate; BLS technical writers median ~$91k.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in life sciences; many have a master's or PhD.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Biology, English, Pharmacy.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Estimate.
High risk for 10 years. AI now drafts trial reports from data tables in hours; far fewer writers, mostly reviewing and fixing AI drafts.
Classes: AP English Language, AP Biology, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3042.
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