Making a career move
1 min read7 pages below
This branch covers career transitions for established medical writers, divided by the move involved: planning advancement, entering management or regulatory affairs, returning to employment, responding to redundancy or other unplanned changes, and retiring. It leaves entry into medical writing, job applications, development of writing skills, staff development, starting a freelance practice and working arrangements to neighbouring branches.
- Planning the next move as an experienced writer — personal goals, possible routes, work beyond writing and preparation before an urgent search
- Moving into medical-writing management — changed responsibilities, preparation, support, management learning and transition routes
- Moving from writing the documents into regulatory affairs — reasons for the move, knowledge to develop, working culture and expectations
- Returning to employment after freelancing — reasons for returning, transferable experience, colleagues and development, organisational constraints and career options
- Being made redundant — restructuring, emotional adjustment, support during notice, planning and transition to a new role
- When a career is redirected — preparation for uncertain change, setbacks, new directions and using existing experience through repeated transitions
- Retiring from medical writing — the personal decision, selective work, gradual reduction, preparation and activities after retirement