Bilingual Mandarin Medical Writer
Costello MedicalShanghai, China
Posted December 16, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
At Costello Medical, we enjoy building lasting partnerships in the healthcare sector by providing exceptional service. Our vision is to be a leading global partner consistently striving for meaningful and outstanding contributions that improve people’s health and lives. Our experts support the healthcare sector in the analysis, interpretation, and communication of clinical and health economic data; our service offerings include evidence development, statistics, health economics, HTA, real-world evidence, market access, medical affairs, publications, and design. We are one of the most established independent agencies delivering medical communications and health economic services. We have grown organically since foundation in 2008 to a team of over 450 based in Cambridge, London, Manchester and Bristol in the UK and internationally in Singapore, China and the US. Our talented team has experience with a variety of leading pharmaceutical and device companies across an extensive range of therapy areas and geographies, including Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America. We are proud to have achieved a 3-star accreditation with Best Companies™ for a sixth consecutive year, and have achieved B Corp certification, showing that we meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance.
Job Description
We are recruiting for Medical Writers to join our Shanghai office as we develop our work for clients based in the region. You will work closely with our experienced global team, including colleagues in Singapore who are currently delivering work for our clients in China.
Requirements
- Local graduates from 985 or 211 universities with CET-6 or TOEFL/IELTS test results are preferred.
- An undergraduate degree level qualification in a scientific discipline (minimum second upper honours) if you are a foreign graduate.
- Candidates will need to have a life science background such as biology, chemistry, pharmacy, biomedical sciences and medicine.
- Postgraduate qualifications would be an advantage, but they are not a requirement for the role.
- An exceptional written and spoken fluency in Mandarin (equivalent to native Mandarin language skills) and excellent written and spoken fluency in English in order to deliver client work across Asia, with a focus on China
- An ability to communicate scientific materials clearly in both written and oral form
- An excellent understanding of and ability to apply scientific concepts
- A close attention to detail
- An aptitude for and experience of scientific writing which could include dissertations, research summaries, lab reports, poster or oral presentations, peer-reviewed scientific publications, book chapters, grant applications, regulatory documents, and articles for websites or student magazines
- Strong competency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to work across multiple projects at the same time
- Previous experience in this sector, including in the Chinese healthcare system, is highly desirable
Benefits
- Hybrid working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Flexible working hours
- Comprehensive travel insurance
- Full funding for external training
- Time off in lieu for any business trips outside working hours
- Medical expense cash allowance
