Career Opportunities

Medical Writer (at the rank of Senior Technical Officer / Technical Officer) in the Clinical Trials Centre (Ref.: 536489)

The Clinical Trials Centre (HKU-CTC) is a leading clinical trials management platform established under the LKS Faculty of Medicine and dedicated to managing and facilitating international-standard clinical trials on new drugs, medical devices and medical technologies. HKU-CTC offers long-term development opportunities to passionate talents who are devoted to a career in the clinical trial profession.

Main Responsibilities:

• Coordinate within a multidisciplinary team to develop clinical research documents (e.g. clinical study protocols, informed consent forms and clinical study reports) in accordance with the applicable scientific and regulatory standards;
• Conduct literature search and review;
• Assist in clinical study design;
• Communicate with clinical study sponsors, investigators, medical advisors, research pharmacists, biostatisticians, project managers and local/overseas regulatory authorities;
• Prepare and compile draft documents andmanuscripts; and
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Medical/Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Biostatistics or a combination of related disciplines;
• With solid experience in literature search and review, scientific documents drafting and scientific publication in the domain of biomedical R&D and/or clinical research;
• Understand the medical and clinical trial terminology, knowledge in clinical research ethics and Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and practical digital literacy skills (including creating scientific flow diagrams) are definite advantages;
• Good team player with strong coordination and communication skills;
• Commitment to quality and compliance;
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese (proficiency in Putonghua is an advantage).

The appointment will be made on a two-year fixed-term full-time contract, to commence as soon as possible with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance.  A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, together with contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme at 10% of basic salary.  Other benefits include annual leave and medical benefits.

The University only accepts online application for the above post.  Applicants should apply online at the University's careers site (https://jobs.hku.hk) and upload an up-to-date C.V.  Review of applications will start from June 17, 2026 and continue until July 3, 2026 or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier.