Career Opportunities

Medical Writer (at the rank of Senior Technical Officer / Technical Officer) in the Clinical Trials Centre (Ref.: 536745)

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).

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview. Those who have responded to the previous advertisement (Ref.: 536489) need not re-apply.

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 July 18, 2026 and continue until August 3, 2026 or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier.