Fall 2025 Co-op: Medical Writing & Clinical Development

Co-Op Assignment Overview

Prime Medicine is seeking a co-op for the Fall 2025 semester with experience in Biology, Health-related sciences or Medical Writing to join the Clinical Development team. The Prime Medicine clinical development team is a tight-knit, collaborative, highly creative group working to make the promise of Prime Editing a reality for patients with severe genetic diseases.  The qualified candidate will be highly motivated, articulate, analytical and collegial.  The candidate will be involved in the development of critical clinical documents for gene therapy trials, such as clinical study protocols and Investigator Brochures and provide support to clinical trial design and development strategies.   

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support critical writing activities and content creation under the Director of Medical Writing, working cross-functionally to develop and produce high-quality deliverables such as clinical study protocols, Investigator Brochures, study reports, and IND/CTA documents 
• In partnership with the team, critically analyze and interpret non-clinical and clinical data (internal and external) to develop content, conclusions and messaging.  As needed, perform literature and scientific database searches in support of analyses and development of background summaries.  
• Assist with developing formats, templates, processes and standards, style guides, workflow and operating procedures.  
• Perform document QC and document formatting as requested; support medical writing SOP development and infrastructure build
• As needed, support the various clinical functions (clinical operations, clinical science) for ongoing clinical trial execution

Qualifications:

• M.S, B.S or B.A. candidate for Biology, Statistics or a Health sciences field, or similar
• Excellent analytical and written and oral communication skills; demonstrated technical writing capabilities and desire to learn more
• Strong skills with various document software solutions and cloud programs for document creation (e.g., Microsoft Word, Office, Adobe, Sharepoint etc.) as well as familiarity with AI writing support programs and data visualization (e.g., Spotfire, etc.). 
• Attention to detail and thoroughness related to processes, consistency, grammar, syntax, and scientific accuracy
• Ability to work, communicate transparently and collaborate with colleagues and external stakeholders as a team-player in a dynamic environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Course work in medical sciences, and/or familiarity with medical terminology and writing
• Basic understanding of cellular and molecular biology underlying gene therapy

What We Offer:

• A cutting-edge scientific team open to mentorship and networking.
• Full reimbursement for monthly commuting costs including MBTA, Commuter Rail, or Bluebikes, etc.
• Participation in regular scientific seminars with industry experts.
• Full participation in employee activities including learning and development offerings, social activities, etc.

NOTE: We are currently not considering co-op candidates outside of the local Boston/Cambridge area.