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| Hi,
Thanks for the replies. It's not one of the big Pharmas, but for someone who sells specialized integrated software to the big Pharmas. Part of me is pleased to have, at last, found part-time work in Basel that isn't freelance, but at the same time I don't want to start off underpaid. Medical writers I know tend to earn quite a lot, but I've no idea how this compares to technical writing which also required domain knowledge, but doesn't have the big bucks of the Pharma industry behind it.
I think I'm also a little unsure how much negotiating goes on in small companies vs larger companies, hence the question about a salary range...
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Hi Janey,
I'm in exactly the same field and have been advised that for a contractor about 75 CHF per hour is normal for someone with masters quals and about 3 yrs in technical and 6 years in academic writing.
When asked at an interview in Basel at Genedata, I cheekily suggested 85k for a 100% position and they didn't blink
. They haven't gotten back to me yet either though...
(why don't you try them too?
www.genedata.ch has an open position page. I probably wouldn't take a job there anyways as it's so far - 3 hours commute each day
) Go for it and best of luck to you!