Pharmaceutical Writing Workshops
Tackle Writing Challenges, Strengthen Team Writing Skills, and Accelerate Results
Understanding Pharmaceutical Writing Workshops
Clear, concise writing is critical in pharmaceutical and biotech environments, where even small errors can have major consequences. Our Pharmaceutical Writing Workshops help teams master the skills to write SOPs, protocols, reports, and regulatory documents that are accurate, usable, and compliant. With over three decades of experience, we show professionals how to simplify complex content and deliver messages that resonate with internal and external readers. The result is writing that reduces confusion, builds credibility, and supports faster, more reliable outcomes.
Training built around the SOPs, protocols, and regulatory documents your team actually writes
For 35+ years, Hurley Write has helped pharma and biotech teams produce clearer, more compliant documents that move through review faster. Every workshop is customized to your team's real work, not generic writing advice.
Built around your documents
We review your team's actual SOPs, deviation reports, and submissions so the training transfers directly to daily work.
35+ years in regulated industries
Pfizer, Genentech, Biogen, Novartis, AstraZeneca, and Bristol Myers Squibb have trusted us to train their writers and reviewers.
Measurable, lasting results
Shorter review cycles, fewer revisions, cleaner submissions, and faster regulatory approvals.
Three ways to deliver the workshop
Every format is fully customized to your team, with the same exercises, instructor feedback, and long-term retention options.
Onsite
A coach delivers an intensive, hands-on session at your facility.
Virtual
Live, interactive workshops delivered across regions and time zones.
Self-Paced
Pre-recorded courses with feedback and optional one-on-one coaching.
What Sets Our Pharmaceutical Writing Workshops Apart
Every workshop is built around your team’s writing challenges. We use document analysis, case studies, and customized exercises to ensure the training is directly relevant to the work your team produces. Participants learn strategies designed to help them clarify purpose, identify reader needs, and achieve measurable results. Unlike generic courses, our workshops are hands-on, interactive, and designed for long-term improvement. Your team will leave with tools they can apply immediately to strengthen communication across the board.
Who Can Benefit from These Workshops
Pharmaceutical writing isn’t just for researchers or regulatory specialists. Strong communication impacts every part of the business, from labs and production floors to customer-facing roles. These workshops are designed for cross-functional teams who need to ensure their writing is precise, professional, and effective. By learning to apply strategies for clarity, organization, and reader focus, participants gain skills that reduce costly errors, save time, and improve outcomes across departments.
Engineers
Engineers learn to translate technical processes and findings into clear, actionable documents that meet compliance and support decision-making.
Technicians
Technicians benefit from strategies that help them write accurate, easy-to-follow SOPs, deviation reports, and test documentation.
HR & Operations Teams
HR and operations staff learn to create policies, training materials, and internal communications that are consistent, precise, and easy to understand.
Customer Service & Client-Facing Staff
Customer service and client-facing professionals gain skills to communicate complex information to non-technical readers with clarity and confidence.
Marketing & Sales Professionals
Marketing and sales professionals learn to simplify concepts to create persuasive, reader-focused messaging that resonates with clients.
Analysts
Analysts discover how to present data-driven findings in clear, structured reports that highlight insights, support conclusions, and drive action.
Workshop Highlights
Our Pharmaceutical Writing Workshops are designed to be practical, relevant, and immediately useful. Each session combines strategy with application, giving participants the confidence to produce documents that are clear, compliant, and effective. From regulatory writing to internal communications, we help your team streamline processes and reduce costly missteps. Every workshop is interactive, with opportunities to apply concepts to real documents, ensuring that participants leave with skills that directly improve their daily work.
Tailored Content
Every workshop is built around your team’s documents, challenges, and goals, ensuring maximum relevance and impact.
Hands-On Practice
Participants engage in exercises and breakout sessions where they apply strategies to real-world writing scenarios.
Sustainable Improvement
We focus on long-term results by teaching strategies that participants can apply immediately and continue using over time.
Add-Ons
Enhance training with options like coaching calls, detailed feedback, and access to Hurley Write’s digital learning library.
Next Steps: Improve Your Team’s Communication Today
Our Professional Writing Courses
Hurley Write offers a full catalog of courses that support professionals across industries, from biotech to finance. Each course is research-based, fully customized, and designed to solve real-world writing challenges. Whether your team needs to improve technical reports, streamline review processes, or craft persuasive proposals, our courses provide practical strategies that deliver measurable results. With flexible delivery formats, your team can access the training they need in a way that fits their schedules and responsibilities.
Exceptional Technical Writing
Helps teams write concise, reader-focused technical documents that are easy to use and understand.
Better Reviewing Techniques
Teaches participants how to streamline reviews, give constructive feedback, and shorten editing cycles.
Writing User-Friendly SOPs
Guides teams in creating SOPs that are clear, compliant, and easy for users to follow.
The 4 Ps Of Presenting
Prepares professionals to plan, practice, and deliver engaging presentations with clarity and confidence.
Writing Winning Proposals
Provides strategies to write persuasive proposals that showcase solutions and drive business success.
Better Business Writing
Supports manufacturing teams in writing documents that are precise, standardized, and easy to apply on the floor.
Writing For Financial Professionals
Equips finance teams with strategies to communicate complex topics in a way that is clear and actionable.
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Choose Hurley Write Workshops when
Documents taking too long to get out the door
With Hurley Write, you can expect to see . . .
A streamlined writing and review process with less procrastination, fewer iterations, and more polished documents sooner.
Poorly written documents that create confusion
With Hurley Write, you can expect to see . . .
Inconsistent Review
With Hurley Write, you can expect to see . . .
A logical review process that streamlines the review process.
Frustration among team members with writing processes
With Hurley Write, you can expect to see . . .
Industries we work with
Pharmaceutical & Biotech
Clients
Pfizer, Genentech, Biogen, Novartis, AstraZeneca
Key Objectives Achieved
A speedier approval process achieved by teaching their teams strategies to focus on clarity and concision.
Energy, Oil & Gas
Clients
Holmes Western, Shell Polymers, Shell Oil
Key Objectives Achieved
Improved SOPs, work instructions, and increased compliance. Achieved by teaching participants strategies based on readability.
Finance & Accounting
Clients
PCAOB, ADP
Key Objectives Achieved
Increased compliance and fewer questions from stakeholders by teaching them strategies to convey complex ideas to non-technical readers.
Engineering
Clients
Raytheon, Dow Chemical, DuPont
Key Objectives Achieved
Less wordy, more focused documents, which resulted in fewer iterations and a shorter review process.
Manufacturing
Clients
Stryker, Calumet Refining, Cambrex Pharmaceuticals
Key Objectives Achieved
Technical reports focused on key objectives, resulting in greater adherence to policies/guidance, fewer questions, and a higher compliance rate.
Technology
Clients
Intel, DNV GL Energy USA, RJRT
Key Objectives Achieved
Targeted presentations and reports that resulted in greater buy-in from management.
Industries we work with
Pharmaceutical & Biotech
Previous Clients
Pfizer, Genentech, Biogen, Novartis, AstraZeneca.
Key Objectives Achieved
A speedier approval process achieved by teaching their teams strategies to focus on clarity and concision.
Energy, Oil & Gas
Previous Clients
Holmes Western, Shell Polymers, Shell Oil
Key Objectives Achieved
Improved SOPs, work instructions, and increased compliance. Achieved by teaching participants strategies based on readability.
Finance & Accounting
Previous Clients
PCAOB, ADP
Key Objectives Achieved
Increased compliance and fewer questions from stakeholders by teaching them strategies to convey complex ideas to non-technical readers.
Engineering
Previous Clients
Raytheon, Dow Chemical, DuPont
Key Objectives Achieved
Less wordy, more focused documents, which resulted in fewer iterations and a shorter review process.
Manufacturing
Previous Clients
Stryker, Calumet Refining, Cambrex Pharmaceuticals
Key Objectives Achieved
Technical reports focused on key objectives, resulting in greater adherence to policies/guidance, fewer questions, and a higher compliance rate.
Technology
Previous Clients
Intel, DNV GL Energy USA, RJRT
Key Objectives Achieved
Targeted presentations and reports that resulted in greater buy-in from management.
Pharmaceutical & Biotech
Clients
Pfizer, Genentech, Biogen, Novartis, AstraZeneca
Key Objectives Achieved
A speedier approval process achieved by teaching their teams strategies to focus on clarity and concision.
Energy, Oil & Gas
Clients
Holmes Western, Shell Polymers, Shell Oil
Key Objectives Achieved
Improved SOPs, work instructions, and increased compliance. Achieved by teaching participants strategies based on readability.
Finance & Accounting
Clients
PCAOB, ADP
Key Objectives Achieved
Increased compliance and fewer questions from stakeholders by teaching them strategies to convey complex ideas to non-technical readers.
Engineering
Clients
Raytheon, Dow Chemical, DuPont
Key Objectives Achieved
Less wordy, more focused documents, which resulted in fewer iterations and a shorter review process.
Manufacturing
Clients
Stryker, Calumet Refining, Cambrex Pharmaceuticals
Key Objectives Achieved
Technical reports focused on key objectives, resulting in greater adherence to policies/guidance, fewer questions, and a higher compliance rate.
Technology
Clients
Intel, DNV GL Energy USA, RJRT
Key Objectives Achieved
Targeted presentations and reports that resulted in greater buy-in from management.
Your Workshop, Your Choice
Onsite
One of our coaches will deliver our course at your facility.
Virtually
Our courses are taught via a virtual platform.
No matter what you choose, every workshop includes:
Completely Customized, White Glove Experience
Group Breakout Sessions Where Participants Practice And Apply Concepts
Instructor Feedback
Team Writing Exercises
Rewritten Examples
Long-Term Retention Options
Don't take our word for it, see what our clients have to say.
For 35+ years, we’ve shown organizations how to improve their communication, whether that involved designing and teaching writing and/or reviewing workshops, improving their writing and/or reviewing tools, offering individualized coaching, or helping them put processes in place.
And we can help your team of professionals, too!
Mike Brett
conEd
Simon Matthews
Raytheon
Gregory Marshall
D & H Global Tax Group
David Anderson
DTCC
Andrew Charles
Bristol Myers Squibb
Jacueline Davis
IDA
Aylia Thomas
John Deere
William Walters
IDA
Dan Littlefield
Genentech
Mike Brett
Raytheon
Aylia Thomas
Orica US
Judy Lettington
PaxVax
Next Steps: Improve Your Team’s Communication Today
Let’s discuss your team’s unique communication challenges.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a pharmaceutical writing workshop?
A pharmaceutical writing workshop is hands-on training that helps pharma and biotech teams write clearer SOPs, protocols, clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, and other GxP documents. Hurley Write customizes each workshop around your team’s actual documents to reduce review cycles, support compliance, and accelerate approvals.
What types of pharmaceutical documents does the workshop cover?
We cover the documents pharma and biotech teams write: SOPs, study protocols, clinical study reports (CSRs), regulatory submissions (IND, NDA, BLA), deviation reports, batch records, validation documents, pharmacovigilance reports, and informed consent forms. We use your team’s real documents so concepts transfer directly to daily work.
Who should attend a pharmaceutical writing workshop?
Medical writers, regulatory affairs professionals, clinical operations staff, quality and compliance teams, manufacturing and CMC personnel, and scientists who write or review regulated documents all benefit. We’ve trained teams at Pfizer, Genentech, Biogen, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, and other pharmaceutical organizations.
How does the workshop support FDA submissions and regulatory approvals?
Clearer documents move through review cycles faster. Our workshops teach teams to structure submissions for reviewers, lead with the conclusion, and cut content that delays approval. One pharma client achieved a speedier approval process after training, with submissions that focused on clarity and concision.
Can Hurley Write customize a workshop for our specific pharma or biotech function?
Yes. We tailor workshops for medical writing, regulatory writing, clinical writing, CMC writing, quality and compliance, pharmacovigilance, and manufacturing teams. We review your team’s actual SOPs, protocols, or submissions before the workshop so exercises and examples reflect your function and therapeutic area.
Does the workshop address GMP, GLP, GCP, and ICH compliance requirements?
Yes. We design workshops around the regulatory frameworks your team works within, including GMP, GLP, GCP, and ICH guidelines. The focus is on writing documents that meet regulatory expectations while still being readable, scannable, and easy for reviewers to navigate during inspections and submissions.
How long does a pharmaceutical writing workshop take?
Onsite workshops typically run two to three days depending on document complexity and team size. Virtual workshops are usually 10 hours split into two-hour sessions to fit around clinical, regulatory, or production schedules. We adjust length based on your team’s documents and learning goals.
Do you offer virtual training for global pharma and biotech teams?
Yes. Our virtual workshops support pharma and biotech teams distributed across regions and time zones, with live instruction, breakouts, and exercises built around your team’s documents. Self-paced online courses are also available for medical writers, regulatory professionals, and individuals who need flexible scheduling.
What results can our pharma team expect after a writing workshop?
Pharma teams produce clearer SOPs, more focused submissions, fewer rewrites, and faster review cycles. Many clients see measurable reductions in document revision time and reviewing time. Faster, clearer documents support quicker approvals, smoother audits, and stronger collaboration between regulatory, clinical, and manufacturing functions.
How do we get started with a pharmaceutical writing workshop?
Schedule a free consultation to discuss your team’s writing challenges, document types, and regulatory context. We’ll review sample documents, recommend a workshop format, and design a program around your function (medical, regulatory, clinical, quality, or manufacturing). You can also download our workshop catalog for full details.