“We don’t just produce and deliver – we care”

Viviana splits her time between QC work and medical writing. In the QC role, she meticulously reviews analyses, programming code, statistical models and reports produced by her pharmacometrician colleagues, ensuring that every word, figure, value and table holds up under scrutiny. Another important aspect is maintaining objectivity and impartiality; in practice this means that QC reviewers cannot review reports that they were involved in producing.

“We are a safety net, as our Chief Operations Officer once told me,” she explains. “We check everything – programming code, language, data, visuals – not to police, but to protect the integrity of the work.”

Because Pharmetheus works with standardized methods using an internally generated reporting system that covers the entire process, Viviana can rely on familiar tools and the appropriate scientific support over the course of her review. That depth of insight is critical in producing high-quality work. 

On the medical writing side, Viviana translates scientific data and methodological developments into manuscripts, tutorials, abstracts, and posters destined for peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. Her interest in medical writing began during her Ph.D., when she realized that scientific work has little impact if it can’t be clearly communicated.

“I work with extremely talented professionals who are experts in a certain method, a pharmacological mechanism or a statistical model. My role is to help them communicate that expertise clearly and accessibly,” she says.

Collaboration drives the team of six Ph.D. holding medical writers specialized in quantitative approaches to drug development. From left: Mikael Ringh, Viviana Moroso, and Christina Pentafragka.

Viviana is quick to highlight how the multidisciplinary scientific background of Pharmetheus’ employees sets the company apart. Personally, her broad scientific background – spanning theoretical knowledge, technical proficiency and hands-on experience – helps her on a daily basis. Viviana’s career has honed her ability to adapt to different disciplines, understand complex technical and scientific jargon and break down intricate scientific concepts. As a result, she can transition seamlessly between tasks and therapeutic areas, whether it is understanding the molecular basis of a disease, reading programming code or interpreting modeling analyses. 

Viviana also appreciates how Pharmetheus’ deep scientific expertise creates a shared sense of ownership. The company’s culture of caring and knowledge exchange is what makes her work both meaningful and rewarding.

“We don’t just produce and deliver – we care. As QC reviewers joining a project’s team, we ask questions, leave nothing to chance, and challenge each other,” she explains. “It’s not about checking boxes, it’s about contributing, understanding, and helping experts refine their analysis and communicate their work clearly.”

As a result, the work that she and her colleagues produce is more than just text, it has heart. 

“People often think QC is a black box. You put in a document and get back a list of boring, dry comments. But at Pharmetheus, it’s nothing like that. As a QC reviewer, I truly contribute to our teams’ mutual goals and successes. It’s not just spotting typos; it’s about understanding the science behind the material, understanding programming language, relating the analysis to the actual data and interpreting statistical models.”

Viviana Moroso’s journey from her hometown of Udine, Italy, to her current home in the small northern town of Luleå, Sweden, was driven by more than just a career change. Originally trained as a biomedical researcher, Viviana took the first step in her career by moving to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for her Ph.D. and medical writing studies. She then left behind a bustling life in Athens for Sweden, where she has embraced the unique Swedish concept of lagom: Not too much, not too little.

“I’ve lived in different countries and experienced a lot of different cultures, but I didn’t know that I was going to like Sweden so much. I don’t see myself moving away from here,” she says, reflecting on her decision to relocate. 

What Viviana values most about working in Sweden and at Pharmetheus is the alignment between work culture and human needs.

“Sweden is a society made for people,” she says. “Daycare opens early if your workday starts early. At the same time, your colleagues don’t make you feel guilty for prioritizing your kids, when needed.”

She appreciates Pharmetheus’ lack of hierarchy and the mutual respect between colleagues, regardless of role or seniority, that the company fosters. Swedish and Pharmetheus’ work culture, she notes, are also grounded in the concept of lagom – just enough professionalism without being egotistical. 

“People here are knowledgeable, skilled and brilliant – but you can still talk to them as if they are regular people. It wouldn’t feel the same in Italy,” she explains. 

And despite living in a small town and working remotely from Pharmetheus’ Uppsala headquarters, she doesn’t feel isolated. The cultural diversity at Pharmetheus is, in her words, “like traveling without leaving home.” Having the flexibility to travel from Luleå to Uppsala for in-person meetings only strengthens the sense of connection that she already feels with her colleagues.

Viviana’s vision for the future is grounded in deepening her expertise, building confidence in her roles and continuing mentoring others in the organization.

“In five years, I’d like to be in a place where people come to me for training and for advice, either to learn what we already do or to develop new services and expand Pharmetheus’ offerings. I want to be the one they ask: ‘Can you show me how to do this?’” 

For someone who once translated cell cultures into data, and now translates data into understanding, the path ahead is clear. She is not just writing reports and manuscripts, but also contributing to scientific trust, clarity, and disseminating reliable results:

“When you care about your work, it shows. And that makes all the difference.”.

Quality Control and Medical Writer

Viviana Moroso

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