Medical Writer

Medical Writer Role Purpose: Our MWs play a fundamental role in our business by contributing to day-to-day project delivery within an account to create outstanding medical content across a variety of therapy areas. This position is ideal for a proactive communicator with a passion for science, a keen interest in AI, and a keen eye for detail who is looking to develop their medical writing career further.

Responsibilities

Has a good understanding of assigned therapeutic areas; Effectively analyses and interprets scientific data to work on a wide range of assigned projects; Understands the medical affairs and commercial spaces within which clients work; Reviews literature and competitive information to continually expand understanding of brand/marketplace and emerging competitors and shares findings and implications with teams; Participates in meetings and strategic discussions with clients, authors, and advisors; Confidently and efficiently uses AI tools to support assigned tasks, ensuring efficiency and accuracy; Seeks out new opportunities to apply AI tools to improve personal workflow and task management; Takes some responsibility for day-to-day delivery of scientific content under supervision of MW2 or SMW and higher; Ensures communication objectives are met on assigned projects; Adapts writing style to suit different audiences; Structures and writes more commercially focused or complicated materials such as story flows/strategic frameworks, competitor intelligence, advisory board reports, etc. with clear supervision; Ensures all work is referenced appropriately and is provided with a full reference pack; Ensures all work is tagged appropriately on VVPM; Is fully adherent to and shows a good working knowledge of the ABPI code of conduct; Demonstrates knowledge of good practice/industry guidelines and ensures project work is compliant with these with supervision from senior team; May go on-site across a variety of events and interacting with clients and faculty to develop and finalise content; Has begun to have client contact for content development on straightforward projects and escalates queries in more challenging scenarios; Adheres to project schedules and briefs; Understands key dates in project timelines and keeps the account team apprised of status on projects by providing timely and accurate communication; Proactively clarifies how a project status is tracking versus the number of hours available; Participates in the tracking of project deliverables, identifying impact of out-of-scope changes; Adheres to project budgets, or proactively provides appropriate reasons not to; Trains/mentors junior writers on writing and company processes

Requirements

Strong scientific background with a degree in a scientific or medical discipline; high level of academic achievement; passion for and profound understanding of healthcare, science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry; keen interest in AI technologies; proactive communicator; keen eye for detail; personable and articulate; previous experience as a (junior) medical writer at an agency or within a pharmaceutical organisation

Nice to have

Post-graduate degree preferred

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit program and perks; free snacks; generous holiday and paid time off; options for private medical, dental, and vision plans; support in saving for the future; mental wellness coaching and support; access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning