Senior Medical Copywriter II

Digitas Health London is the People-Powered Health agency: We help brands engage with people to deliver ideal health, now. We design transformative experiences that move people further along the path to health at any moment. We are a generous, idealistic, straight-talking collection of creatives, strategists, analysts, social media experts, PMs, and client service leads. We work together to help people-centric health brands deliver new business value through new customer experiences. As part of Publicis Health, our small-but-mighty team works to bring applied innovation to a range of global, EMEA and UK clients.

We're looking for an experienced senior medical copywriter with experience in oncology and/or vaccines, interested in working across a mix of clients, brands and communication formats. The Senior Medical Copywriter II is a trusted and capable figure in the copywriting team and a key person with a strong profile on client accounts. You have a strong understanding of clinical trial and real world data, and you can confidently translate that into persuasive, emotive, audience-appropriate copy.

Responsibilities

• In this senior-level role, you will be the lead writer on key accounts and contribute to the development of less experienced medical copywriters through mentoring and line management responsibilities.
• Demonstrates and drives best practice in the medical copywriting team.
• Easily writes persuasive copy for multiple formats and channels.
• Establishes strong relationships with client teams and account leads.
• Maintains excellent quality control levels, even under pressure.
• Leads medical-related discussions with clients and colleagues.
• Works with copywriters, art directors and designers to ensure medical and creative alignment.
• Checks the work and mentors members of the medical copywriting team.
• Helps with resource management and recruitment.
• Plans tactical proposals to create user journeys through promotional content.
• Maintains a profile as an expert in 2 or more assigned therapy areas.
• Confidently articulates strategy in a broad context.
• Juggles multiple projects; demonstrates resilience.

Qualifications

• You have a solid scientific background, excellent communication skills and significant proven experience in a Medical Copywriting role.
• Healthcare advertising experience is essential.

Skills

• Exceptional talent for medical copywriting.
• Great understanding of and ability to communicate complex science.
• Incredible eye for detail.
• Able to develop strong relationships.
• Resilient under pressure.
• An ability to inspire colleagues.

Approach

• Creative: willing to sensitively challenge the status quo.
• Strategic: able to understand the big picture as well as the fine details.
• Proactive: able to organize and drive your own work.
• Communicative: eager to work with others in an integrated team.

Experience

• Proven experience in a medical copywriting role.
• A solid scientific background.
• Expertise in healthcare advertising.
• Interest in mentoring juniors.

Additional information

Digitas Health has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer:

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks a year.
• "YOU" DAYS - flexibility to take a day off for your well-being and self-care.
• 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES - We provide 26 weeks of full pay for family milestones.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING & BANK HOLIDAY SWAP - You can switch a religious Bank Holiday for another day of your choosing.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS - This includes membership discounts with local restaurants and retailers.

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process.