Principal Medical Writer - Medical Communications
Role: Principal Medical Writer
Location: London (hybrid - 2/3 days in a London office, or remote)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £65k
Start Date: ASAP
The Opportunity -
Ready to bring more influence to the science, the client relationship and the team around you? This Principal Medical Writer opportunity with an independent medical communications agency combines hands-on scientific writing with strategic input and editorial leadership. You will lead complex projects, help clients make clear communication decisions and develop the writers who bring those programmes to life.
Why This Role Stands Out -
Your contribution will extend from shaping the scientific narrative to guiding delivery. Working closely with clients, healthcare experts and colleagues across scientific services, client services, creative and digital, you will help turn evidence and insight into programmes with a clear purpose for each audience.
The portfolio spans scientific narratives, internal training, advisory boards, symposia, educational pieces and congress materials. You will also shape patient and HCP facing clinical trial and disease awareness videos, treatment landscape and horizon scanning decks, and strategic documents. This variety offers scope to deepen your strategic expertise while staying close to the writing.
Role & Responsibilities -
Lead Scientific Delivery
- Lead the development of scientific narratives, internal training, educational pieces, congress materials, and content for advisory boards and symposia.
- Act as lead writer on key accounts and complex projects, ensuring scientific accuracy and strategic alignment.
- Translate complex scientific data into clear, engaging, and audience-appropriate content.
Provide Strategic and Client Leadership
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and key opinion leaders.
- Act as a trusted scientific advisor, contributing to strategic programme development.
- Provide strategic recommendations informed by evidence, therapy area developments, audience needs and client objectives.
- Participate in and present at client meetings.
Leadership and Mentorship
- Line manage and mentor senior and junior writers, providing constructive feedback, coaching and support for their development.
- Review content, guide project teams and promote consistent editorial quality and effective ways of working.
- Contribute to a collaborative and high-performing team culture.
Project and Account Ownership
- Manage projects end-to-end, including timelines, budgets, and delivery.
- Work cross-functionally with editorial, client services, digital, and creative teams.
- Ensure compliance with industry regulations and guidelines (e.g. ABPI, GPP).
Strategic and Commercial Contribution
- Contribute to and lead scientific input into proposals, pitches and business development projects as required.
- Identify opportunities to expand client accounts and add value.
Perks and Career Development -
- Competitive salary reflecting your experience, with the potential for an annual bonus linked to company and individual performance.
- Scope to shape scientific direction, influence client discussions and take ownership of editorial delivery on assigned programmes.
- Opportunities to strengthen your leadership through line management, mentoring and coaching writers at different career stages.
- Exposure to strategic planning, pitches and business development, broadening your contribution beyond individual deliverables.
- National and international meeting and congress exposure as projects require, working directly with clients and healthcare experts.
- A platform to develop towards broader scientific or editorial leadership responsibilities through account insight, team development and commercial contribution.
Requirements -
- Degree in a life science (PhD or MSc desirable)
- Experience within medical communications (agency or pharma environment)
- Strong scientific writing and communication skills
- Experience working with clients and cross-functional teams
- High level of organisation, initiative, and attention to detail
- Understanding of industry guidelines and compliance requirements
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Principal Medical Writer - Medical Communications
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Contact Details:
Dynamic Talent Consulting Ltd Recruitment Team
