Senior Medical Writer - Medical Communications in Slough

Senior Medical Writer – Medical Affairs

Position: Senior Medical Writer

Location: UK (Remote / Hybrid - London)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Up to £56k

Start: ASAP

Senior Medical Writer -

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and thriving independent medical communications agency! As an experienced member of the client services team, you'll have the flexibility to shape your role around your strengths while playing a pivotal part in driving the continued success and growth of the division.

The ideal candidate will bring exceptional writing skills, a deep understanding of clinical medicine, and extensive experience to the table. In this role, you will work across a range of medical affairs accounts, taking pride in delivering outstanding work while being highly organised and forward-thinking to meet client expectations.

With a vibrant and sociable team environment, intensive on-the-job coaching, and a program of targeted training supplemented by an excellent benefits package, my client values the differences in their employees and puts a strong emphasis on creating opportunities for advancement that complement and develop strengths and further careers.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Provide high-level medical writing support within accounts, achieving writing excellence across therapy areas and the communication mix and target audiences
• Review written scientific documents for writing style, strategy, content accuracy and fact/data checking, and provide constructive feedback, in addition to ensuring scientific accuracy
• Act as the Technical Lead on designated client projects
• Apply expertise and broad experience of medical communications to the development of strategic communications programmes across accounts
• Ensure all assigned projects are delivered to the highest possible editorial and scientific standards, to deadline and within budget
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients and external thought leaders
• Manage and monitor own workload and that of junior writers assigned to projects. Monitor project budgets. Anticipate and provide solutions to budget and/or resource needs or limitations. Identify where new processes may be required and support their development
• Keep up to date with industry codes of practice/legislation and external issues or events that may affect existing accounts
• Monitor project costs against agreed budgets and notify the Client Services team of any changes to specification at the earliest opportunity
• Coaches others in developing content for a diverse range of medical communications projects
• Contribute to the development of account plan forecasts in liaison with client services leads
• Research and contribute to the writing and review of new business proposals and pitch presentations, playing a central role from initial strategic brainstorming to proposal delivery
• Proactively identify possible new business opportunities within assigned accounts

Requirements:

• Degree (science, preferably life science); PhD or MSc (desirable)
• 3+ years of medical writing experience in a medical communications agency
• Scientific knowledge and understanding
• Proficiency in delivering high-quality written work
• High level of drive, motivation, and initiative
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Awareness of industry guidelines and best practice and their application

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Senior Medical Writer – Medical Affairs