Senior Medical Writer (Medical Communications) in Surrey, Woking

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 will 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.