Research Associate in London

OLIXIR is a next‑generation healthcare agency, created by uniting FCB Health London and McCann Health London as part of Omnicom Health’s evolving European structure. By bringing our teams together and combining our strengths, we’re building something entirely new: a more agile, more connected, and more ambitious partner for healthcare brands. OLIXIR blends award‑winning creative excellence with deep scientific expertise, strategic thinking that drives meaningful brand growth, and fully integrated production at scale. We’re also unlocking new innovation opportunities, powered by AI and future‑focused ways of working.

While our name is new, our people, values, and commitment are not. You’ll find the same trusted teams, the same high standards, and the same passion for creating work that makes a real difference to patients and healthcare professionals - alongside new possibilities to grow, innovate, and shape what’s next. OLIXIR is built for the future of healthcare communications - and this is just the beginning.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with medical directors to ensure that projects are technically accurate, audience appropriate, and meet stated objectives.
• Research and develop outlines and select references appropriate for a project; identify relevant congresses and provide support.
• Ensure that the medical insights being provided to the client are accurate, credible, and in line with product strategy (with support from MDs).
• Work with medical directors to monitor and identify relevant literature and news articles and provide a point of view to internal teams and clients.
• Set up competitive alerts and disseminate relevant articles to the appropriate team members.
• Learn to navigate key medical web tools (e.g., PubMed, clinicaltrials.gov, GlobalData, Up-To-Date) and disseminate relevant information to medical directors.
• Refresh or develop, as needed, medical backgrounders for existing business.
• Demonstrate flexibility and time management skills.
• Demonstrate attentiveness to detail and a strong interest in the subject.
• Participate in proprietary workshops.
• Participate in medically relevant client interactions as appropriate.
• Onboard new team members as needed.
• Develop new business medical backgrounders and provide research support.
• Contribute to the development of pitch materials.

Disability Confident

As an employer committed to accessibility and disability inclusion, we strive to develop a diverse workforce that provides us with a wider range of skills and experience. We are continuously improving our recruitment process to support individuals with physical or learning disabilities. The goal is to improve accessibility across all aspects of Olixir to hopefully encourage potential job applicants to join us.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia, a medical condition or an individual need – which you believe may affect your performance in selection, we’ll be happy to make adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best.

How to apply?

If this role is of interest to you please apply by following the link in this advert and uploading your CV.