Associate Medical Writer in Knutsford

Accelerating Life-Changing Solutions to Global Healthcare Challenges is the vision that unites us through a shared sense of purpose, whatever the role. It speaks to the significant challenges that exist within global healthcare, and how we, as one team, can help to deliver better solutions and outcomes for our partners and for patients everywhere, sooner.

Your job description outlines the important role and responsibilities that you own in achieving this vision. Importantly too is how we go about living our vision. This is defined by the Prime mission: Through a pioneering fusion of the finest expertise in science, strategy, evidence, technology and creativity we deliver the world-class outcomes that our global partners trust to achieve their goals. It speaks to collaboration and to everyone’s responsibility to bring together the diverse expertise that exists across our team to deliver world-class outcomes.

On this foundation, we have defined four core values, these represent the shared principles that guide our behaviours every day, whatever your role: Be Brave, Be Human, Be Passionate, Be Exceptional. At Prime these values are integral to who we are. They are there to guide you in your role and support you on your personal journey to success. They shape our culture and support us in achieving our vision together, as one global team.

The role involves working closely with senior members of the scientific team to develop high quality medical communications materials across a range of formats, including abstracts, posters, manuscripts, slide decks, and presentations. With guidance and mentoring, the role focuses on producing scientifically accurate, well-written content that meets client objectives, internal quality standards, and industry compliance requirements. This position offers hands-on exposure to medical communications writing while building strong foundations in scientific storytelling, accuracy, and editorial best practice.

Alongside writing, the Associate Medical Writer supports project delivery by managing their own tasks and deadlines, contributing to research across therapeutic areas, and incorporating review feedback effectively. The role also involves developing knowledge of disease areas, competitors, and emerging data, as well as accurately tracking time against project budgets. Ideal for someone at the early stage of their medical writing career, this position suits a detail-oriented, curious individual with strong written communication skills and an interest in developing expertise within a fast-paced medical communications agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Writing: Work alongside a senior scientific team member to draft a range of medical communication projects (e.g. abstracts, posters, manuscripts, slide kits, oral presentations) that meet Prime standards in terms of grammatical and scientific accuracy and reflect client objectives.
• With support from a senior scientific team member, maintain Prime scientific and grammatical standards and ensure all projects are data and fact-checked and receive necessary internal review by senior editorial/client services team in line with internal SOPs.
• With support from a senior scientific team member, interpret and incorporate internal and external review comments ensuring consistency, scientific accuracy and industry compliance.
• Keep up-to-date with client preferences regarding writing styles, wording, etc., keeping core team informed of any changes.

Project Management:

• With support from a senior scientific team member, manage own projects to ensure delivery to deadline.
• Ensure all relevant information is shared with both scientific and client services team members.

Research Skills:

• Maintain (or attain) awareness of therapeutic area, competitors, new products and new indications for relevant accounts.
• Research complex therapy areas and filter key information.

Financial Management:

• Record and monitor actual versus budgeted time on own projects, complete timesheets accurately and submit on time to line manager, relevant client services lead(s) and finance department each week.

General Responsibilities:

• Maintain a good working knowledge of the computer software required, e.g. Word and PowerPoint.
• Keep abreast of industry self-regulation and compliance guidelines as well as client SOPs, and maintain good working practices at all times.
• Any other tasks or projects as reasonably requested by the company.

Qualifications:

• A life sciences degree, ideally combined with a science Masters or PhD.
• Strong communication skills.
• Good knowledge of pharmaceutical industry and processes.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Good working knowledge of standard computer software e.g. Microsoft Office, Adobe, Excel.

Benefits:

• 33 days annual leave.
• Birthday day off.
• 5% pension contribution.
• Private medical health insurance.
• Hybrid Working.