At a Glance
- Tasks: Create engaging medical content and collaborate with scientists on exciting projects.
- Company: Dynamic agency focused on innovative medical communications.
- Benefits: Generous time off, health insurance, hybrid work, and learning opportunities.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with opportunities for growth and development.
- Why this job: Join a team where your writing can make a real difference in healthcare.
- Qualifications: Life sciences degree and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Our Medical Writers work closely with members of the scientific team to develop high-quality medical communication materials across a range of formats, including abstracts, posters, manuscripts, slide decks, and presentations.
They focus 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, our Medical Writers support project delivery by managing their own tasks and deadlines, contributing to research across therapeutic areas, and incorporating review feedback effectively.
They also develop knowledge of disease areas, competitors, and emerging data, as well as accurately track time against project budgets.
Responsibilities
- Prepare copy for a broad range of medical communication projects that meet company standards related to grammar, scientific accuracy and client objectives.
These deliverables will include abstracts, scientific posters, manuscripts, slide decks, medical affairs deliverables and more.
- Be proactive in ensuring delivery of assigned work within budget and according to promised deadlines.
- Liaise confidently and appropriately with clients and external thought leaders to ensure smooth running of assigned projects.
- Interpret and incorporate internal and external review comments ensuring consistency, scientific accuracy and industry compliance.
- Ensure all relevant information is shared with both editorial and client services team members.
- Maintain (or attain) awareness of therapeutic area, competitors, new products and new indications for relevant accounts.
- Assist the client services team by proactively discussing any changes in project specification/deadline that impact on project budgets and financial forecasts.
- 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 weekly.
- Keep abreast of industry self‑regulation and compliance guidelines as well as client SOPs, and maintain good working practices at all times.
- Ideal Candidate
- A life sciences degree, ideally combined with a science master’s or Ph D.
- Strong and effective communication skills both verbally and in writing.
- Good knowledge of pharmaceutical industry and processes.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to multitask and work independently in a fast‑paced agency environment.
- Ability and desire to learn new therapy areas and disease states as required.
- Proactive approach to sharing updates, status, ideas and feedback with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PPT, Excel, Teams, Outlook) and Adobe.
Benefits
- Generous time off policy
- Health Insurance and Protection
- Paid Holidays
- 401K with match
- Learning & Development opportunities
- Hybrid & Remote working
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