Junior Medical Writer in London

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues.

Junior Medical Writer (JMW) Role Purpose

Our JMWs play a fundamental role in our business by contributing to day-to-day project delivery within an account, supporting the team to create outstanding medical content across a variety of therapy areas. This position is ideal for a proactive communicator with a passion for science, a keen eye for detail, and an interest in AI. This role is based in the UK and employed under a UK contract of employment, with contractual working hours of 40 hours per week, but works as part of teams supporting US business and clients. The role works closely with US-based colleagues and may have day-to-day line management from leaders supporting US business. As for any role in Real Chemistry, reasonable flexibility to work across US and other time zones will be required depending on business need.

Key Responsibilities

• Scientific knowledge: Uses a range of resources to understand the science underlying assigned projects. Communicates relevant therapy area knowledge to the wider team to keep them up to date. Learns new therapeutic areas quickly and demonstrates this knowledge. Demonstrates strong analytical skills.
• Strategic knowledge: Uses a range of resources to understand the product strategy related to assigned projects. Demonstrates awareness of brand strategic objectives in written work. Assimilates and has an appreciation of the medical affairs and commercial contexts within which clients work, with guidance. Performs research to support assigned project work (KEE mapping, collating data from resources) and reviews literature and competitive information to continually expand understanding of brand/marketplace and emerging competitors. Seeks to understand the strategic intent in their work.
• AI: Incorporates AI tools responsibly and appropriately into their tasks with guidance from team members. Actively seeks to learn about available and new AI tools. Shares insights and learnings with peers about using AI.
• Project ownership: Participates in the execution of established editorial deliverables, creating, maintaining and taking ownership of assigned projects. Uses therapy area knowledge to ensure communication objectives are met on assigned projects (under supervision of senior editorial team).
• Project development: Actively participates in the briefing process for assigned work – interrogating the brief and confirming understanding. Flags with account lead(s)/line manager at the earliest stage any potential barriers to successful project completion and suggests solutions.
• Editorial: Uses clear, concise and accurate writing style, with understanding of the typical language which should/should not be used (comparisons, unverified claims etc.). Adapts writing style to suit different audiences (e.g. primary and secondary care physicians, nurses or patients) under supervision of the senior team. Structures and writes straightforward documents (e.g., slide decks, websites, training programmes).
• Quality control: Checks and prepares reference packs. Adheres to quality control processes, including accurate referencing, data checking and proofreading. Keen eye for detail. Accurately and efficiently adds reference tags to materials within VVPM. Understands and adheres to the ABPI code of conduct under guidance of the senior team and following training. Critically reviews and corrects their own work before passing to others.
• On site: May go on-site in a supportive role.
• Client liaison: Responds promptly to requests and liaises with clients with appropriate support from more senior team members.
• Growth and new business: Understands the processes and terminology involved in new business. Actively contributes to assigned areas of proposal development and pitch activity. Undertakes and presents research to a pitch team. Facilitates team input via brainstorms as part of a pitch team.
• Project management: Demonstrates strong organisational skills. Understands the importance of adhering to project schedules and briefs. Ensures clarity on timelines, deadlines, and the availability of key people (reviewers). Proactively clarifies the number of hours available for each assigned project and key dates in project timeline and keeps the account team apprised of status on projects by providing timely and accurate communication. Prioritises workload accordingly. Completes timesheets and expense claims accurately and on time. Understands the importance of adhering to project budgets.
• Business and environment: Immerses themselves in the medical communications and pharma industries, clients’ companies and therapy areas. Engages with every opportunity to establish an awareness of developments, innovations and trends. Seeks opportunities to reflect these in project work and flags ideas to teams. Proactively gets involved with the agency’s non-client work, e.g. inspiration/charity/social projects, as required.
• Self-development: Enthusiasm for learning. Asks questions and prioritises learning. Engages with every opportunity to establish an awareness of developments, innovations and trends. Seeks opportunities to reflect these in project work and flags ideas to teams. Immerses themselves in the medical communications and pharma industries, clients’ companies and therapy areas. Seeks feedback and proactively feeds back to improve individual performance. Participates in the performance review process to deliver against objectives.
• Teamwork: Demonstrates strong interpersonal communication skills. Shares insights and experiences with peers to support their professional development. Plays a pivotal role within the writing team, always leading by example and demonstrating knowledge of good practice/industry guidelines. Recognises where they can use their skills to support colleagues in both the Writing and Account teams.

Qualifications and skills

You should bring a strong scientific background with a degree in a scientific or medical discipline (post-graduate degree preferred). A high level of academic achievement is expected. A passion for healthcare, science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry is essential, as well as a keen interest in AI technologies. You’ll need to be personable, articulate, and have a keen eye for detail. Previous experience communicating science is desirable.

What Real Chemistry offers

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks. Learn more about our great benefits and perks at: http://www.realchemistry.com/. Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here. We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vision plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.

Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have office locations in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us. For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are also actively opening new office locations, so if one opens near you, our Real HART policy will apply. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in-office team meetings, 1:1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on-site learning, and connecting with client partners is critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people.

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.