Senior Medical Writer II in London

Company Description

Who we are Langland, a Publicis Health company, is the only health communications agency that thinks further across Clinical Trial Experience, Medical Strategy & Education, Public Relations & Engagement, and Advertising, to create unique value with visionary clients.

What we believe Health brings us together. In the diseases we suffer, the medicines we create, and the causes we champion, health shows us our collective humanity. When we break the barriers that divide us, when we think further, we can create healthier futures, together.

A passion for craft Having expert thinking is only part of our story. To ensure excellence in everything we make, we have centred our disciplines around three essential crafts: science, strategy and creativity.

Job Description

Langland's Medical Strategy & Education team is hiring a Senior Medical Writer II to lead the development of high‑quality, scientifically robust medical communications across key client accounts. In this role, you’ll combine deep scientific expertise with strategic thinking to shape compelling narratives that make complex science meaningful. You’ll be trusted as a lead writer, a collaborative partner to clients, and a mentor to developing talent. This is a role for someone who enjoys thinking further—about innovation, impact, and how great medical writing can continuously evolve.

Responsibilities

• Takes responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of scientific content, ensuring quality, accuracy and integrity of individual work and that of more junior team members.
• Ensures that the scientific strategy is defined and cohesively applied across all deliverables for assigned accounts.
• Seen as the go-to content expert for assigned therapeutic areas, and leads the accurate and impactful implementation of the client’s strategic imperatives and communication goals.
• Leads content discussions internally and externally, confidently handling content challenges and guiding more junior team members.
• Line manages more junior writers, taking responsibility for their training, performance and development (with guidance from more senior team members as needed).
• Provides research and content support for pitch development and other new business initiatives; identifies the strategic implications of product data and the therapeutic landscape and can confidently present their research in pitches.

Qualifications

• Good at understanding and communicating complex science (you should hold a bachelor’s degree in the life sciences and ideally a master’s degree or PhD).
• Able to develop strong relationships – based on exceptional verbal, as well as written, communication abilities – and comfortable providing advice and guidance to others.
• Medical writing experience within a medical communications agency or in‑house pharma med comms team, demonstrating:
• The ability to craft standard and complex communications to high editorial and scientific standards with minimal supervision.
• An ability to elevate content standards through direct review of work and mentorship of junior writers.
• Development of junior writing talent through direct line management and training.

Additional Information

Langland has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees, full details of which are shared when you join. This includes the classics like Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, as well as Reflection Days, Shared Parental Leave, and spans initiatives.

At Langland, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.