Company Information

Our client are a bespoke medical education agency who propose, develop and deliver medical educational activities for pharmaceutical companies and they are looking for a Senior Medical writer to join their team!

The work they undertake comprises of content generation, digital and live events management and other content initiatives. They work across Cardiology, Oncology and Rare Diseases predominately.

Role Overview

There is a wide range of responsibilities for the role, you will be reporting into the Scientific Director. There is no line-management responsibilities however the company have a culture of supporting one another and you would take on more of a mentorship capacity with the other more junior writers on the team, offering support and guidance if needs be. You would also be client facing.

Content you would be producing:
•  Digital work
•  Slide Decs
•  Abstracts
•  Manuscripts
•  Publications
•  Develop commercial content for materials e.g., agendas, speaker briefs, slide decks, training materials, infographics, talking head scripts
•  Prepare clinical trial manuscripts for publication and associated abstracts for congresses
•  Lead on speaker briefings ensure KOLs understand their role and content to be delivered
•  Check KOL slides are aligned with the briefing document and communicate clearly any
•  Take briefs from clients and internal team members for new projects

Person Specification

ullet Ability to work across a number of projects at any given time
ullet Familiarity with working across Microsoft Office and Adobe software
ullet Excellent English language and grammatical skills
ullet Good decision-making ability
ullet Excellent time management, problem-solving, and communication skills
ullet Good analytical/strategic skills
ullet Good mentoring skills

Essential
ullet Life science degree
ullet 2-3 years previous med comms/ pharmaceutical writing experience
ullet Experience of having prepared clinical trial manuscripts for publication and associated
abstracts for congresses
ullet Understanding of pharma company approval systems
ullet Understanding of ABPI code of conduct and how this affects marketing content for
pharmaceutical companies

Package

Annual bonus (historically 10%)
25 days AL
Travel expenses
Hybrid/ remote working - twice a month in the office full expensed + any travel to events/ conferences/ clients