Experienced Medical Writer

Mtech Access Limited; Bicester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative consultancy is seeking experienced Medical Writers to join their dynamic team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful healthcare innovations by developing market access materials. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and clients, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based content is delivered on time. The company prides itself on a supportive and collaborative environment, where your contributions will directly influence patient outcomes. If you are passionate about healthcare communication and possess a strong work ethic, this could be the perfect role for you to elevate your career.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus scheme

25 days paid annual leave

Additional paid leave during Christmas

Birthday off

Employee volunteering day

5% employer pension contribution

Life Assurance at 4x gross salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Optional private healthcare insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years relevant writing experience in consultancy.
• Fluent English skills required for effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead Writer on projects delivering high-quality content.
• Work across various therapeutic areas and market access deliverables.

Skills

Medical Writing

Health Technology Assessment

Market Access Materials Development

Critical Thinking

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Literature Reviews

Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Project Management

Team Collaboration

Education

Life Sciences Degree

PhD in Life Sciences

Tools

EndNote

Veeva PromoMats

Job description

Are you an experienced Medical Writer looking for an exciting new opportunity in a people-first business? Do you want to elevate your career and have an impactful role which delivers on a mission to improve patient outcomes by speeding access to life-changing healthcare innovations?

We are a dynamic, friendly, and rapidly expanding independent market access and HEOR consultancy with offices in Oxfordshire, London, Manchester, and York, along with hubs in Newcastle and Cambridge. We provide strategy and solutions to help Pharma and Medtech companies bring interventions to market, providing more patient choice and meeting the needs of the healthcare environment.

We strive to be the consultancy of choice for people pursuing careers in market access and HEOR by maintaining a high-performing, happy, motivated community. We are proud of our collaborative, nurturing environment, and are known for our exemplary work, agility, and innovation.

Our core services are Health Economics, Systematic Literature Review and Network Meta-analysis, Global Market Access and Pricing, UK NHS insights, HTA support, and Customer Communication.

Mtech Access are now part of Petauri. This marks a significant and exciting milestone in our journey, and aligns with our commitment to partnering with industry to bring life-enhancing technologies to market.

For more details about the role and the skills/experience we are looking for please keep reading, but at Mtech Access we believe talented individuals can come from a range of backgrounds, so even if you don’t tick every box, or have not previously worked in a similar consultancy we still want to hear from you if you believe you have got what it takes to make a difference.

Please note: to be considered for any role you must have the right to live and work in UK without sponsorship.

The role

We are seeking enthusiastic, self-motivated, experienced Medical Writers, with a genuine interest in how healthcare innovation is communicated, to join our expanding team of market access writers at Mtech Access.

The ideal candidate would have a high energy work ethic, and be team-oriented and hands-on in a varied role, with a minimum of 3 years of relevant writing experience gained within a consultancy or similar environment. In this role, you will work across the business providing market access writing expertise to support the successful delivery of client projects and internal workstreams, working in a dynamic, supportive, and collaborative environment.

You will be required to work closely with colleagues within multi-disciplinary project teams and externally with clients, external associates (e.g. key opinion leaders), and third-party agencies to achieve project objectives.

Your key responsibilities will include:

1. Acting as the Lead Writer on projects to deliver evidence-based, fully-referenced content consistently to a high standard to meet deadlines
2. Working across a varied range of therapeutic areas and a breadth of market access deliverables, including but not limited to:
1. Health technology assessment evidence submissions
2. Global value dossiers
3. Value proposition slide decks
4. Objection handlers
5. Budget impact tool introductory screens
6. Workshop/expert interview summaries
7. Publications
3. Additional activities may include:
1. Desk-based research
2. Participation in expert knowledge elicitation activities, e.g. interviews and workshops, development of reference packs, data validation, and use of client approval systems to upload and annotate references
3. Adhering to internal and client quality control measures, and taking personal responsibility for the quality of your work
4. As a key member of project teams, actively contributing to the intellectual design, planning, and organisation of projects
5. Effectively managing the input of support writers on projects
6. Actively contributing to the continued growth and development of the Medical Writing Team and the company as a whole
7. Mentoring other writers on or off project may be required depending on experience

Requirements

Essential

1. A life sciences degree or equivalent qualification
2. Relevant experience gained within a consultancy (or similar) environment
3. Experience of developing market access materials, which may include health technology assessment submissions, global value dossiers, value proposition slide decks, objection handlers, budget impact tool introductory screens, workshop/expert interview summaries, and publications
4. Highly skilled with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and EndNote (or other bibliographic software)
5. Proficiency in basic research and literature reviews (basic knowledge of PubMed functions required)
6. Highly autonomous with evidence of critical thinking, sound judgement and excellent communication and interpersonal skills
7. Excellent attention to detail and an ability to assimilate information quickly and accurately
8. High level of integrity, with a strong understanding and ability to maintain confidentiality
9. Strong planning, organisation, and time management skills
10. Ability to work on own initiative
11. Capable of working in a changing and fast-paced environment
12. Proactive, positive attitude with an ability to find effective solutions to issues
13. A commitment to ongoing development and learning
14. A high work ethic, with a can-do attitude towards management of priorities
15. Fluent written and spoken English skills

Desirable

1. A life sciences PhD
2. Experience with the use of Veeva PromoMats
3. Working knowledge of key industry guidelines, e.g. ABPI
4. Experience of mentoring junior writers

What we offer

1. A competitive salary and annual bonus scheme
2. The opportunity to develop your own skills in a supportive and friendly environment
3. A hybrid mix of home and office working
4. 25 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with length of service
5. Up to 3 days of additional paid leave during our Christmas closure
6. Your birthday off
7. An employee volunteering day each year
8. 5% employer pension contribution
9. Life Assurance at 4x gross salary
10. Employee Assistance Programme
11. Well-being, recognition, and employee savings scheme
12. Optional private healthcare insurance via salary sacrifice
13. Subsidised eyecare
14. Cycle-to-work scheme
15. Enhanced parental leave policies

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