Experienced Medical Writer

Lumanity; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A life sciences consulting firm in London is seeking a Medical Writer with an advanced degree in a relevant field. The role involves producing high-quality content for various medical communications projects and requires outstanding writing skills and meticulous attention to detail. Candidates should have experience in a healthcare communications environment, with a strong command of the English language. The firm offers a comprehensive benefits package including private healthcare and generous leave policy.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private healthcare, dental, and optical cover

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Experience as a medical writer in a healthcare communications agency environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail in both scientific content and editorial standards.
• Ability to adapt writing style to different materials and audiences.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality content for diverse medical communications projects.
• Develop content with minimal supervision, on budget and on time.
• Present work to clients as required.

Skills

Scientific storytelling

Attention to detail

Outstanding writing skills

Communication skills

Education

Advanced degree in a life sciences field

PhD preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint)

Job description

Overview / About us

Lumanity is dedicated to improving patient health by accelerating and optimizing access to medical advances. We partner with life sciences companies around the world to generate evidence to demonstrate the value of their product, translate the science and data into compelling product narratives, and enable commercial decisions that position these products for success in the market. We do this through strategic and complimentary areas of focus: Strategy & Insights, Value Access and Outcomes, Medical Strategy and Communications, and Real-World Evidence.

Responsibilities / Position overview

We’re looking for a brilliant individual to join our team as a Medical Writer who demonstrates an excellent scientific understanding, an ability to tell a scientific story that resonates with the target audience, a passion for communications and outstanding writing skills.

Ideal candidates will have a precise attention to detail and thrive on working at pace, whilst being able to effortlessly manage different priorities.

Responsibilities will include:

• Able to produce high quality content for a diverse range of medical communications projects (e.g. extended outlines, manuscript first full drafts, symposia, advisory boards, training programmes, detail aids), demonstrating excellent understanding of the science and data behind client messaging and strategy
• Able to develop content with minimal supervision, within budget and on time
• Able to use client approval systems as required
• Keeps abreast of new developments within assigned therapy area(s) and the field of medical communications and transfers this knowledge to project teams and external clients, where appropriate
• Able to present work to the client as part of a project call where required
• Attends and reports on conferences and external meetings, as required
• Completes sections of proposal without support and able to present/ pitch those sections
• Accountable for day to day client communication and relationships relevant to written work
• Proactively communicates with clients and internal project teams to identify and assist in managing expectations and foreseeing issues, knowing when to defer to others

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree in a life-sciences field, meticulous attention to detail and the ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects relating to multiple products in various therapeutic areas.

Additional Requirements and Qualifications

• Experience as a medical writer in a healthcare communications agency environment or similar.
• Outstanding writing, editing and communication skills and excellent command of the English language
• Exceptional attention to detail in relation to both scientific content and editorial standards
• A life science graduate (preferably a PhD)
• Ability to adapt writing style to different materials and target audiences
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (particularly Word and PowerPoint)
• Experience of referencing software and database searching preferable

Benefits

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on what matters to you – health and well-being, personal finances, professional development, and a healthy work/life balance:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with tenure)
• Private healthcare, dental, and optical cover
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance and more