Medical Writer

The Witherslack Group; Burton upon Trent; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare communication company is looking for a Medical Writer to enhance client communications and manage projects across various therapy areas. The role emphasizes creating high-quality content, mentoring junior writers, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. Ideal candidates will have over 1.5 years of medical writing experience, particularly in promotional contexts, and familiarity with AI tools. This position is hybrid, requiring office attendance in Manchester on specific days.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a medical writer in an agency setting.
• Experience with global pharmaceutical companies and creative briefs.
• Knowledge of the ABPI Code of Practice and medical approval processes.

Responsibilities

• Generate original content for various media and audiences.
• Produce and edit copy in the correct format.
• Work with Client Services for innovative solutions.
• Mentor junior writers.
• Expand knowledge of industry regulations.

Skills

Medical writing

Client relationship management

UX considerations

Mentoring

Industry regulation knowledge

Generative AI tools

Job description

Everything this company achieves – every life it saves, every penny it makes, every policy it changes, every award it wins – is down to everyone who works here. Please note that this role is based in Manchester, and our current hybrid working arrangement requires office attendance on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. As a Medical Writer, you will work collaboratively with internal teams to add significant value – applying the benefit of your experience to guide projects, ensuring any copy produced by you and your team is appropriate to the brief and of a high quality. You will work with Client Services to front client relationships as appropriate, ensuring the Copy function is always represented appropriately. What you can expect to be doing:

Responsibilities

• You will work on client brand activity and be the "go‑to" writer across a number of clients and therapy areas.
• Generate original content to be used within a range of media and for a range of audiences, in line with the relevant code of practice and brand communication objectives.
• Produce and edit copy into the correct format for use across various media as appropriate, drawing on your experience to consider the suitability of UX and project flow.
• Work closely with the Client Services team to devise solutions that fulfil and exceed client expectations, and make innovative suggestions.
• Mentor juniors and take overall responsibility for their involvement, actively progressing their personal development.
• Continually expand your excellent knowledge of industry regulations (e.g. the ABPI Code of Practice) and the medical approval processes (Zinc and Veeva).

Qualifications

• 1.5 + years experience as a medical writer in an agency setting, ideally across creative medical writing (promotional).
• Creative medical writing experience is essential for this team.
• Experience working with global pharmaceutical companies and creative briefs.
• Ideally, you have experience working with Generative AI tools and data, along with AI certifications from platforms such as Coursera, Section AI, or LinkedIn Learning.