Medical Writer

Inizio Engage XD; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading communications group in Manchester seeks a Medical Writer to create engaging scientific content for diverse training deliverables. You will conduct research, collaborate with teams, and ensure content meets scientific standards. Ideal candidates hold a graduate degree in life sciences and possess strong writing and collaboration skills. This role offers a hybrid working environment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Great compensation package

25 days' annual leave plus public holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Pension Scheme

Group Income Protection

Qualifications

• Must have a graduate degree (PharmD, MS, MD) in life sciences, pharmacology, or medicine.
• 1+ years in pharmaceutical sales training is a bonus.
• Fluency in conducting literature searches.

Responsibilities

• Research material for assigned projects, including performing literature searches.
• Leverage approved outlines and write scientifically accurate drafts.
• Incorporate feedback from internal reviews and client feedback.

Skills

Literature search proficiency

Scientific writing

Collaboration

Education

Graduate degree in life sciences, pharmacology, or medicine

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Medical Writer to join our team. You will create accurate, engaging, well-written referenced scientific content for a variety of life sciences training deliverables (e.g., self-study curricula assets, workshops) and represent the scientific team on assigned projects.

You will report into the Associate Scientific Director.

Responsibilities

Content Creation

• Research material for assigned projects, including performing literature searches
• Leverage approved outlines and the support of the senior scientific team to write referenced drafts that are:
  • Medically and scientifically accurate
  • Clear, well-written, and engaging
  • In consideration of the scientific strategy
  • Appropriate to the audience
  • Appropriate to the deliverable type (print, digital, film and workshop)
  • In consideration of the supplied style guide or writing template
• Infuse instructional design elements (eg, learning goals, practice activities, assessment questions) into written materials with the support of the senior scientific and learning experience design teams
• Incorporate feedback (internal reviews, client feedback, MLR feedback)
• Mark up references to support your writing
• Incorporating copyedit and fact check changes
• Attend internal and external meetings and develop the skills needed to represent scientific, including answering content-related questions and presenting ideas
• Collaborate with internal team members from creative, learning experience design, performance, learning delivery, and editorial
• Manage time to ensure that projects are delivered within the budgeted hours
• Complete all work within the allocated time and following project specifications

Qualifications

• Must have a graduate degree (PharmD, MS, MD) in the life sciences, pharmacology, or medicine
• 1+ years of experience in pharmaceutical sales training is a bonus
• Fluency in conducting literature searches
• Working knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry in the drug development and commercialization processes

Benefits

• Great compensation package
• 25 days\' annual leave plus public holidays, company closure over Christmas plus a personal day
• 3 days volunteering leave
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working
• Group Income Protection

About us

Engage XD is an unusually shaped communications group that creates experiences that inspire lasting change. We partner with clients to provide employee engagement, learning and training solutions, scientific engagement and capability building, all underpinned by applied behavioural science. We engage internal and external audiences through the creation and delivery of live and virtual experiences, film, digital, and immersive content.

Our family of brands is made up of: Emota, Forty1 and Nazarѐ.

We believe in our values: We empower everyone | We rise to the challenge | We work as one | We ask what if | We do the right thing, and we will ask you how your personal values align to ours.

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

Don\'t meet every job requirement? That\'s okay! We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you\'re excited about this role, but your experience doesn\'t perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.