Medical Writer

Zero Surplus; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical communications agency in London is seeking a Medical Writer to develop high-quality scientific content. The ideal candidate will have a relevant scientific degree and experience in medical writing, with responsibilities including both research and client management. This role offers growth opportunities and a supportive work environment, along with various employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Health and well-being programmes

Annual flu jab

Private pension scheme

Competitive salary

Professional learning and development

Qualifications

• Degree in biology, medicine, genetics or chemistry required.
• Experience in understanding and writing medical copy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Research and write scientific, educational, and commercial materials.
• Edit and check the factual accuracy of materials.
• Ensure materials align with client briefs and deadlines.
• Develop client relationships for business retention.
• Provide regular updates on project status.

Skills

Scientific writing

Editing and proofreading

Client relationship management

Education

Relevant scientific or medical degree

Job description

We're delighted to be working with one of the UK's leading medical communications agencies, seeking a Medical Writer to join their dedicated and expanding team.

Your role will be to create and develop high quality and accurate scientific content that meets their clients' goals and requirements.

You will be lead writer on assigned projects, work with a team of junior writers and have previous experience in working with medical communications and/or relevant scientific or medical writing fields.

It is essential you have a degree in a scientific field – ideally biology, medicine, genetics or chemistry.

Responsibilities

• Researching and writing a variety of scientific, educational and commercial materials across a range of therapy areas for different target audiences
• Editing and checking the factual accuracy of materials
• Ensuring all outputs align with the client's brief and are delivered on time and on budget
• Developing good client relationships to ensure the retention and growth of business
• Providing regular status updates for projects

Qualifications

• Relevant scientific or medical degree
• Experience in understanding, deciphering and writing medical copy, as well as understanding the pharmaceuticals industry

This role will be based 2/3 times a week from their London offices (WC2, EC4).

This is an exciting opportunity, with real career growth opportunities as evidenced by existing staff members.

Our client takes special pride in being a warm and embracing employer - benefits of joining their team include:

• 25 days annual leave – plus bank holidays and company holidays
• Health cash plan
• Health and well-being programmes
• Annual flu jab
• Private pension scheme
• Competitive salary
• Professional learning and development

If any of this sounds interesting and you would be open to a conversation to find out more, please send us a copy of your CV and we'll be in touch to discuss the role in more detail.