Medical Writer

Reckitt Benckiser LLC; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global health and hygiene company is seeking a Medical Writer to produce high-quality medical and clinical documentation for Regulatory submissions. The role entails collaborating across departments to ensure compliance and accuracy of diverse documentation. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in healthcare or life sciences and experience in scientific writing. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, including private health.

Benefits

25 Days Annual Leave

Pension

Private Health

Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing medical or scientific documents to a high standard.
• Excellent attention to detail, technical editing and QC skills.
• Ability to develop appropriate research strategy and conduct systematic reviews.

Responsibilities

• Manage the writing, editing and reviewing of diverse Regulatory and Clinical Documents.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts across multiple departments.
• Coordinate and conduct team reviews and ensure document compliance.

Skills

Task Execution Under Pressure

Commercial Awareness

Collaboration and partnership building

Attention to detail

Scientific writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or life sciences (or equivalent)

PhD

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Document Management Systems

Job description

Medical Writer

City: Kingston upon Hull

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Research & Development

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

Medical Writing

Competitive Salary & Benefits: 25 Days Annual Leave, Pension, Private Health, Bonus

Closing Date: 28th November 2025

The role of the Medical Writing Associate is integrated within Global Medical Affairs and reports directly to the Medical Writing Manager. This is a crucial role, requiring the successful applicant to take responsibility for writing, editing and maintaining high quality Medical and Clinical documentation for Regulatory submissions, which is essential for business growth and building a strong reputation with Health Authorities, as well as facilitating and supporting the on-going marketing of Reckitt medical devices, cosmetics and medicines including brands such as Biofreeze, Optrex and Gaviscon.

Your responsibilities

• Manage the writing, editing and reviewing of diverse Regulatory and Clinical Documents. These include but are not limited to: briefing documents, common technical document (CTD) clinical overviews and summaries, switch applications, integrated summaries of safety and efficacy, investigators’ brochures, clinical evaluation reports (CERs) and other Medical/Regulatory documents
• Provide input and edit/review of Regulatory and Clinical documents, as required, across all Reckitt product classifications, i.e. medical devices, cosmetics and medicines
• Manage the quality, accuracy and compliance with internal and external standards and the timely production of English language documents using electronic document management system
• Collaborate with subject matter experts across multiple departments to ensure quality and technical accuracy of documentation
• Develop, implement and manage templates for the standardisation of Regulatory and Clinical Documentation to support development and registration activities
• Coordinate and conduct interdepartmental team review and sign-off of document deliverables according to guidelines/SOP’s including: distribution of drafts, chairing review meetings, incorporating revisions and completing sign off procedures
• Coordinate and collate high quality responses to Regulatory questions that arise during dossier/technical file review as required
• Review, improve and maintain existing documentation and create and maintain audit system/trails of all document changes and respond to Medical Information requests

The experience we're looking for

• Ability to develop appropriate research strategy and conduct a systematic review of available published data including retrieval, critical appraisal and appropriate citing of literature
• Bachelor’s degree preferably healthcare or life sciences (or equivalent) or PHD
• Experience in preparing medical or scientific documents to a high standard is essential. Experience of working in or for the Healthcare OTC industry, and/or direct experience of drafting documentation to international Regulatory standards is desirable
• Experience of scientific writing and ability to adapt style and content for different target audiences
• Excellent attention to detail, technical editing and QC skills
• Skilled with MS Word and competent in MS Excel and the use of bibliography databases
• Experience of researching and scanning various internal and external databases and scientific literature
• Experience with Document Management systems
• Good awareness of the commercial drivers of the business and the OTC industry

The skills for success

Task Execution Under Pressure, Business accumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Consumer Insight, R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Intellectual Property, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.