Medical Writer

Lucid Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare communications agency is seeking a Medical Writer to develop high-quality medical content and maintain excellence in project delivery. The role involves collaborating with clients and internal teams to ensure factual accuracy and effective communication. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a scientific field and experience in medical writing. Flexible working options available.

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Contributory Pension

Cycle to Work Scheme

25 Working Days Holiday

Flexible Holiday Buy and Sell Scheme

Private Family Health Cover

Life Assurance Cover

Healthcare Cash Plan

Season Ticket Loans

Employee Discount Platform

Qualifications

• Experience writing for a variety of medical/scientific audiences.
• Experience managing their own time in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Developing high-quality medical content based on complex clinical data.
• Maintaining high levels of quality and accuracy on projects.
• Building good relationships with clients through trusted service.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Writing for Medical Audiences

Education

Degree in Scientific, Medical or Life Sciences

Job description

We’re looking for team members who have experience contributing to the development of high-quality medical content based on complex clinical data and someone who champions excellent standards within a medical team. If this sounds like, you read on!

Full Time

Location

Our offices are in London, Macclesfield and Manchester. We are open to applications from all over the UK as we have remote and flexible hybrid working policies.

ABOUT LUCID GROUP

We are a global healthcare communications agency with deep therapeutic expertise that traverses the asset lifecycle, delivering transformative outcomes for healthcare brands for over 20 years.

Our more than 500 highly trained professionals work with speed and agility to craft and execute breakthrough strategies that maximise performance and unlock a brand's full potential.

This position is aligned to one of our four divisions:

• Lucid Global works with global brand teams at big and mid-tier pharmaceuticals and biotech clients to deliver powerful medical communications solutions for early lifecycle assets.

Our other divisions include:

• Lucid Strategy Consulting brings depth of expertise in the research, development and commercialisation of solutions across therapeutic areas and modalities by streamlining product development, building operational capabilities, innovating, and supporting execution to create value for patients, clients and shareholders.

• US MedComms works with both US and Global brand teams to create powerful medical communications solutions for early lifecycle assets.

• US Marketing works with clients across the Rx, Medical Device, OTC and Consumer Device categories to deliver compelling communications and promotional solutions to Healthcare Professionals for in-market assets.

ABOUT THE ROLE

A LucidMedical Writercancreate synergy between science, technical information and commercial objectives to deliver compelling programmes.

Medical Writers at Lucid are responsible for delivering strategic and scientific value to key Lucid Group accounts. They are ambassadors for Lucid Group, helping build the profile and client base of the Company.

A Medical Writer at Lucid is responsible for:

• Developing high-quality medical content based on complex clinical data

• Maintaining high levels of quality and accuracy on any given project, are comfortable using multiple writing styles and adapts as needed

• Delivering appropriate communication for each client and builds good relationships with them through their trusted service and knowledge

• Ensuring factual accuracy in all content development

• Demonstrating knowledge of client data and how to communicate effectively to a wider range of audiences

• Supporting the development and delivery of new and organic business proposals

• Building effective internal partnerships with other capabilities to successfully deliver the project plan on plan and to budget (client services, project management, creative, strategy, etc)

• Creating synergy between science, technical information and commercial objectives to deliver compelling programmes

• Acquiring outstanding knowledge of client data and understand both therapy area and commercial objectives

• Champions excellent standards in everything they are involved in

• Delivering appropriate communication for each client and building good relationships with them through their trusted service and knowledge

• Being an invaluable scientific and strategic partner for clients

• Ensuring excellence is always delivered for all projects, on time and on budget

• Contributing to the pitch process and new business proposals

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Essential Criteria:

• A degree in a scientific, medical or life sciences field
• Good attention todetail
• Experience managing their own time in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Experience writing for a variety of medical/scientific audiences

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working in an agile environment
• Experience working collaboratively and efficiently in a cross-capability team
• Experience working within a healthcare communications agency environment
• Experience working in the healthcare/pharmaceutical sector
• Proven ability to build professional external partnerships through their work
• Proven ability to create high-quality medical/scientific content

If you look at this list and feel you don’t meet every single requirement, we still want to hear from you! We encourage you to apply, have a discussion with us about the role or others that we may have at Lucid Group either now or in the future, together we can build more inclusive workplaces.

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US

Our culture is fundamental to the delivery of transformation. Harnessing the talent and ambitions of those we work with empowers us to deliver our magic. On top of this, our benefits include:

• Discretionary bonus scheme;

• Contributory pension with Lucid contribution up to 5% of basic salary (enrolment after 3 months of employment);

• Cycle to work scheme;

• 25 working days holiday, 1 Celebration Day of your choice, 3 Christmas closure days plus 8 Bank Holidays per annum (pro-rata for part-time);

• Flexible holiday buy and sell scheme;

• Family friendly policies;

• Private family health and dental cover, including Employee Assistance Programme and a comprehensive employee rewards scheme;

• 4x basic salary life assurance cover;

• Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan (Level 1 company cover)

• Season Ticket Loans;

• Regular incentive schemes aligned to individual and team performance;

• Access to an employee discount platform with offers at 900+ retailers.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR US TO BE LUCID?

At Lucid Group, we transform lives. Always. We believe in providing a culture of authenticity, where we can all be ourselves, make real connections, and enjoy the work that we do. Together.

We empower our people to embark on a journey of growth and advancement by offering meaningful learning and development opportunities.

Central to our ethos is our commitment to cultivating an environment that embraces and respects people of all backgrounds and identities, underpinned by a culture of conscious inclusion and support.

The Lucid values are not just mere words; they are the culmination of our collective efforts. Co-created by our people for our people, these values serve as our guiding principles, ensuring that every decision we make positively impacts the lives of the clients, patients, healthcare professionals, and colleagues we serve.

• Compassionately Human: We think about the human impact of our actions

• Accountable Allies: We are the go-to strategic partners for our clients

• Invent with Intent: We create meaningful solutions to solve real problems

• Courageously Curious: We challenge ourselves to think disruptively

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds and identities. We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment experience to everyone.

This commitment to inclusion is explicitly inclusive of race, colour, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or disability.

As part of our commitment to recruiting and supporting colleagues with disabilities Lucid Group are a committed member of the UK Government’s Disability Scheme, supporting people with disabilities provides us with access to a wider talent pool and enables us to be a force for good in the world by creating fair and equitable access to employment opportunities. Aligned to this scheme we commit to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible by:

1) Offering a guaranteed interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role

2) Anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments

3) Support any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition

If you wish to apply under this scheme please indicate so when asked on our DEI page which will appear as part of our job application process.