Medical Writer

Indigo Medical; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical communications firm in Milton Keynes is seeking a Medical Writer to develop scientific content for communication initiatives. The ideal candidate has a life sciences degree and up to 2 years of writing experience. Responsibilities include creating materials, client liaison, and attending advisory boards. This role offers a competitive salary with bonuses, private medical insurance, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary + annual bonus

25 days holiday + 3 days Christmas closure

Private medical insurance

Flexible working/working from home

Qualifications

• Up to 2 years' experience in a similar role.
• Experience of a wide range of writing projects necessary.
• Experience in oncology is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plan and develop scientific content for medical communications.
• Liaise with clients and external experts regarding content.
• Attend and report on scientific advisory boards.
• Submit materials for compliance review.

Skills

Understanding complex scientific concepts

Creative thinking

Proficiency in PowerPoint

Excellent verbal and written communication

Attention to detail

Time management abilities

Team player

Education

Life sciences degree (BSc)

MSc/PhD (desirable)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Role

We are currently seeking a Medical Writer (MW) to join our growing, energetic team of professionals located in Milton Keynes / London.

This Role Will Suit a Person That

• Can understand complex scientific and medical concepts,
• Can think creatively,
• Is proficient in PowerPoint,
• Has up to 2 years' experience in a similar role

From a company point of view, Indigo Medical (part of the SCIRIS group) is built on the values of Togetherness, Integrity and Authenticity and your ability to live these values will be a key consideration in the selection process.

Job Purpose

As part of our scientific services team, the successful applicant will be responsible for planning and developing scientific content to support our clients’ external medical communications initiatives and their internal education and training programmes.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Planning and writing materials across various formats and in a variety of therapy areas, ensuring in every case that communications objectives are met, and a high level of technical accuracy is maintained.
• Liaison with clients regarding project briefing, planning and delivery.
• Liaison with external experts who are speaking or developing content on behalf of our clients.
• Communicating with clients and external experts regarding scientific content.
• Attending and reporting on scientific advisory boards.
• Briefing designers and/or digital developers to ensure scientific content is accurately and effectively portrayed.
• Quality control of final documents.
• Reviewing clinical papers and abstracts in order to incorporate data effectively into communications materials.
• Developing core claims documents based on the literature.
• Integrating, interpreting, and summarising scientific data from a variety of sources (for example, e-learning training courses, slide sets, web content, meeting materials, speaker briefing documents etc.) and adapting this information according to the client brief.
• Submitting materials for compliance review and incorporating any necessary changes to obtain approval for use.
• Proficient use of PowerPoint to create and edit slides with a range of complexity, such as formatting text, figures, graphs, and animations. Suggesting creative solutions to enhance or visualise the content narrative when appropriate.
• Communicating clearly with all departments contributing to team meetings, and offering ideas to improve efficiency or quality to achieve team goals.
• Providing input to new business proposals and attending pitches if required.

Criteria

• A life sciences degree (BSc) is essential (MSc / PhD is desirable)
• Experience of a wide range of writing projects (outlines, manuscripts, slide decks, e-learning programmes)
• Experience in the field of oncology is desirable.
• Ability to interpret clinical data and rapidly assimilate new therapy areas.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to self-manage with excellent time management.
• Exceptional team player with a good sense of humour.
• IT literate with working knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

The Package

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• 25 days holiday + 3 days Christmas closure = 28 days
• Private medical insurance
• Holiday buy, sell or carry over
• Flexible working/ working from home