Medical Writer (London)

Synaptiq Health; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical communications agency seeks a Medical Writer to create compelling copy for healthcare projects. You will develop materials across diverse media, ensuring high-quality standards while building strong relationships within teams. Ideal candidates will possess an advanced degree in life sciences and experience in medical communications.

Benefits

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

Birthday Day off & 3 days off between Christmas and New Year

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity policies

6 weeks paid sabbatical after 5 years’ service

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Pension – up to 7% matching employee/employer contribution

Support and well-being services

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience as a medical writer.
• Experience within a medical communications setting.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Write engaging and accurate copy for healthcare communications.
• Ensure high quality deliverables and manage personal workload.
• Act as in-house therapy area expert in specific disease areas.

Skills

Attention to detail

Creative writing

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Advanced degree in life sciences

Job description

We are a global medical communications agency blending deep scientific expertise with creative brilliance to inspire change. Behaviour change starts with inspiration. By infusing vibrant creativity into our work, we produce engaging medical communications that have the power to captivate and spark action.

Our absolute commitment to scientific precision across diverse therapy areas, including the complex fields of rare disease, oncology and advanced therapies, ensures we can make change a reality. For over 10 years, our team of exceptional PhD and advanced degree medical writers, strategists and world-class creatives have generated award-winning innovation across medical affairs and commercial disciplines.

We are driven by a desire to create inspiring work that changes lives for the better, always guided by our core values; INTEGRITY, IMAGINATION, AGILITY, COLLABORATION and EMPOWERMENT that underpin who we are and the positive culture of our team.

Part of Synaptiq Health, our network is made up of market access & HEOR consultancy, Initiate and healthcare PR specialist, Beyond PR.

ROLE

The Medical Writer will be responsible for working across a number of accounts and therapy areas. They will develop engaging and accurate copy for selected healthcare communications projects covering scientific communications, brand communications and patient communications. These can range across a wide variety of media including, but not limited to, digital applications, web-based projects, print materials, internal communications, storyboards, slide decks and meeting materials.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Write engaging, accurate and fully referenced copy for selected accounts, ensuring high quality deliverables
• Develop copy for different media including, but not limited to, digital applications, web-based projects, print materials, storyboards, slide decks and meeting materials
• Act as in-house therapy area expert within 1 or 2 disease areas
• Participate in the development and delivery of proposals for new business, including within their designated accounts and in therapy areas where they have specific experience
• Attend client and thought-leader meetings and teleconferences, participating in content discussions as appropriate
• Ensure all work allocated is executed within the timeline and schedule provided and to record all hours worked accurately on Synergist
• Collaboratively work with the design, development and accounts teams to produce high-quality communications
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with all other departments
• Be a brand guardian, both for our own company brand as well as for our clients
• Manage personal workload and schedules
• Perform other duties as assigned

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• A minimum of 1 years’ experience as a medical writer with experience within a medical communications setting
  
• Educated to advanced degree or post-graduate level in life sciences or relevant area
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work simultaneously on more than one project
• Good knowledge and understanding of current international life sciences arena
• Experience across various channels of healthcare communications
• Ability to write accurately and creatively in a fast-paced environment and to meet reasonable timelines
• Adaptability and flexibility to changing priorities
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results to the appropriate quality and timeline metrics

OUR REWARDS

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Birthday Day off & 3 days off between Christmas and New Year
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity policies
• 6 weeks paid sabbatical after 5 years’ service
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance
• Pension – up to 7% matching employee/employer contribution
• Support and well-being services

We look forward to hearing from you!