Principal Medical Writer · ·

Lucid Group; London, Macclesfield, Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Medical Writer to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to best-in-class medical education programs while collaborating with top-tier pharmaceutical clients. As a key member of the Medical team, you will leverage your scientific expertise to deliver strategic value and enhance client partnerships. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, showcasing exceptional writing skills and a deep understanding of therapy areas. Join a forward-thinking company committed to innovation and excellence in healthcare communications.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Contributory pension up to 5%

Cycle to work scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible holiday buy and sell scheme

Family friendly policies

Private health and dental cover

Life assurance cover

Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee discount platform

Qualifications

• Proven ability to create high-quality medical/scientific content.
• Experience in a healthcare communications agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver best-in-class medical communications for clients.
• Collaborate with account management to build client partnerships.

Skills

Medical Writing

Scientific Communication

Project Management

Collaboration

Therapy Area Expertise

Education

Degree in Scientific Field

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated team member with strong scientific and writing capabilities seeking to apply their skills to delivering best-in-class medical education programmes including digital deliverables and patient engagement. If this sounds like you, read on!

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 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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Medical Writer to join a dynamic team with a strong track record of building long-term strategic partnerships and delivering best-in-class medical education for a client priding on a blockbuster agent portfolio, competitive pipeline, and innovative therapy types.

A Principal Medical Writer is a key member of the Medical team, and are responsible for delivering strategic and scientific value that aligns with the clients’ plan. They are ambassadors for Lucid Group, helping build the profile and client base of the Company.

You will be responsible for:

· Playing an active role in building strategy with our clients based on their excellent knowledge of therapy area and highest standards of writing

· Being an invaluable scientific and strategic partner for clients

· Collaborating with the account management team to build and advance client partnerships

· Responsible for delivering best-in-class medical communications for our clients by playing an active role in supporting the Executive Scientific Director/Scientific Director to build our scientific strategy based on your excellent knowledge of therapy areas and the client's commercial objectives

· Ensuring the integration of core editorial processes and best-practice writing principles within project teams

· Working autonomously to develop content against an agreed brief to the above principles, when required

· Being the key figure for scientific review for the highest level of factual accuracy, alignment to scientific strategy and adherence to regulatory requirements/code, to deliver best-in-class programmes

· Working efficiently across company divisions and teams to ensure excellence is always delivered for all projects, on time and on budget

· Training, mentoring others and co-creating and implementing processes that improve efficiency

· Championing excellent standards in everything you are involved in and around you

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Essential Criteria:

· A degree in a scientific, medical or life sciences field

· Experience managing their own time in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

· Experience working in an agile environment

· Experience working collaboratively and efficiently in a cross-capability team

· Experience writing for a variety of medical/scientific audiences

· Proven ability to create high-quality medical/scientific content

· Experience delivering a wide variety of medical writing outputs

· Experience working in a healthcare communications agency environment

· Competent and confident being a therapy area expert

· Competent and confident contributing to medical/scientific discussions

· Proven ability to build professional external partnerships through their work

· Experience in reviewing colleagues' medical writing

· Experience in coaching or mentoring others

Desirable Criteria:

· Experience creating content for digital/online and omnichannel outputs

· Competent and confident giving strategic counsel

· Experience in leading a high-performing team

· Experience in managing projects, including resourcing and budgeting

· Experience in line-management and development of other medical writers

· Proven ability to delegate appropriately

· Proven ability to build therapy area expertise in narrow timeframes

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.