Principal Medical Writer

Precision AQ; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare communications agency in the UK is seeking a Principal Medical Writer. This fully remote position involves ensuring high-quality evidence-based content while collaborating with account directors and managing a team of medical writers. The role requires significant medical writing experience, excellent communication skills, and strategic planning for client projects.

Benefits

Fully remote working options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience in medical writing and ability to manage teams.
• Capability to analyze and interpret complex medical documents.
• Knowledge of current ABPI code of practice.

Responsibilities

• Writes and reviews content to meet client objectives and quality standards.
• Manages regulatory review process and consults with clients.
• Oversees and develops timelines and expectations throughout the project.

Skills

Impeccable written and verbal communication skills

Extensive medical writing experience

Superior time management skills

Ability to interact professionally with clients

Job description

Precision AQ is an award-winning global healthcare communications agency. We are currently seeking a Principal Medical Writer to join our fantastic team. This position can be offered fully remote in the UK.

The primary responsibility of the Principal Medical Writer is to ensure that all content developed is evidence-based, is of the highest editorial quality, meets the strategic objectives of our clients, and ultimately, translates science into clinical benefit across medical education, communications, brand, and training. You will have the support of a Scientific Director/Senior Scientific Director and may act as the scientific team lead to provide scientific and medical expertise, strategies, and perspectives by staying abreast of the most up-to-date research and other changes in the marketplace that impact the therapeutic area and the brand.

Job summary and scope:

The primary responsibility of the Principal Medical Writer (PMW) is to ensure that all content developed is evidence-based, is of the highest editorial quality, meets the strategic objectives of our clients, and ultimately translates science into clinical benefit across medical education, communications, brand, and training. The PMW functions in support of a Scientific Director (ScD)/Senior Scientific Director (SrScD) and may act as the scientific team lead to provide scientific and medical expertise, strategies, and perspectives by staying abreast of the most up-to-date research and other changes in the marketplace that impact the therapeutic area and the Brand. The PMW is expected to partner effectively with Account Directors (Ads), Senior ADs (SADs) and Business Unit Directors/Senior Directors (SrDs) to translate the strategic, marketing, and educational objectives of our clients into compelling programs. The PMW may develop content as well as serve as the primary quality-control contact for internal and external content development. The PMW may work together with an ScD or Senior ScD to actively manage the input of clients and external thought leaders. The role is client-facing and requires input into programme development, attendance of internal and external meetings and input into and attendance at new business pitches as required. Line-management responsibility and coaching of medical-writing colleagues are also a key part of this role.

Key responsibilities:

• Writes, reviews, and provides feedback/direction to others involved in the content development process (eg, Medical Writers, Editors, Graphic Artists) to ensure that the content meets the objectives and strategic needs of the client and adheres to the established MH standards.
• Analyses, interprets, and utilizes complex medical documents; reviews analyses conducted by junior team members.
• Maintains current knowledge (e.g., conducts literature searches) regarding competitor products, drugs in development, treatment, and strategic issues for assigned therapeutic area(s) to ensure delivery of the most up-to-date, accurate, and clinically relevant information/content for assigned products.
• Attends medical conferences and assesses competitor product activity and market opportunities for client products.
• Provides scientific and strategic background to Writers, Editors, and other staff members.
• Oversees and manages the regulatory review process for all projects within client team(s).
• Ensures consistency and leverages learnings in regulatory review and other processes across client team(s).
• Attends and helps design advisory meetings and workshops.
• Assists with strategic planning for business development.
• Travel – may be required depending upon team and project assignment.

Client

• Leads and/or supports others in discussions of content directly with clients and external experts.
• Identifies and helps develop new clients in the relevant medical field.
• Development of budget for scientific-based projects for pitch proposals and existing programmes.
• Take responsibility for flagging over-service/potential over-service on scientific projects, including for more junior members of the writing team, and for putting solutions in place.

Line management

• Manage, coach, and develop medical writers and senior medical writers as required, including review of work, feedback and counsel.
• Line management of Medical Writers, including holding regular catch-up meetings, conducting annual reviews, putting development plans in place, and proactively flagging any potential issues / training needs with (Scientific) Director as required.

Project management

• Identification of freelance resource needs, plus freelance support identification, recruitment, and ongoing management as required, in liaison with the leadership team.
• Management of freelance resource as required.
• Manages timelines and expectations throughout the content development process.

New business

• Assists with strategic planning for business development.
• Identifies new business opportunities on existing accounts.
• Participates in new business development presentations and pitches.

Skills required

• Impeccable written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive medical writing experience.
• Ability to work both independently and within a collaborative team setting.
• Superior time management skills to work effectively within demanding timelines.
• Ability to interact in a professional manner with clients and thought leaders in a variety of therapeutic areas.

Other responsibilities:

• Consistent and effective use of all relevant communication for internal trafficking and collaboration.
• Timely completion of training assignments, annual leave planning, and individual evaluations using relevant internal systems.
• Familiarity with current ABPI code of practice and application of other relevant regulatory guidance including supporting implementation by the team.
• Undertake any duties as may be required from time to time that can reasonably be regarded as within the remit of the post.
• Aware of and conform to legal requirements in all activities, both internal and external. Implicit in this is that all managers and employees conform to the appropriate standards in terms of Data Protection, Health and Safety and Information Security requirements but also to the highest standards of business ethics.
• Undertake any duties as may be required from time to time that can reasonably be regarded as within the remit of the post.
• Aware of and conform to legal requirements in all activities, both internal and external. Implicit in this is that all managers and employees conform to the appropriate standards in terms of Health and Safety and Information Security requirements but also to the highest standards of business ethics.

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