Senior Manager HTA Medical Writing

Warman O'Brien; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Warman O'Brien is seeking a Senior Manager to lead medical writing and health technology assessment (HTA) projects for clients across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare. The role emphasizes strong scientific credibility, leadership, and clear communication of complex evidence to HTA bodies and payers.

It also provides a pathway toward Associate Director with broader client responsibility. You will guide project delivery, work with cross-functional teams, and build trusted client

Qualifications

• Strong scientific credibility and leadership.
• Ability to communicate complex evidence clearly to HTA bodies, payers, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee medical writing activities across HTA, market access and evidence synthesis engagements.
• Develop and review HTA submission documents, value dossiers, and publication manuscripts.
• Interpret clinical, health economic and real-world evidence to create clear narratives for healthcare stakeholders.
• Apply medical writing and HTA expertise to inform strategic decisions on client projects.
• Guide scientific approaches and maintain quality across large programmes.

Job description

As a Senior Manager, you will lead medical writing and health technology assessment (HTA) projects for clients across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare sectors. You will bring strong scientific expertise and a proven track record in developing HTA submissions, value propositions, publications, and written outputs supporting market access strategy and evidence synthesis.

You will take responsibility for complex programmes from initial planning through to delivery, ensuring high standards across scientific communications, HTA documentation, value evidence development and publication strategy. Working closely with cross-functional teams and clients, you will guide project delivery, build trusted relationships and contribute to the continued development of the organisation’s scientific communications and market access capabilities.

The role requires scientific credibility, effective leadership and the ability to communicate complex evidence clearly to HTA bodies, payers, healthcare professionals, policymakers and industry stakeholders. It also provides a foundation for progression to Associate Director, with increasing responsibility for key client accounts, scientific direction, commercial performance and thought leadership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Medical Writing & Scientific Expertise

• Oversee medical writing activities across HTA, market access and evidence synthesis engagements, ensuring outputs are scientifically robust, clearly written and aligned with client objectives.
• Develop and critically review HTA submission documents, value dossiers, value propositions, evidence summaries, publication manuscripts and other materials supporting market access and evidence generation.
• Interpret clinical, health economic and real-world evidence to create clear, persuasive narratives tailored to the needs of different healthcare stakeholders.
• Apply medical writing, HTA and market access expertise throughout client projects, ensuring evidence is communicated effectively to inform strategic decisions.
• Guide scientific approaches and methodologies, support cross-functional colleagues and maintain consistent quality across large programmes.