Senior Medical Copywriter

Media Contacts; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic healthcare advertising agency in London is seeking a Senior Medical Copywriter with at least four years of promotional writing experience. This role involves leading projects, mentoring junior writers, and developing persuasive materials for major pharmaceutical brands in a collaborative environment. You will benefit from supportive management, a generous training budget, and opportunities for professional growth while being part of a vibrant social culture.

Benefits

Generous training budget

Social groups and activities

Early finishes on Fridays

Company dinners and parties

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years’ promotional medical writing experience.
• Comfortable liaising with clients and directors.
• Ability to explain complex scientific information.

Responsibilities

• Lead on scientific writing for various therapy areas.
• Mentor and develop junior writers.
• Collaborate with account handlers and art directors.

Skills

Promotional medical writing

Scientific communication

Team collaboration

Education

Life sciences degree

Job description

Ref: 35366

If you have at least four years’ experience of writing promotional materials for pharmaceutical brands, this is the perfect time to move to the fastest growing healthcare advertising agency in London, in time to play a critical part in the agency’s ascendency and reap the rewards accordingly. As senior medical copywriter, you’ll get a variety of materials to write and lead other writers in, from heavily scientific medical writing to conceptual copy for healthcare advertising. The role will entail working closely with account handlers and art directors to deliver persuasive and informative copy.

The agency takes an integrated, multi-channel and consultative approach with some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies, delivering award winning communications work on all sorts of exciting and life changing brands in a variety of therapy areas.

The Job

• As part of a team of medical writers and creatives, you will work collaboratively to come up with compelling and imaginative ideas.
• You will be the scientific lead on your brands in therapy areas such as oncology and cystic fibrosis.
• You will demonstrate that you can explain complex scientific information to a variety of audiences, e.g., when presenting work at client meetings and pitches.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing junior writers.
• With supportive management and a very generous training budget, you will be able to shape your career and grow and develop at your chosen pace.

You

• Must have a minimum of 4 years’ promotional medical writing experience in a healthcare communications agency and a life sciences degree.
• As well as being a team player, you will be comfortable working closely with line managers and directors, liaising with clients, art directors and account handlers.
• Will have the opportunity to join in with as many of the social groups, from book club and a football team to cake club and running groups, as you like and make the most of free drinks and early finishes on Fridays, company dinners and great parties – online for now as everyone is currently working remotely.
• Will be willing to work 2 days a week in the (brand new, purpose designed) offices in central London.