Senior Medical Editor

Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. Our mission is to inspire people and brands to make an impact and we are committed to attracting, growing, and retaining the best talent in the industry.

Ogilvy Health UK is made up of healthcare communication specialists across the disciplines of medical education and communications; brain sciences; brand promotion; digital and social; strategic planning; public relations and creative/design. We believe we are like no other: we blaze new trails; we encourage a culture of creativity and innovation; we challenge, and we change; and we recognise and reward our team.

In medical education, our approach is founded on expertise that combines biomedical science, learning theory and behaviour change to create impactful medical and professional education.

We’re ‘Scientifically Grounded, Creatively Driven’.

About the Role

Are you a highly skilled and experienced Senior Medical Editor looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity? We are seeking a dedicated and meticulous individual to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role is crucial in ensuring the continued delivery of consistent, high-quality, and error-free work across several of our key accounts. You will be responsible for providing expert medical editing services, maintaining the high standards our clients expect.

There are several ongoing initiatives within Ogilvy Health outside of client work that you can choose to get involved in including our culture and social team and our various fantastic DEI groups, created to champion diversity in the industry, our agency and our work. You will discover that we are a very friendly, non-hierarchical, eclectic team, bound together by a desire to do the best work of our lives.

Benefit from a hybrid work model designed to fuel both collaboration and individual productivity. Join us in the iconic Sea Containers office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and every third Friday to connect with your team, stay up-to-date on agency developments, participate in brainstorming sessions, and enjoy the various social activities that we have going on.

What You’ll Do

• Provide expert medical editing services across a range of projects, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and adherence to relevant guidelines and regulations.
• Work closely with medical writers, account managers, and other team members to deliver high-quality deliverables on time and within budget.
• Maintain a strong understanding of therapeutic areas and relevant scientific literature.
• Ensure all materials are compliant with industry standards and client requirements.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of editorial processes and standards.

What You’ll Need

• Significant experience as a Medical Editor within a medical communications agency.
• Excellent knowledge of medical terminology, grammar, and style.
• Proven ability to edit complex scientific documents with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of regulatory guidelines and industry best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working on a variety of therapeutic areas is desirable.
• A life science degree or equivalent qualification is preferred.

Our ambition is to attract the very best diverse talent to Ogilvy, and to be the employer of choice in the UK. We want everyone to feel welcome when they join us, and once they’re here, for them to want to stay with us, grow their career, and to feel they belong with us.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we’re committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. For us, diversity, equity and inclusion is integrated into everything that we do. We believe that for creativity to flourish, everything about how we work must have diversity at its core. Your race, colour, ethnic, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, have no bearing on our hiring decisions, but we encourage everyone to feel free to express their true selves in an environment we are consistently striving to make as inclusive as possible.

We aim to facilitate an accessible and positive application experience for all candidates. If you require any adjustments from us to support you through the process or expect to require any adjustments to working conditions to be able to best perform in the role, please let us know. We are happy to consider all reasonable adjustments.

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