Senior Medical Writer

Scientific Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive career development programme

Training and mentoring opportunities

Training

Job summary

A medical communications agency is seeking a skilled medical writer to create precise and impactful materials across diverse therapy areas. This full-time position requires proven agency experience in medical communications, outstanding communication skills, and a passion for science. Ideal candidates will hold a life sciences degree and have backgrounds in Immunology, Cardiometabolic health, Neuroscience, or Oncology. The role offers a comprehensive career development program, emphasizing diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in medical communications and at least one agency experience is essential.
• Prior experience in Immunology, Cardiometabolic health, Neuroscience, and/or Oncology is advantageous.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Experience in immunology, cardiometabolic health, neuroscience or oncology advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate, concise, and insightful material across various formats.
• Research and integrate scientific data from multiple sources.
• Interact effectively with clients and provide medical writing support.
• Create and edit slides using PowerPoint.
• Responsibility for defined aspects of team projects and meeting client expectations.
• Provide input to business development activities.

Skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Good organisational skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Experience in medical communications and medical education

Enthusiasm for communicating science

Education

Life science degree or equivalent

Higher degrees desirable

Tools

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you a medical writer looking to take your career to the next level with a med comms agency that shares your passion for science communication, values your contributions and champions your professional growth?

At Scientific Group we offer a leading benefits package along with a wide variety of therapy areas and project types to get involved with and have a comprehensive career development programme that includes training, mentoring and a choice of medical writing career pathways.

Responsibilities

• Producing accurate, concise and insightful material across a wide range of project types, adapting writing style for different audiences and formats.
• Researching, interpreting and integrating scientific data from multiple sources, and fact‑checking to ensure delivery to the highest scientific standards.
• Effective interaction with clients, thought leaders and external teams, and providing on‑site or virtual medical writing support for meetings, with assistance from senior team members.
• Proficient use of PowerPoint to create and edit slides with varying complexity, creativity and visual impact.
• Taking responsibility for defined aspects of team projects, and collaborating to meet agreed timelines, budgets and client expectations.
• Providing input to business development activities, with guidance from senior team members.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in medical communications, medical education, medical publishing or healthcare advertising.
• Experience within academia alone will not be sufficient. Experience in a communications agency environment or similar (as listed above) is essential for this role.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Enthusiasm for communicating science to the ultimate benefit of patients
• A life science degree, or equivalent, is essential; higher degrees are desirable
• Prior experience in the field of Immunology, Cardiometabolic health, Neuroscience, and/or Oncology will be advantageous.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

At Scientific Group, we value diversity and we’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will enhance our team environment. We are a proud Disability Confident Employer and are open to reasonable adjustments.

Please note that applications received that do not meet the minimum requirements listed in the advert will not receive a response.

Base pay range

Direct message the job poster from Scientific Group

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Writing/Editing and Project Management; Industries: Public Relations and Communications Services and Marketing Services