Senior Medical Writer

Accenture PLC; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

25 days leave + 3 volunteering days

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Career development and counselling

Parental leave offerings

Zusammenfassung

Accenture Song in London is seeking a Senior Medical Writer to craft high‑quality medical communications across therapeutic areas. You will transform complex data into clear, accessible content and own editorial quality across programmes.

Join a multidisciplinary team of scientists, strategists and creatives, mentor junior writers, and help shape content strategies that inform clinicians and patients while embracing AI‑enabled workflows and cutting‑edge technologies.

Qualifikationen

• Significant medical communications experience.
• Strong data interpretation and evidence-based communication.
• Experience developing scientific content for healthcare professionals.
• Excellent medical writing and editing skills with adaptable style.
• Experience working within pharmaceutical regulations and industry codes.
• Mentoring and developing junior scientific colleagues.

Aufgaben

• Develop high-quality scientific and medical content across therapeutic areas and channels.
• Translate complex data and clinical evidence into clear, accurate content.
• Take ownership of content workstreams and ensure editorial quality across programmes.
• Partner with clients and internal teams to shape content approaches and maximise impact.
• Act as a trusted scientific contributor within multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead development of scientific narratives and content frameworks for consistency and clarity.
• Apply critical thinking to evaluate evidence and ensure scientific balance.
• Review content developed by others to maintain high standards.
• Mentor and support junior writers to develop scientific/editorial capability.
• Contribute to editorial processes, quality standards and ways of working.
• Identify opportunities to improve content development through AI-enabled workflows.
• Support scientific elements of new business opportunities and proposals.
• Stay current with advances in science and healthcare communications.

Kenntnisse

Medical communications

Scientific writing

Editorial quality

AI-enabled workflows

Mentoring junior writers

Collaborative teamwork

Regulatory compliance

Presentation skills

Tools

AI tools

Jobbeschreibung

Job title: Medical Communications Senior Medical Writer
Location: London
Career Level: 9

Accenture Song accelerates growth and value for our clients through sustained customer relevance. Our capabilities span ideation to execution: growth, product and experience design; technology and experience platforms; creative, media and marketing strategy; and campaign, content and channel orchestration. With strong client relationships and deep industry expertise, we help our clients operate at the speed of life through the unlimited potential of imagination, technology and intelligence.

As a team:

Song Life are a community of scientists, strategists, creatives, technologists and problem-solvers united by a shared ambition: to improve healthcare through better communication, engagement and experiences.

What makes Song Life unique is the opportunity to work across the entire healthcare ecosystem. We don’t operate in silos. Our medical experts collaborate with creatives, experience designers, AI specialists, digital practitioners and marketing strategists to solve complex client challenges in ways that would not be possible within a traditional agency model.

We are naturally curious, relentlessly collaborative and always learning. We challenge each other to think bigger, innovate faster and bring fresh perspectives to every brief. Together, we create work that not only informs and educates but also changes behaviours, strengthens relationships and ultimately improves outcomes for patients.

Joining Song Life means joining a team that values expertise, embraces innovation and believes the best ideas emerge when different disciplines work as one. Here, you’ll have the freedom to grow your career, explore new areas of healthcare and contribute to work that makes a genuine difference.

In our team you will learn:

• How to transform complex science into compelling content and experiences that drive understanding, engagement and action.
• How to develop scientific narratives that work across audiences, channels and healthcare ecosystems.
• How to work alongside strategists, medical experts, creatives, digital specialists and technologists to create integrated healthcare solutions.
• How data, insights and evidence can be used to strengthen content strategy and audience engagement.
• How AI and emerging technologies are reshaping scientific content development, review and optimisation.
• How to grow from content expert to trusted scientific advisor and mentor.
• How to balance scientific rigour, creativity and operational efficiency in an increasingly connected content landscape.

As a Senior Medical Writer you will:

• Develop high-quality scientific and medical content across a wide range of therapeutic areas, audiences and communication channels.
• Translate complex scientific data and clinical evidence into clear, accurate and engaging content that meets both audience and client needs.
• Take ownership of content workstreams, ensuring scientific excellence, editorial quality and consistent delivery across programmes.
• Partner with clients and internal teams to understand scientific objectives and help shape content approaches that maximise impact.
• Act as a trusted scientific contributor within multidisciplinary teams, bringing together scientific understanding with strategic, creative and engagement thinking.
• Lead the development of scientific narratives and content frameworks that create consistency and clarity across programmes.
• Apply critical thinking to evaluate evidence, identify key insights and ensure scientific accuracy and balance in all deliverables.
• Review and provide guidance on content developed by other writers, helping to maintain the highest standards of quality and consistency.
• Mentor and support junior writers, sharing expertise and helping to develop scientific and editorial capability across the team.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of editorial processes, quality standards and ways of working.
• Identify opportunities to improve content development through better use of technology, automation and AI-enabled workflows while maintaining scientific rigour and human oversight.
• Support scientific elements of new business opportunities, contributing to proposals, content approaches and presentations.
• Stay current with advances in science, healthcare communications and emerging technologies to continually enhance the quality and effectiveness of our work.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Significant medical communications, medical education or healthcare content development experience.
• Strong understanding of scientific research, clinical data interpretation and evidence-based communication.
• Experience developing scientific content for healthcare professionals and other healthcare stakeholders.
• Excellent medical writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt style and tone for different audiences and objectives.
• Supporting development of scientific narratives, communication platforms and educational programmes.
• Working within pharmaceutical regulations, compliance frameworks and industry codes of practice.
• Reviewing content for scientific accuracy, quality and consistency.
• Collaborating effectively with account, strategy, creative, digital and client services teams.
• Mentoring and developing more junior scientific colleagues.
• Using insight, evidence and audience understanding to strengthen content recommendations.
• Experience working across multiple projects and managing competing priorities.
• Curiosity about how AI and technology can enhance content creation, review and workflow efficiency.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

What’s in it for you:

• 25 days of leave to spend each year plus 3 extra volunteering days per year for charitable work of choice.
• Family-friendly and flexible work policies.
• Attractive pension plan with financial wellbeing support and resources.
• Private healthcare insurance plan and Mental Wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme, Career Development and Counselling.
• A range of generous Parental Leave offerings.

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the outstanding services we are known for. Please note that with all our roles, you should expect some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building rapport with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs. SNGCR01