Senior Medical Writer

ApotheCom; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private medical

Job summary

ApotheCom is seeking a Senior Medical Writer to join our team in London or Manchester, or work UK-wide remotely. You will develop technical medical materials with precision, ensuring alignment with briefs and references, and partner with clients and KOLs on content creation.

The role reports to senior scientific leads and supports diverse medical audiences. You will craft content across media, maintain high quality standards, and contribute to meetings with clients to shape compelling medical

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a senior medical writer for a medical communications agency.
• Academic background in life sciences.
• Excellent writing and editing skills across multiple media.
• Experience developing content for diverse medical audiences.
• Ability to deliver high-quality material with minimal review.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop technical medical materials following briefs and references.
• Collaborate with clients and KOLs on content development.
• Attend scientific meetings to deliver output as required.
• Ensure writing meets client strategic marketing goals and scientific standards.

Skills

Scientific writing

Editing skills

Content development

Multi-media writing

Quality control

Team collaboration

KOL liaison

Education

Academic background in life sciences

Job description

About ApotheCom

ApotheCom is an exciting leader in the field of medical communications. We have been drawn together from several backgrounds, including the pharmaceutical industry, research, marketing, medical and regulatory writing, sales, publishing, digital media, and design. This diverse experience gives us the all-round ability to conceive and deliver the best quality medical communications programmes.

Apothecom is part of Inizio, a global healthcare consulting and communications group. This group supports some of the world’s leading life sciences companies by providing a full suite of advisory, medical, marketing, communications, and patient and partner engagement services. With over 12,000 employees globally, Inizio creates compelling content and engages communities to achieve outcomes that matter.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Medical Writer to join our team in London / Manchester or UK remote. You will report to the senior scientific leads.

You will research and develop technical material, ensuring that all output follows written brief and is accurate in content and editorial style and references

You will partner with clients and KOL’s on content development either through the Account staff or directly, and attend scientific meetings where output is required.

Skills Required

• You will demonstrate excellent and versatile scientific writing and editing skills (e.g. monographs, training manuals, KOLs slide sets)
• You will have experience developing content for different medical audiences
• You will create materials to a high standard and quality, with minimal internal review/assistance
• Experience writing in a range of media, including print, video, new media (CD-ROM and web-based work)
• Excellent quality control skills – style/consistency, grammar, scientific accuracy, proof-reading, layout.
• You will need to ensure all writing meets our client’s strategic marketing goals and being of high scientific quality/credibility
• Understanding of pharmaceutical and health-related issues
• Ability to work within a team and form productive working relationships within, and external to, iNIZIO
• Client-centric attitude - ability to work with clients on projects, ensuring they meet strategic marketing and medical needs

Experience

• Prior experience working as a senior medical writer for a medical communications agency
• An academic background in life sciences

Excellent benefits package including pension and private medical.

Office-based, hybrid or remote working available

Our Pledge

At Inizio, we value inclusivity, recognise the power of diversity and inspire the next generation of change-makers. We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in creating a work environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion. We aim to recruit from a diverse slate of candidates and foster an environment that provides the right conditions for long-term success.

Don’t meet every job requirement? That’s okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.