Senior Medical Writer

Bioscript Group; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Enhanced sick leave

Enhanced maternity leave

Paternity leave

Adoption leave

Life Insurance

Critical Illness

Private Medical Insurance

Wellbeing allowance

International EAP

Job summary

Bioscript Group seeks an experienced Senior Medical Writer to lead the development of clear and accurate scientific content for diverse audiences. You will own high-profile projects, mentor junior colleagues, and shape medical communications across therapeutic areas.

We value autonomy, strong client engagement, and a proactive, collaborative approach. This hybrid UK role offers opportunities to drive strategic publication planning and contribute to BD activities while delivering high-quality

Qualifications

• Established medical writing experience within a MedComms agency.
• Ability to mentor junior colleagues and guide teams.
• Proven track record delivering client-facing content across therapeutic areas.
• Confident communicator with clients and key opinion leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of projects across client accounts, managing budgets, timelines, and scope.
• Produce and review clear, accurate written work across therapies and formats.
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues and review their work.
• Build strong relationships with clients, KOLs and internal teams.
• Contribute to strategic communication and publication planning.
• Ensure adherence to guidelines and regulatory standards.
• Support business development through pitches and proposals.

Skills

Medical writing

Project leadership

Client relations

Mentoring

Editing & review

Regulatory awareness

Job description

Role: Senior Medical Writer

Location: UK (Hybrid / remote)

About Us

Established in 2005, Bioscript Group is formed from multiple, specialist businesses to support our global pharmaceutical clients; we draw on their multidisciplinary expertise to help navigate critical decisions at key points in the product lifecycle.

Our scientific and strategic expertise help our clients make better decisions. We provide medical communication services, market access consulting and regulatory writing support with deep domain expertise to effectively navigate complex disease areas.

The Opportunity

We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Medical Writer to lead the development of clear, accurate, and engaging content that communicates complex scientific information to diverse audiences, as a key member of our Medical Communications team. This is an opportunity for an established Senior Medical Writer to take ownership of high-profile projects, mentor junior colleagues and help shape the future of our scientific communications across a range of therapeutic areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery of projects across client accounts, taking ownership of budgets, timelines and scope, and acting as a key point of contact for clients and internal teams
• Producing and reviewing clear, accurate, grammatically correct and creative written work across a variety of therapeutic areas, adapting your style for different audiences and formats
• Providing guidance, coaching and mentoring to junior colleagues, and reviewing their work to support their development
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, key opinion leaders and internal teams
• Contributing to strategic communication and publication planning in collaboration with clients and account teams
• Ensuring adherence to industry guidelines, regulatory standards and best practice, and supporting colleagues in this area
• Contributing to business development activities such as pitches, proposals and credentials presentations

About You

• Established medical writing experience within a MedComms agency, with a demonstrated track record of leading projects
• Proven ability to work autonomously, taking ownership of projects, budgets and timelines with minimal need for supervision
• Experience coaching, mentoring and/or reviewing the work of junior colleagues
• A confident communicator, comfortable building relationships with clients, key opinion leaders and cross-functional teams
• Ability to adapt your writing style across multiple therapeutic areas, audiences and formats
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach, with sound commercial awareness of budgets and project scope
• Enthusiasm for working in a collaborative and dynamic environment

Our people are at the heart of our business

We are focused not just on delivering the exceptional for our clients, but for our teams too. Understanding everyone is different and we believe in treating everyone as an individual with opportunities to develop your skills and career around our disciplines.

Our benefits include:

• Salary which aligns with your experience and skillset
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + winter shutdown + holiday purchase scheme
• Enhanced sick and compassionate leave
• Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption leave
• Birthday charity donation to a charity of your choice
• Bonus Day off to be spent giving back to the community
• Life Insurance and Critical Illness cover
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health cash plan or wellbeing allowance
• International Employee Assistance Program