Senior Medical Writer - Medcomms

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Senior Medical Writer - Medcomms, United Kingdom

Client: OPEN Health

Location: United Kingdom

Job Category: -

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: b718b7a45ea9

Job Views: 13

Posted: 29.04.2025

Expiry Date: 13.06.2025

Job Description:

Reports to Principal Medical Writer or Scientific Team Lead MSS

Job summary

As a Senior Medical Writer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the communication of complex scientific ideas. Taking leadership of large projects/specific workstreams across a range of medical communications deliverables, you will be responsible for the quality and scientific integrity of all outputs delivered by the team.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Develop high-quality, scientifically accurate, clear, fully referenced written materials tailored to the target audience, meeting client communication objectives and specifications. This includes interacting with key experts, negotiating content, and making constructive suggestions.
• Create a broad range of materials including meeting materials (slides, agendas, discussion guides), post-meeting activities (webcasts, reports), attending meetings, workshops, advisory boards, newsletters, training materials, and publications.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and key experts.
• Research medical and scientific topics using relevant sources.
• Maintain knowledge in relevant therapy areas, including drug mechanisms, disease states, treatment guidelines, and the competitive landscape.
• Participate in strategic projects and provide strategic counsel, insights, recommendations, and solutions to clients.
• Follow all relevant guidelines and SOPs at personal and team levels.
• Support accounts team and attend meetings such as internal kick-offs, status updates, and client calls.
• Identify and address potential problems or resource limitations to ensure project delivery on time, within budget, and with quality.
• Nurture client relationships and identify business development opportunities.
• Contribute content for new business proposals and presentations.
• Use relevant tools and databases (EndNote, DataVision, ZINC, etc.) proficiently.
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues, providing feedback to Line Managers.
• Submit accurate and timely timesheets.
• Support line management and the career development of reports, ensuring performance reviews and objectives are in place, and address under-performance proactively.

Experience, skills, and qualifications

• Experience as a Medical Writer in medcomms, healthcare agency, or pharma environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interpret and fulfill client briefs creatively and accurately.
• Strong understanding of science, medicine, healthcare environment, and medical education/publication industry.
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and scientific/therapeutic/regulatory information.
• Ability to plan, organize, and complete multiple tasks, adapting to changing project demands.
• Manage workload effectively.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, adhering to style guides (OPEN Health Medical Communications, client, or external publisher).
• Understanding of the ABPI Code of Practice and familiarity with AMA editorial style and medical terminology.
• Graduate in life sciences (biomedical, pharmacy, medicine), higher degree preferred.
• Prior experience at Medical Writer level in a medical communications agency; knowledge of pharmaceutical marketing principles is a plus.