Senior Principal Writer - 12 month FTC

DDB Remedy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative healthcare agency in Greater London seeks a Senior Principal Writer for a 12-month FTC maternity cover. In this strategic role, you will drive content direction, lead a writing team, and collaborate across multiple brands. Ideal candidates have over 6 years of healthcare agency experience, excellent storytelling abilities, and a strong background in ABPI regulations. This position is crucial in developing creative content and managing high-impact campaigns. If you’re ready to inspire teams and deliver exceptional work, apply now.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in a healthcare agency writing role.
• Demonstrated ability to lead writing teams.
• Deep understanding of ABPI and global regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead content direction across brands.
• Shape brand communication and messaging platforms.
• Manage time and tasks efficiently.

Skills

Outstanding writing

Editing and proofreading skills

Storytelling

Confidence in client interactions

Creative thinking

Tools

Veeva

Job description

Senior Principal Writer – 12 month FTC - this is a maternity cover

About DDB Remedy:

We strive to be the most innovative and inspiring creative healthcare agency in the world, making things happen.

Through deep partnerships, smart strategy and applied creativity, we create exceptional experiences and communications. We make meaningful change in healthcare happen.

Our ethos? It Happens Here. It’s our promise, our challenge, and our invitation.

And if you’ve got potential to unlock, talent to unleash, and a desire to wow clients, we want to make it happen.

DDB Remedy. It Happens Here.

The opportunity:

As a Senior Principal Writer, you’re a strategic and creative leader, driving content direction across brands, leading high-impact workstreams, and supporting the development of your writing team. You own the quality and ambition of your team’s output and contribute to the broader leadership of the Copy Department.

You’ll work across multiple brands and channels, applying deep scientific understanding and creative flair to every challenge. Whether leading pitches, building messaging platforms, or partnering with strategy and design, you consistently bring sharp thinking, exceptional writing, and a calming presence to everything you do.

You’ll help shape the future of our work, our people and our agency.

About you:

You’re a highly experienced writer with a track record of delivering standout work. You’re adept at interpreting data, crafting compelling narratives, and applying brand strategy with precision. You bring confidence, clarity and warmth to your leadership, and people trust your judgement.

You’re motivated by the success of others, and you know how to bring the best out of your team. You understand the complexity of the healthcare space but make it look easy. And whether you’re pitching new business or shaping campaign narratives, you stay focused on delivering real impact.

What you’ll bring:

• 6+ years’ experience in a healthcare agency writing role
• Demonstrated ability to lead writing teams and shape brand communication
• Outstanding writing, editing and proofreading skills
• Excellent storytelling, editing and presentation skills
• Confidence in high-level client interactions and complex project leadership
• Deep understanding of ABPI and global regulatory environments
• Experience guiding and developing writers at different levels
• Desirable but not essential:
  • An awareness of developments in relevant therapeutic areas and disciplines
  • Experience managing 3–4 people
  • Experience with Veeva and other referencing platforms

What we’ll need you to do:

Creativity

• Lead the development of strategically sound, scientifically accurate, and creatively outstanding content
• Guide concept and content creation across campaigns and deliverables
• Inspire teams to push creative boundaries while maintaining rigour and compliance
• Creatively think about client business and demonstrate initiative to identify new business opportunities
• Collaborate with Art Directors, Designers, Digital and Strategic leads to elevate ideas
• Drive ‘storyselling’ — emotive, brand-anchored copy that moves and motivates
• Exercise excellent creative judgement and always endeavour to push ideas further
• Encourage award-worthy thinking in every brief

Productivity

• Contribute to and participate in agency goals
• Possess a growth mindset
• Lead planning and delivery across brands and projects
• Manage time, tasks and team bandwidth with clarity and calmness
• Apply AI and tech tools to optimise writing processes and quality
• Review and refine SOPs to support high-quality, efficient output
• Support the Copy Leadership Team in the smooth running of the department
• Ensure deadlines and budgets are met across your workstream
• Have a flexible approach to work and shifting deadlines
• Complete and oversee timesheets regularly

Relationships and communication

• Build strong relationships with clients, becoming a trusted voice in strategic discussions
• Partner confidently with internal teams to deliver seamless, cross-functional work
• Present clearly and persuasively in client meetings, workshops and pitches
• Provide actionable, constructive feedback to writing teams
• Help shape a positive, inclusive culture by modelling supportive leadership behaviours
• Be an active ambassador for the Four Freedoms freedoms (Freedom from Fear, Freedom to Fail, Freedom from Chaos, Freedom to Be) and agency values

Knowledge and skills

• Confidently source, interpret and structure scientific data for creative application
• Shape and apply brand strategy in partnership with Planning and Client Services
• Mentor others in best practice writing, referencing and compliance
• Stay informed on therapy area trends, competitor activity and industry innovation
• Develop tools and trainings to support writing quality and consistency
• Share expertise generously and help build knowledge across the agency

Management and leadership

• Maintain a high profile within the agency for content knowledge and expertise, and lead the content for designated accounts
• Take ownership of the writing function across key brands or business units
• Empower your team to grow in craft, responsibility and confidence
• Manage workloads proactively with PMs and leadership teams
• Support team recruitment, onboarding and career development
• Champion collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement
• Set the tone for a calm, constructive and high-performing team

What’s next:

At DDB Remedy, people come first. Our team is made up of talented, kind, diverse individuals, each encouraged to bring their full selves to work. It Happens Here is our commitment to helping you thrive. It’s a place where you can grow, be inspired, and build your own career pathway.

We value difference and believe in creating an inclusive environment where everyone can belong and succeed. If you need any support or adjustment due to a disability during the application process, please let us know.

If you're excited about the opportunity to start your journey with us, reach out to our Talent Partner, Kayla Mayston: [e-mail]

Omnicom Health is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our recruitment privacy notice.