Senior Reporter

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare solutions provider in London seeks a Senior Reporter to cover the medtech, diagnostics, and digital health sectors. The ideal candidate will have several years of experience, excellent reporting skills, and a collaborative mindset. Responsibilities include breaking news reporting, building source relationships, and contributing to multimedia initiatives. Benefits include annual leave, pension match, and group insurance.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

5% pension match

Group Life Assurance (100% employer funded)

Group Income Protection (100% employer funded)

Dental and Health Screening benefits

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as a pharma or healthcare reporter, preferably in medtech.
• Proven track record of building strong industry sources and generating impactful stories.
• Ability to translate complex developments for a global audience.

Responsibilities

• Report and write on medtech, diagnostics, and digital health topics with accuracy.
• Identify and pursue exclusive stories that set industry agendas.
• Build relationships with key sources including executives and regulators.

Skills

Reporting skills

Writing and storytelling

Strong news judgment

Interviewing senior executives

Collaborative mindset

Job description

Senior Reporter

Company: Norstella

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date Posted: Nov 27, 2025

Employment Type: Full Time

Job ID: R-1583

Description

About Citeline

Citeline is one of the world's leading providers of data and intelligence on clinical trials, drug treatments, medical devices and what's new in the regulatory and commercial landscape. Relying on us to deliver vital advantage when making critical R&D and commercial decisions, our customers come from over 3000 of the world’s leading pharmaceutical, contract research organizations (CROs), medical technology, biotechnology and healthcare service providers, including the top 10 global pharma and CROs.

Now, Citeline is proud to be a part of Norstella, an organization that consists of market-leading pharmaceutical solutions providers united under one goal: to improve patient access to life‑saving therapies. Within this organization, Citeline plays a key role in helping clients connect the dots from pipeline to patient.

Job description

As a Senior Reporter, you will be responsible for mainly covering the global medical technology, diagnostics, and digital health sectors. You will track policy, regulatory, and commercial developments across major and emerging markets, delivering timely, in-depth reporting that helps industry stakeholders seize opportunities and navigate a fast‑changing landscape.

In this role, you’ll take the lead on enterprise and investigative reporting, collaborate closely with editors on story planning and execution, and help shape Citeline’s coverage strategy in the medtech space. You’ll be expected to produce agenda‑setting journalism, uncover emerging trends, and contribute analytical context to fast‑moving stories.

Responsibilities

• Report and write breaking news, features, and analysis on medtech, diagnostics, and digital health topics with a focus on accuracy, depth, and insight.
• Identify and pursue exclusive or enterprise stories that set the agenda in the industry.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key sources, including executives, regulators, analysts, and policymakers.
• Monitor regulatory, policy, and commercial developments to identify storylines and trends ahead of competitors.
• Contribute to multimedia initiatives such as podcasts, infographics, and event coverage.
• Support editors in planning coverage priorities and mentoring junior reporters as needed.
• Represent Citeline at major conferences and industry events, both virtually and in person.
• Meet individual key performance goals, including story output, quality, and reader engagement.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as a pharma or healthcare reporter, preferably covering the medtech, diagnostics, or digital health space, with prior experience in healthcare, business, or policy journalism.
• Proven track record of building and cultivating strong industry sources and leveraging them to generate original, high‑impact stories.
• Excellent reporting, writing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific, commercial, and regulatory developments for a global professional audience.
• Strong news judgment and the ability to balance quick‑turn coverage with deeper enterprise pieces.
• A collaborative mindset, with comfort working closely with editors, data teams, and global colleagues.
• Confidence in conducting interviews with senior executives, regulators, and subject matter experts.
• Willingness to occasionally travel for conferences, interviews, and reporting assignments.

Our Guiding Principles for success at Norstella:

• 01: Bold, Passionate, and Mission‑First
• 02: Integrity, Truth, and Reality
• 03: Kindness, Empathy, and Grace
• 04: Resilience, Mettle, and Perseverance
• 05: Humility, Gratitude, and Learning

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, 4 days for volunteering and a personal day
• 5% pension match
• Group Life Assurance (100% employer funded)
• Group Income Protection (100% employer funded)
• Other voluntary benefits such as: Dental, Cash Plan, PMI Excess Cover, Health Screening & Critical Illness

Norstella is an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, medical condition, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy‑related conditions), marital or domestic partner status, military or veteran status, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, or any other protected characteristic as established by federal, state, or local law.