Medical Copywriter

Real Chemistry

Medical Copywriter crafting clear, impactful documents for healthcare professionals at Real Chemistry. Collaborating with teams to drive strategy and manage projects in the healthcare communications industry.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write clear and concise commercially minded documents, adapting style for different audiences such as healthcare professionals and patients, while adhering to the ABPI code of conduct and quality control processes.
Collaborate closely with the strategy, creative and account teams
Utilize a variety of credible resources to understand the science and strategy behind assigned projects, ensuring awareness of brand objectives and competitive landscapes.
Contribute to proposal development, pitch activities, and brainstorming sessions, while communicating therapy area knowledge effectively.
Manage and take ownership of projects, ensuring timelines and deadlines are met, and proactively addressing potential barriers to project completion with solutions.
Engage confidently with clients, responding promptly to requests and participating in the briefing process to ensure a clear understanding of project requirements.
Participate in the review process, executing editorial deliverables while adhering to project schedules, budgets, and briefs.
Immerse in the advertising, medical communications and pharma industry, staying informed about innovations, trends, and developments to integrate into project work creatively.
Contribute to maintaining high standards of practice and industry guidelines, ensuring consistent communication and status updates with the account team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Relevant degree (minimum Masters, advanced degree preferred [eg, MD, PhD, PharmD] in a science subject required
Experience in medical writing, ideally in an agency setting
Possesses a solid scientific background and able to learn new therapeutic areas quickly and demonstrate this knowledge
Possesses a good understanding and appreciation of the clinical trials process (phases, data representation, drug approval process and key statistical variables)
Enthusiasm for learning and a keen eye for detail
Demonstrates a clear, concise and accurate writing style
Understands the typical language which should and should not be used (comparisons, unverified claims etc.)
Understand the processes involved in new business and terminology
Demonstrate strong organisational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills
Independent thinker confident in taking ownership of assets and material development, but a team player who enjoys collaboration
Professional presence, performs with a sense of urgency and with a client service orientation
Have confidence to manage upward when required; able to communicate with managers when deadlines will not be met or when issues are foreseeable
High energy, able to effectively operate in fast-paced, growing and evolving environment
Good management of Microsoft Office tools (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) - particularly PowerPoint

Benefits

Comp & perks

free snacks to keep you running all day long
generous holiday and paid time off
options for private medical, dental, and vision plans
support in saving for the future
mental wellness coaching and support
access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning
offices in key markets

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Hard Skills & Tools

Medical WritingScientific BackgroundProposal DevelopmentTherapeutic Area KnowledgeData RepresentationDrug Approval ProcessStatistical VariablesQuality Control ProcessesEditorial DeliverablesProject Scheduling

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsAnalytical SkillsClient Service OrientationTeam CollaborationAttention to Detail

Certifications

Relevant Degree (Masters or Higher)