Medical writer

• provides high-quality medical and scientific writing
• collaborates with internal and external clients
• trains and mentors junior team members
• develops and reviews best practices for document development

Principal Medical Writer – Regulatory

• Acts as Lead Medical Writer on most types of writing projects
• Prepares assigned documents in accordance with IQVIA Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and customer requirements
• Performs Senior Review of straightforward medical writing deliverables
• Negotiates timelines and discusses/resolves customer comments
• Provides written and verbal feedback to junior staff, and to customers when appropriate
• Keeps abreast of current medical and/or technical writing/regulatory knowledge
• Take a leading role in preparing assigned documents
• Plan and organize workload for assigned projects and tasks
• Lead meetings on more challenging topics independently
• May assist in the training and development of junior staff
• May act as Project Manager for a more complex but single Medical Writing project

Senior Medical Writer

• 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.

Medical Copywriter

• Our Associate Medical Writers work closely with senior members of the scientific team to develop high-quality medical communications materials across a range of formats, including abstracts, posters, manuscripts, slide decks, and presentations.
• The role focuses on producing scientifically accurate, well-written content that meets client objectives, internal quality standards, and industry compliance requirements.
• This position offers hands on exposure to medical communications writing while building strong foundations in scientific storytelling, accuracy, and editorial best practice.
• Alongside writing, they support project delivery by managing their own tasks and deadlines, contributing to research across therapeutic areas, and incorporating review feedback effectively.
• They develop knowledge of disease areas, competitors, and emerging data, as well as accurately track time against project budgets.

Medical Writer

• Writing clear, grammatically correct, technical and creative medical/scientific text for a variety of audiences (e.g. healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical sales teams and patients)
• Ensuring the accuracy of all information, data and referencing for the publications/documents produced
• Ensuring projects remain within specification and liaising with clients to negotiate changes where necessary
• Being proactive in tracking projects and chasing comments from clients and authors as well as determining timelines
• Working on a variety of projects at the same time
• Learning and understanding new therapy areas quickly and comprehensively, inspiring confidence with the client
• Working closely with clients, physicians and investigators (often acting as the sole point of contact within the company)
• Contributing ideas for business proposals and new projects
• Helping and advising junior members of staff

• Writing creative, scientifically accurate communications – from patient information to websites to social channels
• Carrying out research and analysing data that supports your communication
• Working collaboratively with each discipline to ensure accuracy and the most engaging method of communication
• Gaining in-depth understanding of different therapy areas and brands

Junior Medical Writer

• Lead the development of high-quality clinical and regulatory documents (e.g., Investigator’s Brochures, Clinical Study Reports, clinical summaries, and marketing authorization submissions) in compliance with global regulatory guidelines (ICH, FDA, EMA) and internal standards
• Serve as the lead writer for key summary documents, overseeing medical writing activities across multiple compounds or programs
• Provide strategic guidance to cross-functional teams on document content, messaging, and regulatory positioning to ensure alignment with program goals
• Manage medical writing projects, including planning, timelines, resource coordination, and delivery to ensure milestones and submission deadlines are met
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Clinical, Regulatory Affairs, Biostatistics, Safety, etc.) to gather, interpret, and accurately present clinical data
• Mentor and support other medical writers, ensuring high-quality, scientifically sound, and consistent deliverables across projects
• Review and edit project-related documents to ensure accuracy, clarity, consistency, and compliance with templates and style guides
• Attend project and team meetings to provide expert input on document development, study data interpretation, and process improvements
• Contribute to and lead process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, and consistency in document preparation
• Develop, maintain, and refine standard operating procedures (SOPs), templates, and best practices for medical writing
• Stay current with evolving global regulatory requirements, industry trends, and therapeutic area knowledge to ensure compliance and innovation.

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Principal Medical Writer – Regulatory

Senior Medical Writer

Medical Copywriter

Medical Writer

Senior Medical Writer

Junior Medical Writer

Junior Medical Writer

Principal Medical Writer