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

Senior Medical Writer

• 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.

Principal Medical Writer

• Manage own workload, and plan project deliverables and timelines
• Work with junior writers to deliver high-quality HTA submissions and value communication materials, within timelines and budget
• Ensure all client deliverables and internal documents are of a high-quality through proof-reading and editing of own and others’ work
• Be proactive, and communicate clearly with colleagues across the technical teams
• Take ownership of initiatives that enable the effective running of the writing team
• Inspire and advise junior writers
• Line manage associate medical writers/medical writers/senior medical writers (to a maximum of five)
• Lead on company initiatives such as working groups, company-wide training, and social activities

• Collaborating with internal and external clients, supporting and enabling effective and efficient communication that results in operational excellence.
• May serve as a primary writer who creates and provides input on routine deliverables, such as medical information documents.
• Ensures compliance with applicable SOPs, WI, quality processes, and requirements for documents.
• May assist in determining best practices for achieving optimal results.
• May assist in program management activities. Duties could include developing timelines and budgets for assigned deliverables and tracking deliverable metrics.

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