Senior Copywriter (Life Science)

USA (On-site)

$80K/yr – $100K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own concept development and copy for campaigns, collaborate across Strategy, Content, and creative leads, and manage project timelines while incorporating client feedback.

  • Lead concept development with art directors for multi-channel campaigns
  • Write compelling, cross-channel copy and shape brand messaging
  • Coordinate with Strategy and Content teams to drive content audits and deliver on-time results

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop concepts and collaborate with art directors to produce creative campaign and project ideas for various clients
  • Create ideas and write copy for digital and print marketing materials, including websites, presentations, brochures, promotional videos, conference and event themes/booths, and brand/product positioning and messaging decks
  • Understand and apply brand goals, positioning, and market conditions to the work
  • Craft message matrices to bring brand positioning to life in a customer-facing copy that highlights the brand’s story and its and key benefits
  • Develop a sound knowledge of clients' products, competitors, and target audiences
  • Present work to internal teams and to clients
  • Ability to work with the Strategy and Content team to develop content audits that leads to content strategy recommendations
  • Incorporate ideas and make revisions in response to the feedback from your supervisors, account team and clients
  • Work collaboratively with creative leads, account team and project management to deliver work at a high level
  • Be responsible for monitoring and follow-through of work on all assigned projects within established timelines

Requirements

  • 5-7 years of related work experience in advertising, marketing, or B2B marketing either with a brand or digital agency or at a healthcare pharmaceutical agency
  • The ability to write skillfully across multiple channels, including print(Sales Brochures, Print Ads, Infographics), online video, and digital (websites, online banners, social media, etc.)
  • Strong conceptual skills, as demonstrated by your portfolio of work
  • The ability to dive into complex science and technologies and glean key ideas and information to convey to target audiences that meet the objective
  • Understanding of and expertise in pharma copy requirements: claims, references, research, and copy that meets the requirements of the FDA and client med/reg/legal review
  • An understanding of agency and creative collaboration processes
  • Ability to present and sell an idea to internal teams and clients
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Acrobat, and Google Suite tools

Preferred

  • A scientific background, such as experience working as a science journalist, pharma advertising copywriter, biotech writer, or life sciences copywriter would be a plus.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance. We cover a generous portion of employee contributions
  • 401K plan. We invest in present and future you, which is why we offer a generous match and immediate vesting on our plan
  • Parental Leave. Generous paid time off for parents to bond with their newest addition
  • Professional Development. Each employee has an annual budget to allocate to professional development opportunities. Employees are encouraged to take a workshop, attend a webinar, join associations, and do anything else that will help them grow in their careers.
  • And more! We offer flexible time off, life insurance, LTD, a robust employee assistance program, and more!
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CG Life

CG Life is a different breed of agency, built for the unique challenges of bringing precision medicine to market. Biopharma companies advancing therapies for rare and hard-to-treat diseases face a commercialization gap. They need a partner who has been there before, fluent in complex science, deeply attuned to rare disease ecosystems, and capable of orchestrating every step of commercialization. CG Life is more than an agency—we are defining a new class of partner that understands the full journey. We’re the locals, with expertise in scientific translation and market shaping, omnichannel activation, and patient/HCP engagement, all underpinned by data, AI, and deep domain expertise in rare and complex therapies.Let’s get to extraordinary. Together. Expert capabilities in:Brand StrategyPublic RelationsSocial MediaCreativeScientific CommunicationsOmnichannel Strategy & EnablementMedia PlanningAnalytics & Insights

Founded in 2003
Chicago, Illinois, USA
203 employees (49 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$19.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.8%
Direct
51.2%
Referral
6.8%
Social
8.8%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~203

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
38 (19% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
1.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
9

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2023
    Private Equity