Responsibilities

• Intimately understand client and competitor products, therapy areas, portfolio and commercial strategy in the context of the current and future market
• Keep up-to-date with industry codes of practice/legislation and external issues or events that may affect existing accounts
• Work across several accounts/therapy areas to support junior writers
• Act as the Technical Lead on designated, large client projects
• Achieve a consistently excellent quality of medical writing
• Demonstrate strong briefing and reviewing skills
• Assist with the monitoring and promotion of quality control processes and procedures
• Partner with the client services teams and wider agency network to ensure all account objectives are met
• Build relationships, and liaise effectively, with clients and external experts
• Attend meetings in the UK or elsewhere, providing on-site support as required

Requirements

• Proven medical writing experience within a healthcare communications agency, with knowledge of a broad range of communications activities
• The ability to tailor your writing style appropriately for different target audiences
• Life science degree educated, ideally with a higher qualification MSc or PhD
• In-depth working knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry
• Strong organisational, time management, and people skills