Senior Medical Writer

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

• Confidently lead the development of content for a range of high-quality projects that meet or exceed client expectations, on time and within budget.

• Strive to bring value to clients, colleagues, and the wider business.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

As per job duties/responsibilities.

JOB DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

Medical Writing, Briefing, and Reviewing

• Lead and coordinate medical content to produce a range of high-quality deliverables across therapy areas, within budget and schedule, with minimal input from medical team leads.

• Objectively evaluate scientific literature/data and translate into communications deliverables; demonstrate scientific insight and critical thinking.

• Strive to achieve writing excellence; consistently produce clear, accurate, scientifically sound, strategically aligned, grammatically correct,and creative materials appropriate to the project brief, meet client needs, and reflect the direction of external experts.

• Act as a source of expertise regarding client products, therapy areas, data set and processes; project-specific strategy; and industry standards, supporting others as needed; keep on top of updates to medical literature and the competitive landscape within relevant therapy area(s) and share knowledge.

• Develop and critically appraise briefs to inform project plans; be alert to potential internal or external pitfalls or knowledge gaps and take action to address these.

• Effectively brief other account team members and Studio as appropriate and provide further direction and support as needed.

• Competently review materials from other Writers (including freelancers) for scientific accuracy, written quality, style, suitability for theaudience, and strategic alignment, ensuring clear, complete, and valid comments.

• When writing or reviewing, ensure all materials conform to relevant style guides/guidelines and industry standards; provide advice and guidance to address oversights.

• Contribute creative ideas, concepts, or suggestions to provide added value across live projects and business development activities.

• Manage workload effectively, including during delivery peaks, and prioritize/reprioritize effectively to meet deadlines for fast-paced and multiple parallel projects.

Team Working

• Lead the delivery of medical content and work collaboratively with account team members to meet overall account objectives.

• Actively participate in account team meetings; lead project team meetings in line with specific delivery responsibilities.

• Coach and mentor less experienced Medical Writers and support their ongoing development.

Client Service

• Build positive relationships with clients and external experts by providing a knowledgeable point of contact; contribute to discussions to identify issues and recommend solutions.

• Confidently lead/facilitate internal, client, and external expert calls/virtual meetings and attend on-site meetings.

Commercial / Financial

• Demonstrate mindfulness of project budgets and scopes of work; work with Client Services team members to identify issues and support good recoverability.

• Input into the development of scopes of work/cost estimates.

• Complete timesheets on time and meet productivity targets.

Business Development

• Identify opportunities for organic growth on accounts and communicate to the senior account teams.

• Support the development of discrete medical content for proposals and pitch presentations.

EDUCATION

A life science degree. Required.

EXPERIENCE

AREA OF EXPERTISE REQUIRED/PREFERRED

Established medical communications professional- breadth and depth in medical writing for a range of deliverables.

Ability to coordinate the delivery of editorial projects and to provide scientific excellence across a number of accounts and therapy areas.

Experience in client and clinical expert liaison.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Act as a source of expertise regarding a range of products, therapy areas, data sets, account-specific processes, and industry standards,advising others as needed; keep on top of updates to medical literature within relevant therapy area(s) and share knowledge.

• Be recognized as an expert and key contact (internally and externally) across several deliverables.

• Autonomy in leading the development of content for a range of project types across one or more accounts, with minimal need for input from scientific leads.

• Manage the delivery of content for a defined section(s) of book of work (e.g., several closely related projects).

• Share expertise, brief and review work for other account team members, coach less experienced Writers, and work collaboratively with the account team as appropriate.

COMPETENCIES

Pace and Organization

• Highly organized and comfortable managing workload, including when dealing with fast-paced projects or peaks in the volume of work.

• Mindful of budget and scope for each project; keen to support good recoverability.

Decision Making

• Draw on experience and established skill set to make sound decisions, overcome challenges, and maximize opportunities, yet still know when to seek advice.

• Critically appraise briefs to identify gaps and plan delivery and appropriate next steps; stay alert to potential pitfalls or knowledge gaps and take action to address these.

Communication

• Communicate clearly, confidently, and professionally in person and via phone/email/virtual meeting, tailored to the specific context.

• Build positive relationships across a range of client functions, external experts, and internal colleagues.

Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing

• Work collaboratively as part of a team to help meet overall account team objectives.

• Identify, flag, and challenge possible deviations from best practice and recommend appropriate solutions.

• Set a positive and motivating example for less experienced Writers; begin to coach and mentor less experienced Writers and new account team members as needed.

Delegation and Leadership Style

• Take a leading role on a small account or part of an account, as required, taking overall responsibility for successful delivery and instilling accountability in others.

• Confidently take the lead on developing content for assigned projects.

• Effectively brief other account team members and Studio as appropriate, providing further direction and support as needed.

• Competently review work from other Writers and provide clear and constructive feedback in a supportive, respectful, and collaborative manner to support development.

• Understand the value of delegation and consider opportunities to delegate.

Development

• Strive to achieve writing excellence across a broad range of therapy areas and medical communications deliverables.

• Invest in own progression: proactively discuss objectives, training needs, and development opportunities with line manager.

• Demonstrate a consciousness of the wider business by supporting colleague development, account recoverability/ revenue, and broader company initiatives, as appropriate.

• Develop coaching and mentoring techniques to support less experienced Writers.

• Develop self-awareness around preferred communication style and those of account team members to help facilitate effective communication.

Strategic Thinking

• Begin to develop a deeper awareness of client goals and challenges relating to specific projects, and be able to effectively communicate and discuss these with colleagues.

• Critically appraise strategic direction of written materials as part of technical review process.

• Proactively contribute creative ideas to provide added value to projects, identify new opportunities for organic growth on accounts.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

22-08-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English