Principal Medical Writer

August 13

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Description

• Reporting into the Editorial and Scientific Directors, this is a key role within our agency. • Working across a range of projects, you will take pride in delivering exceptional work and will be highly organised and forward thinking to ensure that all deliverables meet your clients’ needs.

Requirements

• An extensive track record of delivering a range of different written outputs • Has mastered writing to appeal to a range of audiences • Provides expert editorial guidance, including strategic insights on written material across the team and to senior management • Develops tailored solutions to meet client needs and improved clarity of project outcomes • Confident in reviewing and signing off written work from other members of the editorial team • Trusted scientific partner and client counsel on the accounts under your remit, gaining the respect and trust of the clients • In-depth and confident understanding of clients’ scientific strategy • Provides scientific counsel and expertise to the wider HU team as the content lead • Acknowledged as the internal expert across several therapy areas • Proactive development of existing accounts through identification of opportunities for growth and conversion into new or ongoing work from clients • Mentor/line-manage team members within the company and help develop their writing ability and editorial experience through coaching and experience building • Ensure highest scientific standards and clinical accuracy across projects and teams • Proactively identify ways to improve the efficiency and quality of the scientific content team • Strong experience of leading the scientific understanding and story for new business proposals • Generating new ideas/proposals for organic growth with existing clients • Manage timings and implementation of account deliverables with confidence and accuracy • Excellent presentation skills and a track record of developing successful new business proposals • High standards in grammar and understanding of the editorial skills needed for excellence in communication • Excellent writing skills and attention to detail • Understanding of end user needs (Patient, KOL, HCP, client)

Benefits

• Holiday Entitlement – 25 days per year, increasing by one day per year after two years of service (up to a maximum of 30 days per holiday year) • Purchase Holiday – opportunity to purchase up to five additional days of annual leave per year • Birthday Day off • Christmas Office Closure (usually three days) – separate to holiday entitlement • Flexible Bank Holiday Days • Volunteering Day • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption benefits • Pension Contributions - in line with auto enrolment guidelines, 5% employee contribution and 3% employer • Electrical Car Scheme • Tastecard • Opportunity to Working Abroad (up to 4 weeks) • Long-Service Awards – at each five-year milestone • Healthcare cashback scheme • Social events