Senior Medical Writer

At Sciterion, we’re looking for strategic scientific thinkers who go beyond the data. People who instinctively ask: what does this evidence mean in practice, how will it influence clinical behaviour, and where can it have the greatest impact?

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Do you want to lead, not just deliver? How will you shape scientific strategy across medical affairs—from pre-launch through to launch and beyond—lead high-value discussions with senior stakeholders, and confidently challenge thinking with a clear, evidence-based point of view.

We’re hiring for Senior Medical Writers who will shape content and drive scientific strategy.

The role

You will be responsible for the creation of high-quality medical content, to meet and exceed our client's project objectives and to ensure our work is delivered on time and to budget. Working across a range of therapy areas you will provide strategic direction on a wide range of accounts.

Core duties and responsibilities

• Maintain a high quality of medical writing with excellent briefing and reviewing skills
• Assist with the promotion of quality control processes and procedures
• Develop an understanding of new therapeutic areas quickly and comprehensively
• Build an understanding of client and competitor products, therapy areas, portfolio, and clinical and commercial strategy in the context of the current market
• Keep up-to-date with industry codes of practice/legislation
• Act as the Technical Lead on designated client projects
• Plan your workload and contribute to resourcing for your team
• Work collaboratively with account team members to ensure that all account objectives are met
• Build relationships with clients and/or external experts
• Identify opportunities to maximise existing client accounts
• Assist with the development of proposals and present at pitches when appropriate
• When appropriate, contribute to development of project specifications, cost estimates xwzovoh and reconciliations
• Monitor project costs against agreed budgets and notify the Client Services team of any changes to the specification at the earliest opportunity

The person

• 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