Hot Job - Senior Medical Writer - London

This is an excellent opportunity to join and awarding winning medical communications agency with a great reputation. They require a senior medical writer to join the team in their London office.

Purpose:

To manage the delivery of the scientific content of medical communications for assigned accounts

Project work:

To write and manage delivery of scientific content for a range of medical communications that meet client needs, internal quality standards and timelines:

• Act as Lead Writer for one or more major accounts and provide the main point of contact on matters of scientific content for the client and KOLs
• Provide editorial quotes for costing purposes
• Advise Editorial Team Leader about resource requirements
• Recommend authors, publications and target journals
• Address journal peer review comments
• To review scientific content for range of medical communications, according to client needs, internal quality standards and agreed specifications, budgets and timeframes:
• Monitor quality, style and accuracy and provide timely, consistent and constructive feedback
• Ensure that projects reflect a thorough understanding of clients' marketing objectives and that key messages are supported appropriately
• Liaise with clients and Account Handler to agree specifications and check that client expectations are being met
• Liaise with Editorial Team Leader and Scientific Services Director on writers' training needs and provide coaching as required

Business Planning/commercial:

• To apply knowledge of the therapeutic use and strategic marketing of pharmaceuticals to account plans, strategic publication plans, strategic communication programmes, proposals and pitches:
• Participate fully in briefing and brainstorming meetings
• Provide scientific expertise to Business Development in the development of new business pitches and proposals
• Maintain broad awareness of developments in relevant therapeutic areas and discipline, editorial issues within publishing and the product portfolio
• Provide scientific input to complement Account Management in developing new opportunities within accounts

Financial:

• To contribute to revenue targets by ensuring that projects are progressed as soon as possible after confirmation
• To monitor own adherence to budget and utilisation rate
• To record and monitor actual time spent on a project against budgeted time, and complete timesheets in an accurate and timely manner.

Organisational:

• In conjunction with the Editorial Team Leader, to help develop writers within an account team to achieve their full potential:
• Coach and mentor junior writers as required
• Assist the Editorial Team Leader and Scientific Services Director in preparing and updating SOPs/training modules and in delivering editorial training in relevant therapy area/discipline
• Contribute to or conduct (as appropriate) performance and learning & development reviews and develop and monitor progress of objectives with direct reports
• To assist the Editorial Team Leader and Scientific Services Director in recruitment by interviewing candidates if required
• To support team working principles within Medical Communications, account team and other departments and collaboration between business units by attending team and editorial meetings/tutorials

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Life science degree, preferably a higher degree.
• Writing experience in a communications agency, the pharmaceutical industry/ healthcare industry or equivalent.
• Reviewing/coaching experience in a communications agency.
• Ideally management or supervisory experience.
• Good communication skills
• Business awareness
• Self development

Package:

A good package is offered including pension, bonus, private medical and 25 days holiday.

If you would like further details on this role please contact David Proudfoot on 01932 797963 or by email.