Medical Writer Permanent

Our client is a successful independent pharma and healthcare communications agency that is based in Cheshire. They are currently seeking an experienced Medical Writer to join their team.

In this role, you will write and manage the production of high-quality printed and multimedia scientific and educational materials for clients in the pharmaceutical industry.  Working closely with clients across multiple therapy areas, you will build strong relationships with them and contribute towards them fulfilling their communication, marketing and strategic objectives.

The successful candidate will enjoy a competitive salary and benefits that include 25 days of holidays, a contributory pension, spot incentives, and much more. In addition to this, our client also offers their staff a diverse range of opportunities and career progression.

Responsibilities:

• Research, write, or edit and proof a broad range of materials for medical and marketing pharmaceutical clients
• Managing a portfolio of jobs across a range of clients and therapy areas
• Provide editorial and on-site support in preparation for client-sponsored meetings
• Contribute with ideas and scientific direction for the development of creative designs

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• PhD and excellent undergraduate life science degree
• Previous relevant editorial or  medical communications agency or considerable publications experience from academia required
• Demonstrable competence in scientific and commercial writing and able to adapt tone and language to communicate effectively with different target audiences.
• Excellent project/time-management and organisational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good knowledge of several therapeutic areas, medical products and the pharmaceutical industry
• Awareness of the drug development process and pharmaceutical codes of practice

As our client is a successful and small agency, they are able to offer a wide variety of job opportunities that are tailored to individual members of the team.

For more information or to submit an application for this role, please contact Sabine Willms on 01932 797963 or sabine.willms@id-ss.com.

ID Search & Selection has been successfully placing candidates in healthcare communications jobs for over 15 years. Along the way we’ve built many long term relationships with candidates and clients. We’re now trusted recruitment partners to many leading companies, big, small, network and independent.

Our consultants are knowledgeable and professional and will be happy to offer information and advice. We are with you every step of the way, providing a supportive and communicative service that we will tailor to your unique needs.

If you feel that this is not quite the role for you, but are looking for something similar, please feel free to reach out as we would be happy to have a chat.