Senior Medical Writer Permanent

Our client is a market leading medical communications agency and seeking a Senior Medical Writer to join their team in Oxfordshire with flexible working.

The role focuses on fast paced oncology, diabetes and devices publications and medical affairs accounts with client facing and line management opportunities. You would have the opportunity to utilise the full scope of your med comms experience and therapy area expertise, to meet client requirements and deliver high quality materials.

In return you can expect a great salary and benefits including private healthcare, pension and 25 days holiday as well as excellent continuing professional development and career progression.

To be considered for this role you will require previous medical communications agency writing experience, and be fully eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities:

• Use strategic insight and prior healthcare communications experience to provide practical input into specific marketing / communication / educational challenges being faced by clients and internal teams
• Lead discussions relating to assigned accounts/projects, at a strategic and tactical level, with clients, thought leaders and internal colleagues
• Ensure client briefs are fully understood and confirmed for all projects
• Accurate and precise implementation of client / author amends and comments
• Line manage / mentor more junior writers
• Quality Control checking of copy for other Medical Writers across the department

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Educated to degree level or higher in a biomedical science
• Several years’ experience medical writing experience gained in an agency environment
• Highly experienced with the versatility to work across the whole range of products and services
• Able to provide senior editorial advice and support to all members of the account team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Our client excels in providing training and development opportunities and the structure of their business allows for client and therapy area diversity.

For more information or to apply for this role, please contact Jon Gawley on 01932 797996.

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