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Senior Medical Writer

Our Senior Medical Writers are responsible for driving day-to-day project delivery (with support from others) within an account in order to create outstanding medical content across a variety of therapy areas. This position is ideal for an experienced writer who has a passion for scientific and medical developments, a keen interest in AI, and who enjoys tackling new problems, interacting with clients, and mentoring internal team members.

Key Responsibilities

Scientific knowledge

Confidently steps into new therapeutic areas
Starting to lead discussions with clients and external experts on therapy area, drivers which influence treatment decision-making and patient pathways
Strategic knowledge: Helps to lead meetings and strategic discussions with clients

AI

Proactively utilizes a broad range of AI solutions to streamline complex projects, with support from others
Evaluates and implements AI-driven solutions to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of projects, identifying opportunities for improvement and collaborating with team members to optimize project delivery
Provides guidance and training to team members on best practice

Project ownership

Leads content delivery for complex projects with supervision from senior team, delegating to AMW/MWs as needed and where appropriate to ensure timely execution to a high standard
Skilled in achieving communications objectives by employing a broad range of channels and formats

Project development

Interrogates briefs from clients/internal teams and proactively flags any queries or potential issues
Applies critical thinking skills towards a project brief to achieve deliverables in a timely and efficient manner
Provides a proactive, solution-focused approach towards resolving queries, and addressing feedback
Initiates discussions with Account Teams regarding potential barriers to successful project completion that may arise

Editorial

Develops compelling narratives from complex information
Structures and writes novel projects that may not have been executed previously

Quality control

Takes responsibility for overall quality of deliverables with supervision from senior team
Reviews JMWs’ work for adherence to brief, client objectives and quality of writing, providing constructive feedback
On site: Leads elements of the on-site programme across a variety of events with support from others
Client liaison: Leads scientific discussion with clients and external experts as appropriate to capture briefs, resolve queries, and progress scientific content development in timely and efficient manner

Growth and new business

Supports development of scientific content for new therapeutic areas for new business
Proactively identifies new business opportunities with new and existing clients
Project management: Provides timely and accurate communication to accounts team on writer hours, and project progress
Teamwork: Trains/mentors junior writers on account-specific therapy area knowledge and processes

Qualifications and skills

You should bring a strong scientific background with a degree in a scientific or medical discipline (post-graduate degree preferred). A high level of academic achievement is expected