Principal Medical Writer

Summary

Join Precision AQ, an award-winning global healthcare market access consultancy, as a Principal Medical Writer for a 12-month fixed-term contract, fully remote in the UK. The primary responsibility is to create high-quality, evidence-based content that meets client objectives and translates science into clinical benefits. You will collaborate with a team, lead scientific projects, manage regulatory reviews, and contribute to business development. The role requires extensive medical writing experience, ideally from an agency, pharma, or CRO environment, and expertise in specific therapeutic areas. Superior communication, time management, and client interaction skills are essential. You will be involved in content development, client management, financial management, and project management.

Requirements

• Extensive Medical Writing experience gained ideally from an agency, pharma or CRO environment
• Experience of working in one/more of the following therapeutic Areas-Oncology, Influenza (and/or vaccines), Rare diseases, Neurology or Immunology
• Experience of writing for external audiences in one/more of the following: Symposia, Standalones, Advisory boards, Scientific communication platforms or Publications (abstracts, orals, posters, manuscripts)
• Impeccable written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and within a collaborative team setting - prepared to take ownership of own projects
• Superior time management skills to work effectively within demanding timelines
• Experience of working in a client facing environment with the ability to interact in a professional manner

Responsibilities

• Writes, reviews, and provides feedback/direction to others involved in the content development process (eg, Medical Writers, Editors, Graphic Artists) to ensure that the content meets the objectives and strategic needs of the client and adheres to the established Precision AQ standards
• Analyses, interprets, and utilises complex medical documents; reviews analyses conducted by junior team members
• Maintains current knowledge (e.g. conducts literature searches) regarding competitor products, drugs in development, treatment, and strategic issues for assigned therapeutic area(s) to ensure delivery of the most up-to-date, accurate, and clinically relevant information/content for assigned products
• May attend medical conferences and assess competitor product activity and market opportunities for client products
• Provides scientific and strategic background to Writers, Editors, and other staff members
• Oversees and manages the regulatory review process for all projects within client team(s)
• Ensures consistency and leverages learnings in regulatory review and other processes across client team(s)
• Help design and attend advisory meetings and workshops
• Assists with strategic planning for business development
• Leads and/or supports others in discussions of content directly with clients and external experts
• Identifies and helps develop new clients in the relevant medical field
• Development of budget for scientific-based projects for pitch proposals and existing programmes
• Takes responsibility for flagging over-service/potential over-service on scientific projects, including for more junior members of the writing team, and for putting solutions in place
• Identification of freelance resource needs, plus freelance support identification, recruitment, and ongoing management as required, in liaison with the leadership team
• Manages timelines and expectations throughout the content development process
• Assists with strategic planning for business development
• Identifies new business opportunities on existing accounts
• Participates in new business development presentations and pitches