Senior Medical Writer

Summary

Join M3's Medical Writing team as a creative and enthusiastic writer, contributing to content creation for Doctors.net.uk and other media. You will write, edit, and proofread high-quality, regulatory-compliant content for various clients. Responsibilities include planning campaigns, improving processes, and collaborating with internal and external teams. The ideal candidate possesses a life sciences degree or equivalent experience, at least 3 years of commercial/digital writing experience, and a strong understanding of pharmaceutical regulatory codes. The role offers potential for travel to medical conferences.

Requirements

• A degree, preferably a PhD, in life sciences, or equivalent experience in the medical, pharmaceutical or MedComms industries
• At least 3 years’ experience of commercial and/or digital writing (Med Comms, creative agency, education agency, pharma)
• Ability to write clear and concise, scientifically accurate copy, with excellent attention to detail
• Experience of working across a wide range of therapy areas
• Ability to understand concepts quickly
• A firm understanding of pharmaceutical regulatory codes of practice
• Confident in dealing with healthcare professionals and clients
• Able to develop and maintain strong professional relationships
• A clear concise communicator at all levels who develops trust easily, both internally and externally to the organisation
• Excellent time management skills
• Willingness to get involved and show initiative to improve and make internal processes more efficient
• Strong written and verbal communication, and listening skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build strong relationships critical to the success of this role
• Must be able to communicate clearly and concisely throughout the organisation

Responsibilities

• Writing, editing, proofreading and quality checking content
• Ensuring content produced is of the highest quality and is compliant to regulatory codes
• Planning campaigns with the wider team
• Establishing and maintaining processes to constantly improve efficiency and quality
• Ability to provide strategic and/or tactical input for client campaigns where required
• Attending client meetings to plan, scope and discuss campaigns (NB. day-to-day client relationships are managed by the Account Management team)
• Working with Business Directors on proposals and pitches
• Liaising with KOLs in relation to content development
• Working closely with the Design, Programme Management and Client Partnership teams
• Potential for travel to attend international and national medical conferences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of working on promotional post-launch drug campaigns would be preferable
• An interest (and preferably experience) in line management