Senior Medical Writer, Medcomms

inScience Communications, part of Springer Healthcare, is a global team built on professional integrity, scientific intelligence and strategic insight. We are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, clarity and ethical practice while demonstrating the value of science and medicine. In an environment where scrutiny is ever-increasing, the inScience Communications team successfully deliver scientific communications solutions for a range of pharmaceutical company clients with a level of expertise to match.

We’re looking for a Senior Medical Writer with solid writing experience in a medical communications agency and fantastic client liaison and interaction skills. You’ll lead and manage the delivery of scientific content for a range of medical communications. You’ll enjoy a diverse and varied role that includes mentoring, applying your therapeutic knowledge to the strategic marketing of pharmaceuticals, and providing editorial advice to a variety of stakeholders across publication plans and/or communication programmes. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to revenue targets through strong project management of a varied range of projects.

This is a fantastic role where you’ll be part of a collaborative and supportive team with further career development opportunities. Applications from Medical Writers looking for their next step are also very welcome.

A competitive salary, bonus and benefits package are on offer. The role will be based in our London, Knutsford or Chester office. You will be working remotely from the UK, until the offices re-open where you will be expected to work on site under the company working from home policy.

Find out more about us at: http://www.insciencecommunications.com/

Key duties:

• Provide strategic direction and manage tactical delivery of scientific content for a range of medical communications • Act as senior editorial lead for one or more accounts. • Advise Senior and Scientific Services Directors about editorial resource requirements. • Review scientific content for a range of medical communications • Provide support on editorial projects delegated to Medical Writers and Associate Medical writers • Liaise with Senior and Scientific Services Directors on junior writers’ training needs and provide coaching and mentoring as required • Apply knowledge of the therapeutic use and strategic marketing of pharmaceuticals to account plans, strategic publication plans, strategic communication programmes, proposals and pitches • Provide scientific input to complement Account Management in developing new opportunities within accounts • Coach and mentor junior writers as required • Assist with delivering editorial training in relevant therapy area/discipline • Support team working principles and collaboration within inScience Communications, the account team and other departments, by attending team and editorial meetings/tutorials

Travel requirements:

• Travelling and attendance at client meetings, new business pitches, scientific congresses and Advisory Boards, on an ad hoc basis, when appropriate and as required

Minimum Qualifications:

Essential

• Life science degree Desired • Life science degree in pharmacy or medicine • Higher degree

Previous Work Experience:

Essential

• Solid writing experience in a medical communications agency • Strong reviewing/coaching experience in a medical communications agency • A broad range of therapeutic knowledge.(desirable) Dermatology, Arthritis, Bio diseases, vaccines, inflammation and oncology, fertility, women’s health

To apply: Please submit a CV and covering letter, expressing your interest in the role, as well as your salary expectations and notice period.