Medical Writer

Medical Writer

About Astellas
At Astellas we are a progressive health partner, delivering value and outcomes where needed.
We pursue innovative science, focusing initially on the areas of greatest potential and then developing solutions where patient need is high, often in rare or under-served disease areas and in life-threatening or life-limiting diseases and conditions.
We work directly with patients, doctors and health care professionals on the front line to ensure patient and clinical needs are guiding our development activities at every stage.
Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn’t a buzzword - it’s a guiding principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division.
We work closely with regulatory authorities and payers to find new ways to ensure access to new therapies. We deliver the latest insights and real-world evidence to inform the best decisions for patients and their caregivers, to ensure the medicines we develop continue to provide meaningful outcomes.
Beyond medicines, we support our stakeholder communities to drive initiatives that improve awareness, education, access and ultimately standards of care.

The Opportunity
As a Medical Writer at Astellas Pharma, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of healthcare. You will contribute to therapies that tackle unmet medical needs, transforming patient care across the globe. Your work will not only change lives but also allow you to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in medicine, technology, and research, pushing boundaries to solve healthcare’s biggest challenges.

Hybrid Working
At Astellas we recognise the importance of balancing your work and home life, so we offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues in person at the office alongside the flexibility to work from home; optimising the most productive work environment for you to succeed and deliver.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a lead medical writer for complex documents with strategic aspects.
• Coordinate, manage, and facilitate tasks necessary for document completion within a document team.
• Develop a comprehensive document work plan that enables the team to work efficiently and effectively.
• Provide intellectual leadership and contribute document knowledge and expertise to the document team.
• Collect, monitor, and maintain metrics associated with document creation and quality review.

Essential Knowledge & Experience

• Proven experience as a medical writer in the pharmaceutical or related industry.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong work ethic with a passion for working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, tact, diplomacy, integrity, and professionalism in all interactions.
• Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Outlook.

Preferred Knowledge & Experience

• MS/MA/advanced degree with several years as a writing professional in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Technical expert for several major document types produced by medical writing.

Education/Qualifications

• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience.

Additional Information

• This is a full-time, permanent position.
• This position is based in the United Kingdom.
• This position follows our hybrid working model. Role requires a blend of home and a minimum of 1 day per quarter in our Addlestone office. Flexibility may be required in line with business needs.
  We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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