Principal Medical Writer

Who We Are
Healthcare Consultancy Group (HCG) is the global healthcare communications partner for pharma and biotech, accelerating the impact of medical science.
HCG boldly defines the healthcare communications landscape at the convergence of people, purpose, science, and technology, driving the impact that pharma needs to realize the promise of innovative medicines.
We’ve created a unique model of four powerhouses - Commercial & Marketing, Medical Affairs, Publications, Regulatory - that enables hyperconnected, audience-centric engagement that delivers health impacts for our clients.
Why? Science requires it. HCP’s demand it. Patients deserve it. Pharma inspires it.

Our Purpose
We accelerate the impact of science.
Scientific discovery moves humanity forward, creating better ways to connect, to care, to live. The innovations our clients create not only improve lives but save them. We work every day to maximize that impact.
With the unrivaled ability to define what’s next, we keep clients ahead of the evolving industry landscape. Equal experts in the science and the humans behind it, we interrogate our client’s challenge to identify real opportunity. Our industry foresight is matched with relentless execution, and we partner with clients to ensure their story connects with the right audience when it matters most.
Together, we move medicine closer to patients. Together, we accelerate the impact of science.

About The Role
Principal Medical Writers are responsible for the production of high-quality medical content, always meeting the client’s communication objectives and ensuring work is delivered both on time and to budget. In addition to this, the Principal Medical Writer confidently incorporates strategic direction on assigned accounts and is the acknowledged go-to contact for in-depth knowledge of select therapy areas.
The Principal Medical Writer is responsible for ensuring each piece of work is written to a consistently high standard, and that internal processes are being adhered to. Principal Medical Writers generously share their time and knowledge throughout the team, giving constructive feedback to help develop medical writing skills.

Key Responsibilities
Communication

• Provide regular feedback to senior teams across accounts and projects
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly to different audiences through a variety of media (print and digital)
• Identify and communicate important updates and any medical/regulatory milestones to the team

Project Delivery

• Able to write across multiple projects and accounts simultaneously, whilst monitoring team output
• Consistently deliver client-ready deliverables across a wide range of projects
• Work closely with the wider team to lead and drive projects, providing expert content development support
• Demonstrate full compliance with internal processes and lead adherence to best practices across teams, setting the example for junior team members to follow
• Provide additional insight into writing styles, content inclusion, data interpretation, and subsequent actions based on previous experience
• Support the senior team by taking the lead on multi-writer projects, assisting with scientific and communications reviewing
• Partner with client services teams in forecasting and resource planning
• Provide feedback on scientific components of budget development
• Contribute to and support the evolution of best practices and processes, ensuring maximum efficiency
• Share in-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical industry standards and compliance to support the wider team
• Enter time and submit expenses by the deadlines set, using appropriate job codes

Scientifically Savvy

• Independently produce consistently high-level content
• Provide scientific leadership on assigned accounts, including implementing detailed strategic direction
• Demonstrate a high degree of scientific and commercial knowledge and insights across all activities
• Maintain an excellent and in-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical industry standards and compliance, acting as a role model for others to learn from

Business Development

• Participate in business development initiatives with both existing and potential clients when required

Collaboration and Building Relationships

• Establish and maintain excellent scientific relationships/communications with clients
• Establish and maintain excellent scientific relationships/communications with third-party suppliers, key opinion leaders, and medical experts to help develop high-quality content
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships within and across departments, attending and contributing to briefing/internal discussions when required

Developing Talent

• Oversee the work of and provide clear direction to junior scientific service colleagues, delegating responsibilities and tasks where appropriate to provide experience, growth, and knowledge transfer
• Review copy and provide helpful and clear constructive feedback to junior team members
• Ask team members (across all levels) for feedback, and proactively implement learnings
• Own responsibility for your personal development, regularly looking for other ways to learn and grow professionally by maximizing exposure to new opportunities, making the most of training, and requesting training as required

Taking the Initiative

• Own responsibility for your personal development, regularly looking for other ways to learn and grow professionally by maximizing exposure to new opportunities, making the most of training, and requesting training as required.
• Undertake tasks outside of the specifics of the job description where business reasons require it

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Educated to degree level in a relevant science subject or 5+ years’ experience as a Medical Writer in a medical communications agency or similar environment
• Extensive experience with medical writing
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office programmes (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Have an excellent command of the English language in both written and verbal communications

Desirable

• Previous experience in a medical communications agency or industry would be advantageous
• A keen interest in working and developing scientific expertise across a range of therapy areas
• Ability to travel

If there is anything in this ad that appeals to you, but your experience doesn’t match the criteria, please get in touch with us anyway as we’d love to hear from you.
HCG is an Equal Opportunity Employers. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any category or class of person protected by law.
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