Medical Writer

Overview

About HCG:

The Healthcare Consultancy Group (HCG) is powered by a fusion of science, creativity, and digital—all catalyzed by a culture of curiosity and innovation. We work to accelerate product understanding and acceptance, bringing clients’ medicines closer to the patients who need them. We are recognized leaders in medical communications. Our awards span creative, digital, HCP engagement, innovation, culture, and purpose. This is all thanks to our brilliant people, who are at the center of everything we do. We grow as individuals. We grow together. At HCG, every voice is valued, and everyone belongs.

Medical Writer

Location: UK office based/remote/hybrid

About Synergy:

Synergy Worldwide is a medical communications group with offices in London, Philadelphia, and New York, combining scientific know-how, strategic thinking, and creativity. We partner with some of the world’s most influential biopharmaceutical organisations throughout their products’ lifecycles.

About the Role:

Medical Writers are directly responsible for the generation of high-quality medical copy, working across multiple accounts and projects simultaneously. They are part of the scientific services team within Synergy, understanding key client requirements and ensuring that copy is delivered on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities:

Communication

• Understand the purpose and role of communications in the wider therapy area and commercial landscape.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly to different audiences through a variety of media (print and digital).

Organisation and Planning

• Keep the Client Services team informed regularly on project status, ensuring that any issues are flagged in a timely manner with solutions proposed and discussed.
• Recognise that each of your tasks form part of a wider project, and ensure that your team are kept up to date with your progress.
• Support the team with planning and scheduling of projects, ensuring status sheets are created and kept up to date.
• Demonstrable ability to work on multiple projects and accounts simultaneously, delivering quality work on time and to budget.
• Comply with all project process steps, ensuring all projects are submitted in line with internal review processes.
• Understand timelines, budgetary constraints, and the importance of adhering to scopes of work.
• Contribute to the management of client review systems for your accounts.
• Enter time and submit expenses by the deadlines set, using appropriate job codes.

Scientifically Savvy

• Show a clear understanding of the core scientific principles as they apply to medical communications projects.
• Demonstrate strong scientific writing, editing, and data comprehension skills.
• Undertake content development with input and guidance from senior team members.
• Demonstrate ability to craft a story from scientific data that addresses the desired strategy.
• Support proposal development and attend pitches as required.

Collaboration and Building Relationships

• Establish excellent client relationships through attending planning calls.
• Participate in account planning meetings.
• Build effective relationships with external suppliers and key opinion leaders.
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships within and across departments.

Taking the Initiative

• Use your initiative to find and proactively communicate solutions to challenging scenarios.
• Maintain a working knowledge of pharmaceutical industry standards and compliance.
• Keep up to date with the latest developments in your key therapy areas.
• Own responsibility for your personal development, regularly looking for other ways to learn and grow professionally.

Skills and Experience:

Essential

• Educated to degree level in a relevant science subject and/or 2 years’ relevant medical writing experience.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office programmes.
• 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.

Salary Range: £33,000 - £45,000.

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.

The companies within HCG are 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.