Job Description

I’m hiring for an entry-level medcomms MedicalWriter

The ideal candidate would have a PhD and even some postdoc experience so they are confident interpreting and visualizing data. Bonus points for prior hashtag#publications experience too 🎉🤓

Although remote, the candidate must have the right to work in the UK.

💡Top tip: Please do your research before you apply and treat your CV as your first deliverable.


The job description is a little bit wrong so I’ll paste the details here:

As a key member of our Content Development Team, you will be responsible for producing a variety of medical communications deliverables to a high standard, by carrying out the following activities:
• Provide consistent, high-quality writing with oversight for assigned projects in accordance with the needs and objectives of the client, compliance requirements, intended audience, and modality.
o Writing should be grammatically correct, consistent, and accurate, plus adapted to appropriate writing style for audience with guidance.
• Monitor and take responsibility for scheduled tasks, communicating with team members to deliver on time and within budgeted scope.
• Exercise excellent interpersonal/communication skills for effective and professional liaison with the internal team, clients, healthcare professionals, and other key stakeholders.
o Respond effectively to questions related to allocated areas of responsibility.
• Adopt and maintain growth mindset:
o Identify innovative ideas for active projects.
• Welcome feedback and look to continually improve deliverables, with support.
• Follow applicable company standard operating procedures (SOPs) and compliance requirements.
• Actively participate in an environment of continuous improvement.
• Travel to local or international face-to-face client meetings, congresses, or other meeting types, if needed (up to 10% of contracted hours per year).

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences; advanced degree in scientific or medical discipline (MS, MD, PharmD, PhD) preferred.
• Experience writing medical or scientific content.
• Native English speaker or bilingual/proficient level of academic English.
• A passion for communicating science and pride for your work.
• Self-directed. Prioritizes tasks and manages time efficiently to meet deadlines within budgeted scope.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work respectfully and harmoniously as part of a cross-functional team.
• Proficiency producing content in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Familiar with web-based tools and approaches for independent literature research.
• Comfortable interpreting and communicating scientific and clinical information.
• A basic understanding of the publication process and congress activities.
• Ability to perform independent literature research using web-based research tools and approaches.