Senior Medical Writer (publications & medical affairs) - Healthcare Practice

The role

You will deliver scientifically robust content across medical communications outputs including clinical publications and medical affairs. You will manage client accounts, mentor junior writers, and lead scientific discussions with clients and external experts.

What you will do

• Deliver scientifically accurate content across assigned accounts
• Create clinical publications and congress submissions
• Deliver medical affairs including ad boards, training materials, and presentations
• Serve as key writer on client accounts or workstreams
• Perform scientific review of other writers' work
• Manage editorial scheduling and resourcing for projects
• Lead scientific discussions with clients and external experts
• Mentor and coach junior writers
• Provide accurate estimates of editorial time for budgets and proposals
• Contribute scientific sections to pitches and proposals

Required qualifications

• A degree in a life science or biomedical discipline
• Previous experience working for a Medical Communications (Med Comms) Agency
• At least 3 years' experience in medical writing
• Strong scientific literacy
• Excellent written English
• Competence in Microsoft Office
• Competence in reference management tools (e.g., EndNote)
• Competence in client project management systems (e.g., Datavision, Veeva)
• Experience leading conversations with clients and/or external experts

Nice to have

• MSc or PhD advantageous

Benefits

• 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays (rising to a maximum of 30 days)
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Private Medical insurance (for you and your family)
• Income Protection insurance
• Life Assurance at 4x your salary
• Financial support and advice
• Travel insurance (for you and your family)
• An annual wellness benefit of £150
• Four-week sabbatical after every 5 years' service
• Structured support to move into Associate Principal and Principal roles
• Professional development opportunities within the AVENIR GLOBAL network
• Great social events

Before you apply

• Recruitment process can consist of virtual interviews, in person interviews, and written tasks
• Candidates must not use AI to generate application content or complete written tasks
• Submissions may be reviewed using AI detection tools

About the company

Madano offers dedicated training to enable employees to become experts in their field and trusted advisors to clients.