Reports to the Senior or Principal Medical Writer
Job Summary
Medical content development encompasses a range of deliverables including strategy/ planning, conferences, advisory boards, and interactive content. This is a fantastic role, working with on a team that partners with a growing portfolio of leading pharma clients across rare disease and oncology therapeutic areas.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Job Summary
Medical content development encompasses a range of deliverables including strategy/ planning, conferences, advisory boards, and interactive content. This is a fantastic role, working with on a team that partners with a growing portfolio of leading pharma clients across rare disease and oncology therapeutic areas.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensuring that quality control is paramount within all materials produced across the business
- Developing written materials (for subsequent review by Lead / Senior Medical Writer) in line with client requirements (internal/external), timelines, Open Health Medical Communications editorial policy, ABPI Code of Practice and key product messages
- May include editing as well as writing
- Ensuring all written material is:
- Appropriately pitched
- On brief when delivered
- Delivered on time
- Fully referenced and, where applicable, abides by the ABPI Code of Practice
- Attending conferences / advisory board meetings with Lead / Senior Medical Writer and develop first draft of report for review
- Coordinating effectively and efficiently with appropriate members of the Open Health Medical Communications team
- Ensuring line manager and accounts team, where appropriate, are continually updated on project progress
- Developing an understanding of the various client brand and disease areas
- Undertaking or directing research into therapy areas, as needed
- Liaising with authors / advisors (including attending face-to-face meetings), with the support of a Lead / Senior Medical Writer
- Experience as an Associate Medical Writer or Medical Writer in a medcomms, healthcare agency or pharma environment
- Thorough understanding of the client’s therapeutic area and ability to provide strategic input
- Strong understanding of science and medicine, the healthcare environment and the medical education/communications industry
- Manager, trainer, delegator
- Strong leadership skills
- Approachability
- Significant experience in a healthcare agency or pharmaceutical company role
- Excellent project management and analytical skills
- Financial acumen
- Ability to multitask and prioritise; excellent time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Competent in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
- Sound understanding of the ABPI Code of Practice
- As required by business needs