Scientific Director

CK Group are recruiting for a Senior Medical Writer to join a pharmaceutical consulting company who are based in Milton Keynes on a permanent basis.

Company:

Our client is an innovative consulting company working in the Pharmaceutical industry.

Location:

The role is based in Milton Keynes and offers hybrid working with 2 days a week on site.

Role:

• Developing scientific content to support clients’ internal education and training programmes and their external medical communications initiatives.
• Contributing to leading new initiatives, driving business and mentoring members of the team.
• Planning and writing materials across various formats and in a variety of therapy areas, ensuring in every case that communications objectives are met, and a high level of technical accuracy is maintained.
• Liaising with clients regarding project briefing, planning and delivery and liaison with external experts who are speaking or developing content on behalf of clients.
• Attending and reporting on scientific advisory boards.
• Reviewing and editing manuscripts.
• Briefing designers and/or digital developers to ensure scientific content is accurately and effectively portrayed.
• Quality control of final documents.
• Reviewing clinical papers and abstracts to incorporate data effectively into communications materials.
• Developing core claims documents based on the literature.
• Integrating, interpreting, and summarising scientific data from a variety of sources and adapting this information according to the client brief.
• Submitting materials for compliance review and incorporating any necessary changes to obtain approval for use.

• Educated to degree level or above in life sciences or a related field. 
• Experience of working within the pharmaceutical industry either in a pharmaceutical medical/brand/commercial team or in a medical communications agency.
• Experience of a wide range of writing projects (outlines, manuscripts, slide decks, e-learning programmes).
• Ability to interpret clinical data and rapidly assimilate new therapy areas.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• IT literate with working knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, WORD, Excel and PowerPoint).

It is essential that applicants hold the entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 108 328 in all correspondence.