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Principal Medical Writer

Real Chemistry
London
1 week ago
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It's not every day we have a chance to make the world a healthier place-but here, it's our way of life. Idealistic? Maybe. Deeply pragmatic? Always. Real Chemistry is a global health innovation company that has carved out its space at the intersection between healthcare, marketing and communications, tech, and the people at the heart of it all. It's with a great sense of purpose that we work together with brave health and wellness companies to create and inspire healthier, happier, and longer lives. It's our passion. And if you're still reading, we're guessing it might be yours too. We are looking to add to our alchemic mix of more than 2,000 talented professionals. At Real Chemistry, we don't just wish the world was healthier. We leverage tech, data and creativity to make it so. You in?

Real Chemistry is looking for a Principal Medical Writer to join our growing team!

Our Principals play a fundamental role in shaping individual projects within an account with the support and direction of others. They co-lead the creation of outstanding medical content across various therapy areas and provide strategic insights to elevate client deliverables. This position is ideal for a proactive communicator who enjoys managing writing teams, ensuring quality and accuracy, and acting as a primary contact for clients. Our Principals have the opportunity to specialise in content development, team leadership, and/or strategic thinking.

What you'll do:

  • Therapy area and scientific expertise:Co-lead development of high-quality medical content under senior direction across multiple therapy areas and initiatives to meet/exceed client expectations
  • Strategic thinking:
    • Provide strategic input to aligned accounts
    • Demonstrate confidence and competent in questioning to probe and understand client briefs and distil for Real Chemistry teams
    • Adopt a questioning mindset to scientifically and strategically challenge and elevate outputs with clients and internal teams
  • Client relationships:Act as day-to-day medical contact for clients
  • Managing and advising:
    • Manage and mentor junior individuals and teams to work competently, confidently and efficiently to deliver high-quality work in high-pressure situations
    • Be responsible for guaranteeing the accuracy and quality of assets and that they are crafted and delivered in line with client objectives and expectations
    • Delegate work within account to ensure everyone is hitting billable targets and learning through new opportunities
  • Project expertise:Co-lead excellent medical content across a broad range of deliverables, demonstrating versatility
  • Content excellence:
    • Uphold and advocate for the highest standards in medical writing within accounts
    • Identify the most appropriate channel, style and format for a project to achieve client objectives and maximise engagement
  • Quality standards:
    • Uphold the highest standards within accounts
    • Advocate for best practices in project management and delivery to maintain the highest content quality within account
    • Lead development of knowledge training for junior members within account

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

  • Our Company values - Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an "I" - really speak to you.
  • You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We're always evolving.
  • You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.
  • You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What you should have:

  • You should bring previous experience of medical writing at an SMW level or above
  • Previous experience managing medical writers and interacting regularly with clients is essential
  • A profound understanding of healthcare, science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry is essential
  • A high level of academic achievement is expected
  • You'll need to be personable, articulate, and capable of nurturing relationships

Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have office locations in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us. For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are also actively opening new office locations, so if one opens near you, our Real HART policy will apply. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in-office team meetings, 1:1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on-site learning, and connecting with client partners is a critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together - and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person - but also supports flexibility for our people.

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, including a primary office location near in Moorgate, 25 days holiday, private medical insurance, dental insurance, and pension contributions. Other perks include health and wellness reimbursements, happy hours, and free healthy snacks to keep you running all day long. Learn more about our great benefits and perks at: http://www.realchemistry.com/.

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