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Step Up with EMJ as a Senior Medical Writer!

Are you an experienced Medical Writer ready to take your expertise to the next level? EMJ is looking for aSenior Medical Writerto elevate our content creation, mentor rising talent, and help drive the future of medical education. If you're passionate about leading impactful projects and influencing healthcare communications, we want to hear from you!

What's in it for you:

  • Grow with us – this is a high-impact role with opportunities for progression and the chance to shape the future of the EMJ brand and content strategy.
  • EnjoyBupa medical cashbackafter passing probation andAviva private medical insuranceafter one year, keeping you covered when it matters most.
  • OurBike to Work schemehelps you save money and stay active on your commute.
  • Start with25 days of holiday, plus an extra day for each year of service (up to 30 days!).
  • 1.5-Hour Gym Lunch: Make time for fitness with an extended lunch break so you can hit the gym without the rush. Whether it’s joining ourRun CluborFootball group, we’ve got your fitness goals covered!
  • We offerenhanced maternity leave, ensuring time to bond with your baby.
  • From ourlegendary Summer Ballto festive Christmas celebrations, we love bringing everyone together.

What You’ll Do:

  • Create high-quality, scientifically rigorous content across a wide range of medical articles, includingsymposium reviewsandKOL interviewswithin various therapy areas.
  • Assist in developing grant proposals by writing educational needs assessments, gap analyses, learning objectives, agendas, and content summaries
  • Lead and manage multiple projects, ensuring on-time delivery of top-tier educational content in collaboration with our Commercial and Publishing teams.
  • Mentor junior writersby reviewing their work, leading workshops, and providing valuable feedback to help them sharpen their skills.
  • Take a proactive approach toresearch and project briefs, digging deep into scientific data, journal articles, and congress materials to ensure accuracy and relevance.
  • Develop and overseemultimedia contentsuch aswebinars,podcasts, andinfographics, ensuring each project not only meets but exceeds client expectations.
  • Attend international congresses, presenting and selecting key scientific sessions for coverage, keeping yourself and the team ahead of industry trends.
  • Build strong relationships with clientsand KOLs, becoming the go-to expert for high-quality, compliant medical communications.
  • Ensure all content adheres toethical, legal, and regulatory standards, maintaining the highest scientific quality in every project.

What Makes This Role Special:

  • Lead the chargeon groundbreaking medical content while having a real impact on the growth of your team and clients.
  • Opportunities to presentand attend top-tier international congresses, expanding your professional network and deepening your knowledge.
  • Collaborate on exciting multimedia content likewebinarsandpodcasts—no two days are the same here!

Who you are:

  • You have ahigher academic degree(PhD, PharmD preferred) in a scientific, medical, or healthcare-related field.
  • You bring3+ years of experiencein medical writing, ideally in CME orgrant proposals
  • Yourorganisational skillsare top-notch—you can juggle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while always meeting deadlines.
  • You’re a naturalmentor, ready to guide junior writers and elevate the whole team’s output.
  • Experience buildingstrong client relationshipsand handling feedback with creativity and professionalism.
  • Broad knowledge across various therapeutic areas with the ability toadapt and thrive in new subjectsas needed.
  • A solid understanding ofpharmaceutical regulationsand the importance of compliance in healthcare communications.

Key Information

  • Reports to:Victoria Nash
  • Hours:8.30am – 5pm, Mon-Fri
  • Location:This role is based onsite in our London/Moorgate office
  • High Performance working: Up to 2 days flexibility to work from home (FT in office during probation)

We offer a hybrid work environment, balancing office and remote work. To support your training and development during your initial three-month probation, this period will be fully office-based, five days a week. Following this, we anticipate a regular office presence of at least three days a week to maintain collaboration and team connection.

About EMJ

EMJ's purpose is to elevate the quality of healthcare globally, by supporting all healthcare professionals with free and easy access to medical journals and lifelong learning opportunities. We do this to create Gold Medal Winners, enabling healthcare professionals to become the best versions of themselves. Similarly we equip our employees with all the skills, tools and knowledge they need to be in the top 10% of what they do and create Gold Medal Winners in the company.

At EMJ, we believe in…

  • Taking care of your own: We all need to beproactiveand responsible for our own actions. This will lead to aninspiringplace to work that we are allproudof.
  • Going the extra mile: Always give your best performance, this will create a team that isdifferentto anything else, full ofhard working, gold medal winners.
  • Entire buy in: Everyone hasloyaltyto our vision, values, culture, and the long-term goals of EMJ. We are committed to doing so in apositiveandpassionateway.

Find out moreabout usandcareersat EMJ.

Application process:

Your CV will be reviewed by the Recruitment team. If successful, we will be in touch to arrange a 20-30 min video call. Following this there will be a writing task and a 2-stage interview process, one focused on competencies and one on the EMJ values.


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