Overview
Responsibilities include leading diverse Medical Communications projects within a skilled project team to deliver high-quality work to clients. The role involves reviewing junior colleagues’ work for accuracy and quality, and planning and overseeing projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead diverse Medical Communications projects within a skilled project team to deliver high-quality work to clients
- Review junior colleagues’ work for accuracy and quality
- Plan and oversee projects
Salary and Benefits
- Salary: £50,000 per annum
- Benefits: Discretionary profit share bonuses paid twice per year, hybrid and flexible working options, generous holiday allowance, private medical insurance, critical illness cover, income protection, full funding for external training and more
Role Type and Start Date
- Role Type: Full-time, permanent
- Start Date: We are recruiting for start dates in early-mid 2026, including April and May. You will be asked to state your availability on your application form
Application Deadlines
There are no set application deadlines, but we strongly recommend applying as early as possible. The role or start dates may close when suitable candidates are found.
Location
This role is available at Costello Medical’s Global Headquarters in Cambridge, as well as our London, Manchester and Bristol offices.
About the Role
Do you have experience delivering publications or medical affairs projects? Costello Medical is growing and looking for candidates with prior experience in medical communications who enjoy content delivery and project management to join us as Senior Analysts and Senior Medical Writers. Senior Analysts and Senior Medical Writers take a leading role across projects, provide strategic advice to clients at project initiation, supervise the project team, and interact with clients. They are central to quality control, including the review of colleagues’ work and providing constructive feedback.
Project Types
Our Medical Communications sub-teams collaborate across:
- Publications: strategic publication planning, poster design and manuscript production, abstract development, and more
- Medical Affairs: delivering advisory boards, creating medical information materials, congress support, organising medical education events, developing medical education materials, and more
Client Relationships and Career Progression
You will play an integral role in supporting business development by cultivating and sustaining strong client relationships and identifying opportunities to offer additional services within existing projects. You may progress to increased responsibilities, including managing client relationships, preparing budgets and overseeing project finances, and line management of interns within your team.
Hybrid Working Policy
We offer flexible working arrangements that allow colleagues who have passed probation to work from home up to half their time, measured across a 2-week rolling period. During probation (normally the first 6 months), you may work from home 1 day per week.
Day in the Life
Learn more about a typical day in the life of a Senior Analyst and Senior Medical Writer at Costello Medical: https://www.costellomedical.com/careers/working-at-costello-medical/
Career Development
Senior Analysts can progress to the Consultant role, and Senior Medical Writers to the Publication Manager position. Fast progression is available for high performers, with responsibilities spanning client management, budgeting, business development, project delivery, recruitment and training.
About Costello Medical
Costello Medical is a global healthcare agency specialising in medical communications, market access, and health economics and outcomes research. We work with a wide range of clients and have been listed in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For since 2017 and hold B Corporation accreditation since 2022.
Requirements
About You We seek collaborative, self-motivated individuals with professional agency experience (typically at least two years). Experience should include:
- Delivery of medical communications projects (publications, medical affairs, or both)
- Direct client communication and adapting to different communication styles
- Day-to-day leadership of project teams, including task delegation and time management
- Degree in a scientific discipline (minimum 2.1). Specialisms include biology, chemistry, pharmacy, and medicine
- Exceptional attention to detail and written accuracy
- Excellent written English and arithmetic
- Strong scientific writing skills tailored to different audiences
- Project management skills for timely delivery
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word to produce professional work
- Technical and strategic knowledge to provide client recommendations
- Ability to maintain high-quality deliverables under multiple demands
- Proven ability to build robust client relationships
- Leadership ability to motivate colleagues in delivering project components
Benefits and Reward
- A starting salary of £50,000 with discretionary profit share bonuses paid twice per year
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank and public holidays, plus holiday buy/sell
- Flexible working hours and up to half-time remote work after probation
- Flexible benefits scheme, private medical insurance (MH disregarded), paid study leave and funding for external qualifications
- Critical illness cover, income protection and life assurance
- Paid and unpaid sabbaticals based on length of service
Application Process
You are required to submit your CV and a cover letter via our online application form. Your cover letter should explain why you are suited to the role with examples. Your CV should clearly state dates of qualifications and grades.
The recruitment process includes a telephone interview, an assessment, and a final interview with a short presentation. The standard process lasts around 4 weeks, subject to adjustment.
Equal Opportunity and Adjustments
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Reasonable adjustments can be provided during the recruitment process: https://www.costellomedical.com/reasonable-adjustments/
Visa Sponsorship
We can provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates for this role. You will be asked to provide your right to work details in your application. For Student visa holders transitioning to Graduate visa, refer to GOV.UK guidance. For questions, contact recruitment@costellomedical.com.
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