About the Role
As a Lead Medical Writer, you will take ownership of delivering high‑quality, scientifically accurate content across a range of customised Medical Communications projects. You’ll lead multiple accounts, ensuring editorial excellence from initial planning through to final review. You will guide and support writers, manage content allocation, and contribute to strategic client interactions.
What You’ll Do
- Act as a lead writer and client contact for assigned accounts
- Develop content, working closely with your assigned project team to ensure quality editorial implementation of all assigned‑client programs
- Effectively and proactively communicate with the editorial, client, vendor and project teams to ensure projects are completed on time and budget
- Brief, review, guide and direct less experienced writers in the account team
- Provide high‑quality scientific oversight for assigned large/complex projects or a workstream
- Drive project delivery and champion processes both internal and external (including compliance)
- Provide business development support, investigate, conceptualise, and strategise new medical communications projects and publications to support the assigned client’s needs and opportunities
- Represent Avalere Health at client meetings, advisory boards, speaker‑training meetings, business development initiatives
About You
- Degree in a scientific or related field (advanced degree preferred).
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in medical or scientific writing, preferably within a healthcare consultancy or medical communications agency.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a variety of scientific content types, including high volume publications, and review content for accuracy and flow.
- Proven experience in project ownership and problem‑solving, with the ability to work proactively in a collaborative team environment.
- Strong client communication skills and the ability to serve as a reliable point of contact for clients and external experts.
- Proven ability to provide leadership and mentoring to junior writers.
- Experience managing client relationships and serving as a key point of contact.
- Familiarity with compliance and regulatory guidelines for medical communications.
What We Can Offer
You’ll receive up to a 7% pension contribution, life insurance, income protection, and private medical insurance. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including flexible hybrid working, and the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 25 days of annual leave plus two personal well‑being days, along with gifted end‑of‑year holidays and an early summer Friday finish in June, July, and August. Access free counselling through our employee assistance program, personalised health support, and continuous opportunities for professional development with on‑demand training and global mobility opportunities. Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies support every stage of your family‑planning journey.
Location
Flexible, ideally based within a commutable distance to one of our key UK hubs: Manchester, Oxford, London, Brighton.
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