Medical Writer
Overview / About us Lumanity is dedicated to improving health outcomes by accelerating and optimizing access to life-changing medicines. As a global strategic partner that brings together strategy, evidence, engagement, and technology, we were designed to engineer breakthrough value to tackle our clients’ toughest challenges by revolutionizing how value is generated, demonstrated, and communicated. Responsibilities / Position overview We’re looking for a brilliant individual to join our team as a Medical Writer who demonstrates an excellent scientific understanding, an ability to tell a scientific story that resonates with the target audience, a passion for communications and outstanding writing skills. Ideal candidates will have a precise attention to detail and thrive on working at pace, whilst being able to effortlessly manage different priorities. Responsibilities will include: Able to produce high quality content for a diverse range of medical communications projects (e.g. extended outlines, manuscript first full drafts, symposia, advisory boards, training programmes, detail aids), demonstrating excellent understanding of the science and data behind client messaging and strategy Able to develop content with minimal supervision, within budget and on time Able to use client approval systems as required Keeps abreast of new developments within assigned therapy area(s) and the field of medical communications and transfers this knowledge to project teams and external clients, where appropriate Able to present work to the client as part of a project call where required Attends and reports on conferences and external meetings, as required Completes sections of proposal without support and able to present/ pitch those sections Accountable for day to day client communication and relationships relevant to written work Proactively communicates with clients and internal project teams to identify and assist in managing expectations and foreseeing issues, knowing when to defer to others
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree in a life-sciences field, meticulous attention to detail and the ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects relating to multiple products in various therapeutic areas. Additional Requirements and Qualifications A life science graduate (PhD, PharmD or MD Required) Experience as a medical writer in a healthcare communications agency environment or similar. OR recent graduate of an accredited PhD, PharmD or MD program Outstanding writing, editing and communication skills and excellent command of the English language Exceptional attention to detail in relation to both scientific content and editorial standards Ability to adapt writing style to different materials and target audiences High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (particularly Word and PowerPoint) Experience of referencing software and database searching preferable
Benefits
We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on what matters to you – health and well-being, personal finances, professional development, and a healthy work/life balance: Competitive salary plus annual bonus scheme Private health insurance plus enhanced dental and optical cover Generous pension scheme 25 days paid holiday + 8 bank holidays Enhanced maternity and paternity pay for employees with 2+ years of service Access to comprehensive Mortgage Advisor Service Group income protection Life assurance coverage at 4x base salary EV car scheme and more ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #LI-remote