Medical Writer
£45,000 – £55,000 / yr base salary
Posted 5 Aug 2026
Advertised as “Senior Medical Writer (publications & medical affairs) - Healthcare Practice”
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- Expected experience
- 3+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Hybrid
| Base salary | £45,000 – £55,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyBiomedical Science, Life Sciences
Study levelBachelor's or higher
Location: Hybrid, minimum 3 days in London office
Salary band: £45,000 - £55,000 dependant on skills and experience
About this role
As a Senior Medical Writer, you will play a key role in delivering scientifically robust, strategically aligned, high-quality content across a range of medical communications outputs. Working as a key writer on client accounts or workstreams, you will create content across diverse medical communications outputs, including clinical publications and medical affairs, that meets client objectives, timelines, and budgets while contributing to broader account strategy and team development.
This role combines scientific expertise, project ownership, effective communication, and mentoring responsibilities. You will work closely with scientific, client services, and creative colleagues to deliver impactful work and help drive business growth.
Key Responsibilities
Scientific Content Development & Leadership
- Own and deliver scientifically accurate, well-crafted content across assigned accounts, requiring minimal editing and review
- Be experienced in creating clinical publications and congress submissions in line with study reporting guidelines
- Be experienced in medical affairs delivery, including ad boards, training materials, and presentations
- Serve as key writer on one or more accounts or workstreams, ensuring content aligns with communication objectives and strategic direction
- Maintain in-depth understanding of product, therapy areas, and competitor landscapes to ensure content relevance and accuracy
- Derive insights from literature, client discussions, and expert interactions to shape project ideas and recommendations
- Perform scientific review of other writers’ work, providing timely and constructive feedback
Understanding the Medical Communications Environment
- Maintain in-depth understanding of product, competitors and therapy area for assigned accounts, and use this understanding to ensure that content and projects meet client objectives
- Can quickly develop knowledge in new therapy areas and provide support across new accounts as needed
- Have a strong knowledge of clinical trial and publication reporting guidelines experience applying these to manuscript development
- Understand international regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., ABPI, Sunshine Act)
Project and Account Delivery
- Manage editorial scheduling and resourcing for assigned projects