Scientific Medical Editor

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom OPEN Health Group Full time

Reports to Scientific Team Lead or Scientific Director MSS
As a Principal Medical Writer, you will take leadership of large projects/specific workstreams across a range of medical communications deliverables and will be responsible for the quality and scientific integrity of all outputs delivered by the team. You will also be pivotal in coaching and mentoring of MSS team members to foster therapy area, content delivery and medical communications environment expertise.
Ensuring that your work, and that of your team, is of high quality, scientifically accurate, appropriate to the target audience, across multiple different project types, and meets the client’s needs and conforms to any industry guidelines
Serving as the lead scientific contact for your clients and experts, building key relationships with existing clients and stakeholders, and contributing to new business opportunities
Providing scientific support and guidance along with strategic input into accounts, actively seeking to add value and working closely with the account team to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget
Providing content support and leading new business opportunities, such as proposals and presentations
Identifying and anticipating any problems or resource limitations that could jeopardise the delivery of projects on-time, on-budget or with sufficient quality
Provision of accurate estimates of budgeted hours, and proactive informing of Client Services colleagues when projects are at risk of going over budget or out of scope
Managing, motivating and inspiring the medical writing team to excel and to actively promote their individual growth and development
Coaching and mentoring of junior colleagues, proactive provision of feedback to relevant Line Managers
Contribution to the establishment of best practices across relevant accounts, to ensure the highest possible standards in content and client service, levels of consistency, efficiencies and cost-effectiveness
Provision of effective line management, supporting the career and personal development of assigned line reports
Ensuring all line reports undergo performance review and have appropriate objectives and development plans in place
Rapid addressing of under-performance and initiation of active management plans to support individuals as required
Excellent writing and reviewing skills; strong project, time and client management skills; Demonstrated ability to forge strong stakeholder relationships, take leadership of large, complex projects, ensure the quality of outputs developed by other team members
Experience across a broad range of medical communication activities
Ability to pick up on new therapy areas quickly and to work across multiple accounts
A flexible, proactive approach with the ability to multi-task and adapt quickly to change, work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Able to produce documents in Word, PowerPoint and Excel to an advanced standard, and in compliance with the appropriate style guide (e.g. OPEN Health Medical Communications, client or external publisher)
Advanced understanding of the ABPI Code of Practice and thorough familiarity with AMA editorial style and medical terminology
Graduate in life sciences (ideally biomedical or related degree eg. Previous medical writing experience in a medical communications agency essential
Travel Requirements
~10% potential global travel

OPEN Health unites deep scientific knowledge with wide-ranging specialist expertise to unlock possibilities that improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing. OPEN Health is a flexible global organization that solves complex healthcare challenges across HEOR and market access, medical communications and creative omnichannel campaigns. 
Competitive pay, generous paid vacation and holidays, and health insurance programs across all our locations
Ongoing training and development opportunities which foster and shape your individual career path
An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program


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