Senior Medical Writer

VCCP is the global challenger network for challenger brands. With more than 1500 people across 13 offices in North America EMEA and APAC we challenge convention to deliver value for the worlds most ambitious organisations.

We believe transformation happens when everything works together. Thats why we bring specialists from every discipline - strategy AI data media digital experience branding creativity production PR CX CRM employee engagement and beyond - into one fully integrated network.

We were founded on the principles of simplicity collaboration and un-preciousness and weve grown by staying true to them. Today our clients include some of the worlds most recognisable and progressive brands such as Virgin Media O2 Barclays Cadbury Compare the Market Dominos White Claw easyJet Primark and Co-op.

VCCP has topped the AARs annual new business ranking in 13 of the last 14 years and holds multiple Agency of the Year titles. Across every company and every capability we share the same ambition: to challenge ourselves challenge our clients and challenge the industry for the better.

VCCP Health is a specialist agency that was set up to bring greater strategic rigour and raisecreative standards in healthcare communications. Our aim is to bring the VCCP Challenger Spiritto the healthcare sector not settling to do things as theyve always been done but rather look athow things could be done differently. The agency works on prescription medical devices animalhealth OTC & wellness brands developing the full range of materials required forcommunications aimed at healthcare professional and consumer audiences. Wherever possiblewe bring the most innovative approaches and thinking from the consumer agency to the world ofhealthcare.

We are recognised within the industry for outstanding creative work that delivers business results for clients. Our work has been widely awarded both at UK and International award shows such asThe One Show LIAs Clio Awards PM Awards and Cannes Lions.

THE TEAM:
The Medical Writing team is a core part of the engine that powers our agency collaboratingfundamentally with our strategy and creative teams to bring projects to life and drive have the opportunity to get deeply immersed in a range of therapy areas including: HIVRespiratory (Asthma/COPD) Neurology (Schizophrenia) Cardiometabolic (Diabetes Obesity)Cardiovascular Womens Health (UF Endometriosis) and Medical Devices.

THE ROLE:
This is a fantastic career opportunity for a Senior Medical Writer to join VCCP Health in London.

Reporting to the Scientific Director you will be the primary medical writer across your keyaccounts working closely with our copywriters and aligning with our strategy team to deliver arange of materials. Strong communication and presentation skills are essential for collaboratingwith both internal teams and external clients. As VCCP Health is committed to your growth youwill have access to training and upskilling opportunities to support you in your career.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Content generation: Develop compelling scientifically rigorous compliant messagingfor a diverse range of promotional materials such as eDetail aids congress stands HCP& patient educational programmes leavepieces websites and digital content
Scientific analysis: Analyse clinical data and scientific papers to extract key insightsdirectly informing messaging and communication strategy
Account ownership & consistency: Take full ownership of key accounts ensuring allmaterials are aligned and maintain a consistent style and tone
Team collaboration: Serve as the primary medical expert for your accounts fosteringstrong collaborative relationships with all internal team members
Research: Conduct thorough literature searches and data trawls for pitches and createclear scientific backgrounder documents
Client engagement: Actively participate in client meetings and confidently present yourwork externally
Mentorship: Provide guidance and support to more junior medical writers

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• An advanced degree in the life sciences with relevant medical writing experience within
• promotional medical communications
• A strong passion for medical communication and an ability to communicate complex
• scientific ideas in a simple clear manner in writing and verbally
• Extensive experience working on a wide range of deliverables in medical communication
• Confidence in presenting to clients and participating during meetings in an active
• capacity building rapport with clients and probing them on their objectives and approaches Experience proposing the development of new materials and content based on a deep understanding of the brands their scientific data and strategic goals
• Ability to work independently but also collaborate with the full team including accounthandlers copywriters and art directors
• Ability to work across multiple therapeutic areas and managing own workload well underpressureclients
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact confidently with colleagues andExcellent attention to detail
• Confident with ABPI guidelines and experience using Veeva Promomats

If this sounds like you or someone you know wed love to hear from you!

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