Medical Writer @ MEDiSTRAVA

MEDiSTRAVA is part of Inizio, a global healthcare consulting and communications group that supports some of the world’s leading life sciences companies by providing a full suite of advisory, medical, marketing, communications, and patient and stakeholder engagement services. With approximately 2,200 employees globally, Inizio Medical creates compelling content and engages communities to achieve outcomes that matter.

Due to continuing growth within the MEDiSTRAVA Consulting we’re looking for a Medical Writer to join the team in the UK.

This is a permanent role is based in our head office in London with a hybrid split of 1 or 2 days in the office.

You will report to and work closely with the senior leadership team, this is a fantastic role, working with a growing portfolio of leading, biopharma clients across rare disease, oncology, and infectious disease therapeutic areas. Medical content development encompasses a range of deliverables including strategy/ planning, conferences, advisory boards, interactive content, and publications. The team has established excellent client relationships and has become trusted delivery and innovation partners across their core accounts.

As a Medical Writer you will build and maintain scientific expertise in assigned therapeutic areas, supporting delivery for a multi-disciplinary team that includes creative, digital, client services, medical analytics, editorial, and health economics outcome research. Core deliverable tasks include researching and developing technical materials, ensuring that all outputs follow written brief, are accurate in content and editorial style and can be referenced. You will also collaborate with clients and key opinion leaders on content development and attend scientific meetings.

To succeed you will have:

• Previous experience of working in a Medical Writing role, within a medical communications agency environment.
• An academic background in the life sciences (preference for terminal degree in life sciences or healthcare field)
• Experience of writing across a broad range of scientific deliverables e.g. publications, training materials, slide sets, interactive content, conference booths, competitive intelligence, etc. for a variety of medical audiences.
• Demonstrable understanding of human pathophysiology and disease.
• Experience reviewing materials for style/consistency, scientific accuracy, proof-reading, layout, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• A passion for working in a strong team environment, with the ability to work both collaboratively within a team on core tasks and medical deliverables.
• Excellent relationship building/management skills; demonstrable experience of working directly with clients to ensure strategic marketing and medical needs are met would be valued in this role but is not required if this is a key area of career interest.
• Strong IT skills including Word and PowerPoint.

In addition to a great benefits package including private medical and pension, we are happy to talk flexible working. We are also known for our friendly and informal working environment. We offer excellent opportunities for career and personal development.

At Inizio Medical, we are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging where everyone can bring each facet of themselves to work each day. We believe that strength in diversity and inclusivity is a driver of our success.

Don’t meet every job requirement? That’s okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.