Medical Writer(Edelman) career in UK

 Job Title: Medical Writer
Location: LONDON
Job type:Full-time
Company: Edelman
Deadline: 28/08/2013
Job Req #: 3074
Description
The Company:
BioScience Communications is the specialist global medical communications division of Edelman, founded in 1995, with its main international hubs in London and New York. It is a full service global medical education agency providing clients with high-level strategic and scientific counsel and communications and publications planning and execution. The BioScience team works across the spectrum of drug development from prelaunch products, all the way through to post launch and phase IV products.

Edelman prides itself on nurturing professional growth and developing talent, providing a creative and fun working environment to bring out the best ideas whilst also building a culture of Mutual Respect and Citizenship. The company was named as the top PR company in the ‘Best Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies in 2011, moving up two places from the previous year. Edelman received the 3rd best result for staff saying that the opportunities to learn and grow at the company are unlimited ‘

The Role:
This is an opportunity to join the growing BioScience Communications team as a Medical Writer. The Medical Writer will produce documentation for mid-sized editorial accounts and/or multiple small-size accounts, acting as a contact for editorial programmes and projects. This role will develop successful candidates into Senior Medical Writers

What We Offer:
At BioScience Communications, we promote a strong work life balance, and offer a variety of projects and accounts for all our medical writers. Such is the diversity of the programmes the successful applicant will work and partner with other teams within the Edelman family, including our strong digital, health, corporate and public affairs teams. We also offer a strong, unique training programme that other medical education companies do not offer; we really do develop our medical writers professionally and personally.

Within the BioScience Communications team itself, we offer a uniquely integrated environment in which editorial and project management personnel work closely together from initiation to completion of projects. The team environment is positive, energetic, and welcoming where staff are valued and helped to grow and progress their career. Evidence of this comes from the long-standing nature of the current team members and the low turnover of staff. BioScience Communications is able to offer all its team members the benefits of a boutique environment within the wider supportive nature of a large corporate organisation.

Key responsibilities:
Writing on mid-sized, established long term BioScience Communications client accounts, with some supervision from the senior editorial team
Production of scientific communication materials including journal manuscripts, slide kits, abstracts, posters, monographs, training materials, patient booklets, website content and conference/meeting materials that meet client needs/expectations.
Identification and management of issues that could damage client relationships or affect outcome of projects.
Consistent application of industry regulations and guidelines; being an advocate for good publications practice
Attendance at client meetings supporting Senior or Principal Medical Writer.
Attend scientific meetings as required
Understand scientific and marketing environments of various therapeutic areas
In absence of Senior Medical Writer, act as contact for editorial programmes and projects

Key candidate requirements:
Ability to get up to speed on new therapy and medical education areas
Demonstrated experience in producing editorial materials such as journal manuscripts, slide kits, meeting materials, abstracts/posters and monographs
Previous experience in applying industry regulations and guidelines
Strong written and oral communication skills, including solid interpersonal skills that enable positive influencing of others
High level organisation skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Previous experience of referencing software such as Endnote or Reference Manager is desirable.

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