Description
About Us: At HEOR, we are committed to enhancing healthcare outcomes through evidence-based communication strategies. We take complex data and translate it into simple, compelling evidence-based narratives, tailored to the target audience. We are seeking a Principal Medical Writer who can bring extensive expertise in medical writing and strategic project management to drive our mission forward.
Job Details: In this role, you will take a leading position in overseeing value communication projects and ensuring high-quality deliverables across various client engagements. Your insight and leadership will directly influence project outcomes and enhance the quality of our outputs.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of high-quality value communication projects and multi-project programmes
- Oversee and mentor junior and mid-level medical writers, fostering a collaborative environment focused on professional growth.
- Engage with clients to discuss project objectives and deliverables ensuring alignment with their strategic needs.
- Manage project timelines and budgets, maintaining excellent client communication and reporting on project progress.
- Lead on proposal development and project pitches
- Responsible for quality review and validation of project deliverables ensuring materials are fit-for-purpose and meet client requirements.
- Responsible for account development and partnership building as well as identifying new opportunities.
- Participate in internal initiatives to enhance processes and capabilities within the medical writing team.
Requirements
Skills and Experience:
- Significant experience in medical writing within the healthcare, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industries.
- Demonstrated expertise of developing value and reimbursement dossiers, value stories, objection handlers, posters, slide decks, report and peer-reviewed publications.
- Proven track record of managing complex projects and leading multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent communication skills, with an ability to present complex information clearly to varied audiences.
- Growing experience in building client partnerships
- PhD or equivalent experience in a scientific or healthcare discipline.
- Exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits package, including:
- A ‘learning’ culture focused on personal development and supported by study bursaries
- Workplace pension scheme
- Private health insurance with AXA Health
- Range of high street, supermarket, restaurant, gym membership, holiday and entertainment discounts via Sodexho
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Employees are given an additional day of leave for: their wedding and moving house
- Annual leave purchase scheme of up to 10 additional days’ leave per year
If you would like to request any reasonable adjustment, for any part of the recruitment process (including application), please let us know by emailing careers@heor.co.uk