Medical Writer - Boston

Medical Writer/Senior Medical Writer

Location: Boston, MA

We are a global medical communications agency blending deep scientific expertise with creative brilliance to inspire change. Behaviour change starts with inspiration. By infusing vibrant creativity into our work, we produce engaging medical communications that have the power to captivate and spark action.

Our absolute commitment to scientific precision across diverse therapy areas, including the complex fields of rare disease, oncology and advanced therapies, ensures we can make change a reality. For over 10 years, our team of exceptional PhD and advanced degree medical writers, strategists and world-class creatives have generated award-winning innovation across medical affairs and commercial disciplines.

We are driven by a desire to create inspiring work that changes lives for the better, always guided by our core values; INTEGRITY, IMAGINATION, AGILITY, COLLABORATION and EMPOWERMENT that underpin who we are and the positive culture of our team.

Part of Synaptiq Health, our network is made up of market access & HEOR consultancy, Initiate and healthcare PR specialist, Beyond PR.

ROLE

Could you be our next Medical Writer or Senior Medical Writer? In this role, you'll work as content lead across a number of accounts and therapy areas. You will develop engaging and accurate copy for selected healthcare communications projects covering scientific communications, brand communications and patient communications. You'll also participate in proposals and pitches for your accounts and/or potential new clients in key therapy areas

Joining this team offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth and development of our US presence. You'll be at the forefront of exciting projects, playing a pivotal role in shaping the future and helping expand our operations in this dynamic location. If you're eager to make an impact and be part of something transformative, this is the perfect chance to help build and influence the success of our Boston team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently develop and write engaging, accurate and fully referenced content for a wide variety of accounts and medical materials including print, digital applications, internal communications and meeting materials
• Act as in-house therapy area expert, taking on the role of scientific lead on medium-sized account(s), with support from senior team members, where appropriate
• Participate in the development and delivery of proposals for new business, including within your designated accounts
• Attend client and thought-leader meetings and teleconferences, leading on the content discussions as appropriate
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with all other departments, and collaboratively work with the design, development and accounts teams to produce high-quality communications
• Manage personal workload and schedules, actively responding to fluctuating business workloads
• Actively contribute toward optimising ways of working within the medical team
• Be a brand guardian, both for our own company brand as well as for our clients
• Ensure all work allocated is executed within the timeline and schedule provided and to record all hours worked accurately
• Perform other duties as assigned

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• At least 3 years of experience working within a medical communications agency
• Educated to degree or post-graduate level in life sciences or relevant area
• Therapy area experience in neurology is highly desirable
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work simultaneously on more than one project
• Good knowledge and understanding of current international life sciences arena
• Ability to provide realistic ideas for projects which deliver on client's objectives
• Experience across various channels of healthcare communications
• Ability to write accurately and creatively in a fast-paced environment and to meet reasonable timelines
• Adaptability and flexibility to changing priorities
• Able to work as part of a team or solo
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients
• Sound judgement and decision making skills with ability to distinguish when further supervision is needed
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results to the appropriate quality and timeline metrics
• Strong software and computer skills, including MS Office applications

We look forward to hearing from you!