Principal Medical Writer

Our Principals play a fundamental role in shaping individual projects within an account with the support and direction of others. They co-lead the creation of outstanding medical content across various therapy areas and provide strategic insights to elevate client deliverables. This position is ideal for a proactive communicator who enjoys managing writing teams, ensuring quality and accuracy, and acting as a primary contact for clients. Our Principals have the opportunity to specialise in content development, team leadership, and/or strategic thinking.

Key Responsibilities

All Principals share the following core responsibilities

• Therapy area and scientific expertise: Co-lead development of high-quality medical content under senior direction across multiple therapy areas and initiatives to meet/exceed client expectations
• Strategic thinking:
  • Provide strategic input to aligned accounts
  • Demonstrate confidence and competent in questioning to probe and understand client briefs and distill for Real Chemistry teams
  • Adopt a questioning mindset to scientifically and strategically challenge and elevate outputs with clients and internal teams
• AI: Co-lead implementation of AI into new projects and initiatives under senior direction within an account
• Client relationships: Act as day-to-day medical contact for clients
• Managing and advising:
  • Manage and mentor junior individuals and teams to work competently, confidently and efficiently to deliver high-quality work in high-pressure situations
  • Be responsible for guaranteeing the accuracy and quality of assets and that they are crafted and delivered in line with client objectives and expectations
  • Delegate work within account to ensure everyone is hitting billable targets and learning through new opportunitiesThe Principal, Medical Content additionally has the following responsibilities
• Project expertise: Co-lead excellent medical content across a broad range of deliverables, demonstrating versatility
• Content excellence:
  • Uphold and advocate for the highest standards in medical writing within accounts
  • Identify the most appropriate channel, style and format for a project to achieve client objectives and maximise engagement
• Quality standards:
  • Uphold the highest standards within accounts
  • Advocate for best practices in project management and delivery to maintain the highest content  quality within account
  • Lead development of knowledge training for junior members within account

The Principal, Medical Team additionally has the following responsibilities

• Coaching and mentoring:
  • Provide coaching and mentorship to JMWs/MWS/SMWs
  • Coordinate specialised mentorship programs for JMWs
• Overarching planning to meet KPIs/timelines/budget:
  • Manage and prioritise competing workloads within the account, fostering a comprehensive understanding of the team's projects<