About MedShr:

MedShr is the world’s leading clinical case discussion platform, enabling clinicians to securely share and discuss clinical images and cases within a global professional network. Developed by doctors and launched from London in 2015, MedShr is growing rapidly with over 2.5 million members in 195 countries, working in partnership with hundreds of national and specialist medical societies across all clinical specialties.

MedShr also provides a unique digital channel for the pharmaceutical and device industry to engage with physicians and provide independent medical education at scale to the relevant doctor and healthcare professional audiences. MedShr is working with global pharmaceutical and medical device clients to reach and engage clinicians around specific educational objectives in a disease area.

Who are we looking for:

We are looking for an experienced UK based Senior Medical Writer to join the Clinical Team at MedShr – the world’s leading clinical case discussion platform. This is an ideal role for someone looking to progress their Medical Writing Career, with the potential to develop further into a Medical Strategist role.

Role Profile:

As a senior medical writer, you will work closely with the Commercial Team, supporting proposal development, clinical content development and partner communications. The role includes support for educational partnerships and you will work in collaboration with the doctors in the team as a valued clinical voice.

Key Responsibilities:

Content Development:

• Deliver scientific content to a high standard for key healthcare accounts through your own writing or overseeing and reviewing the work of others

• Write clear and succinct educational needs assessments that provide evidence for identified clinical practice gaps, that follow recognized standards, and are supported by internal and external data

• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of therapy areas relevant to specific accounts, including product data and educational messaging, terminology and competitor awareness

• Support the curation and management of clinical case content

Business Development:

• Collaborate with the Commercial team to identify and incorporate clinical insights and recommendations in proposals and pitches

• Combine therapeutic area knowledge, commercial context and creativity to contribute to further business development opportunities including proposals and pitches

• Contribute in client meetings as the scientific representative of MedShr

Clinical review and supervisory:

• Clinical review of medical communications, including for marketing, social media and partnerships

• Line management of junior members of medical writing team as team expands

Successful candidates will have:

• A life sciences degree (preferably a PhD)

• A minimum of 2-3 years experience as a medical writer working in a pharmaceutical, commercial or digital setting

• Ability to write clear and concise, scientifically accurate copy

• Excellent attention to detail

• Able to work across a wide range of therapy areas

• Able to understand and balance clinical and commercial context as appropriate

• Be proactive and flexible, ready to adapt to a fast-paced environment

• Be self-motivated and driven to constantly improve and optimize content and engagement strategy

• Be organised and capable of effectively prioritising workload

• Demonstrate critical thinking needed to create content and manage a diverse range of responsibilities with accuracy and creativity

Key Skills:

• Experience with medical content creation and education highly desirable

• A clear concise communicator at all levels who develops trust easily, and both internally and externally to the organisation

• Excellent time management skills

• Presentation skills

• Critical thinking

Location: 

Must be UK-based, level of hybrid working will depend on proximity to London office