Principal Medical Writer

Job title:

Principal Medical Writer

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Lifelancer

Job description

Job Title: Principal Medical WriterJob Location: London, UKJob Location Type: HybridJob Contract Type: Full-timeJob Seniority Level:About OgilvyOgilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.Ogilvy Health is one of the largest global networks in healthcare communications and provides strategic, integrated communication solutions for our clients, including many of the biggest names in the pharmaceutical industry. We are made up of healthcare communication specialists across the disciplines of medical education and communications; brain sciences; brand promotion; digital and social; strategic planning; public relations and creative/designIn medical education, our approach is founded on expertise that combines biomedical science, learning theory and behaviour change to create impactful medical and professional education.We’re ‘Scientifically Grounded, Creatively Driven’.Our Values – Inspired by David Ogilvy

• Do the Right Thing: We operate with integrity and transparency in everything we do.
• Do the Best Work of Our Lives: We strive for excellence and push creative boundaries.
• Do It Together: We believe in collaboration and the power of teamwork.

About The RoleAre you a wordsmith of science, a storyteller of data, a Principal Medical Writer ready to elevate your career? We’re seeking a passionate and experienced individual to join our collaborative team and drive impactful healthcare communications.This isn’t just about writing; it’s about crafting compelling narratives that translate complex scientific information into clear, engaging, and impactful messages. As a Principal Medical Writer at Ogilvy Health, you’ll be a vital voice in shaping the future of healthcare, working on cutting-edge projects that make a real difference in patients’ lives.There are several ongoing initiatives within Ogilvy outside of client work that you can choose to get involved in including our culture and social team and our various fantastic ERG groups, created to champion diversity in the industry, our agency and our work. You will discover that we are a very friendly, non-hierarchical, eclectic team, bound together by a desire to do the best work of our lives!Benefit from a hybrid work model designed to fuel both collaboration and individual productivity. Join us in the iconic Sea Containers office Tuesdays and Wednesdays to connect with your team, stay up-to-date on agency developments, participate in brainstorming sessions and engage directly with clients. As we continue to evolve and optimise our collaborative environment, we anticipate increased in-office time in the coming months to further enhance teamwork, learning, and mentorship opportunities. We’ll provide at least three months’ notice of any adjustments to our in-office days, ensuring a smooth transition and ample time to adapt.What You’ll Do

• Contribute to a full range of medical education/communication programmes
• Ensure delivery of high-quality scientific content, reviewing work by more junior colleagues
• Lead discussions with clients and external experts, face to face and on calls
• Contribute to scientific strategy to inform tactical planning of accounts, both internally and with clients
• Help to identify organic growth opportunities on accounts
• Contributing to the scientific development of proposals and pitches
• Line management, mentoring, coaching, and training

What You’ll Need

• Broad expertise in a range of medical education and communication materials including leading the development of strategic projects like scientific narratives and platforms
• Able to take the lead on novel project types, build strategic partnerships with key clients and participate in growing the business organically
• Able to draw on previous experiences to come up with creative and innovative solutions in response to client challenges
• Commitment to maintaining high quality standards across all materials and deliverables and able to demonstrate proactivity in suggesting new approaches to improve processes/standards
• Take responsibility for efficiency within our teams, ensuring appropriate use of resources to achieve value for money for clients and the agency

How We’ll Support YouOgilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.Benefits

• Private Medical Cover OR Monthly Leisure Allowance (£45!) OR Dental Cover
• 25 days annual leave, plus a day off for your birthday and a paid volunteering day
• Access to our excellent Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Lifeworks
• Access to a range of fantastic resources in our L&D Academy
• A dedicated Culture Committee who keep us entertained throughout the year with a range of inclusive sociable events – we like to have fun!
• 1:1 coaching to support your personal and professional development
• A generous pension scheme, with contributions matched up to a total of 17.5% (i.e. you pay in 7%, Ogilvy Health pays in 10.5%)
• Take advantage of season ticket loans, cycle-to-work scheme, property rental assistance, and generous employee discounts.

Our ambition is to attract the very best diverse talent to Ogilvy, and to be the employer of choice in the UK. We want everyone to feel welcome when they join us, and once they’re here, for them to want to stay with us, grow their career, and to feel they belong with us.We are an equal opportunity employer and we’re committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. For us, diversity, equity and inclusion is integrated into everything that we do. We believe that for creativity to flourish, everything about how we work must have diversity at its core. Your race, colour, ethnic, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, have no bearing on our hiring decisions, but we encourage everyone to feel free to express their true selves in an environment we are consistently striving to make as inclusive as possible.We aim to facilitate an accessible and positive application experience for all candidates. If you require any adjustments from us to support you through the process or expect to require any adjustments to working conditions to be able to best perform in the role, please let us know. We are happy to consider all reasonable adjustments.If you live with a disability and you would like to take advantage of our offer of a guaranteed interview under the Disability Confident Scheme, please ensure you fill out our voluntary Equal Opportunities Questionnaire when applying.Lifelancer ( ) is a talent-hiring platform in Life Sciences, Pharma and IT. The platform connects talent with opportunities in pharma, biotech, health sciences, healthtech and IT domains.For more details and to find similar roles, please check out the below Lifelancer link.

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London

Job date

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 23:46:52 GMT

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