Senior Medical Writer (Multiple locations considered) Full-time Job

Who we are and what we do

We are a dynamic, friendly and rapidly expanding independent market access and HEOR consultancy with offices in Oxfordshire, London, Manchester, York, Newcastle, and Cambridge. We provide strategy and solutions to help Pharma and Medtech companies bring interventions to market, providing more patient choice and meeting the needs of the healthcare environment.

We strive to be the consultancy of choice for people pursuing careers in market access and HEOR by maintaining a high-performing, happy, motivated community. We are proud of our collaborative, nurturing environment and are known for our exemplary work and for being agile and innovative.

Our core services are health economics, systematic literature review and network meta-analysis, global market access and pricing, UK NHS Insights, HTA support, and customer communication.

The role

We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated senior medical writer, with a genuine interest in how healthcare innovation is communicated, to join our expanding team of market access writers at Mtech Access. The ideal candidate would have a high work ethic, be team oriented and hands-on in a varied role, with a minimum of 3 years of relevant writing experience gained within a consultancy or similar environment.

In this role, you will work across the business providing market access writing expertise, to support the successful delivery of client projects and internal workstreams, working in a dynamic, supportive and collaborative environment.

You will work closely with colleagues within multi-disciplinary project teams and externally with clients, external associates (e.g. key opinion leaders), and third-party agencies to achieve project objectives, and play an active role in the continued growth of the medical writing team and the company as a whole.

This is a permanent position, which could be based in a number of our offices.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Acting as the lead writer on projects, to deliver evidence-based, fully-referenced content, consistently to a high standard and to deadline

Working across a varied range of therapeutic areas and a breadth of market access deliverables, including health technology assessment evidence submissions, global value dossiers, value proposition slide decks, objection handlers, budget impact tool introductory screens, workshop/expert interview summaries, and publications

Additional activities may include desk-based research, participation in expert knowledge elicitation activities, e.g. interviews and workshops, development of reference packs, data validation and use of client approval systems to upload and annotate references

Adhering to internal and client quality control measures and taking personal responsibility for the quality of your work

As a key member of project teams, actively contributing to the intellectual design, planning and organisation of projects

Effectively managing the input of support writers on projects

Actively contributing to the continued growth and development of the medical writing team

Mentoring other writers on- or off-project may be required depending on experience

Requirements

Essential

3+ years’ relevant experience, gained within a consultancy (or similar) environment

A life sciences degree or equivalent qualification

Experience of developing market access materials, which may include health technology assessment submissions, global value dossiers, value proposition slide decks, objection handlers, budget impact tool introductory screens, workshop/expert interview summaries, and publications

Highly skilled with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and EndNote (or other bibliographic software)

Proficiency in basic research and literature reviews (basic knowledge of PubMed functions required)

Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills

Excellent attention to detail and an ability to assimilate information quickly and accurately

High level of integrity, with a strong understanding and ability to maintain confidentiality

Strong planning, organisation, and time management skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Capable of working in a changing and fast-paced environment

Proactive, positive attitude with an ability to find effective solutions to issues

A commitment to ongoing development and learning

A high work ethic, with a can-do attitude towards management of priorities

Desirable

A life sciences PhD

Experience with the use of Veeva PromoMats

Working knowledge of key industry guidelines, e.g. ABPI

Experience of mentoring junior writers

What we offer

A competitive salary and annual bonus scheme

The opportunity to develop your own skills in a supportive and friendly environment

A hybrid mix of home and office working

25 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with length of service

An additional 3 days paid leave during our Christmas closure

Your birthday off

An employee volunteering day each year

5% employer pension contribution

Life Assurance at 4x gross salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing, recognition and employee savings scheme

Optional private healthcare insurance via salary sacrifice

Subsidised eyecare

Cycle-to-work scheme

Enhanced parental leave policies

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Mtech Access have an internal Talent Acquisition function. Mtech Access may supplement from time to time with the assistance of staffing agencies, placement services, and professional recruiters ("Agency").

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