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Apothecom is part of Inizio, a global healthcare consulting and communications group that supports some of the world's leading life sciences companies by providing a full suite of advisory, medical, marketing, communications, patient and stakeholder engagement services. With approximately 2,200 employees globally, Inizio Medical creates compelling content and engages communities to achieve outcomes that matter.

We're looking for a Principal Medical Writer to help lead one of our outstanding teams communicating ground breaking research. This role would suit an experienced medcomms professional with line management and reviewing experience who is looking for the opportunity to lead a small team, ensuring the quality of our work and maximising our business, in partnership with our client Services lead. This role stands out due to the strategic partnership with our clients and the cutting-edge nature of the work. It will provide a great career development opportunity for you.

As a Principal Medical Writer, you will develop scientific expertise in assigned therapeutic areas, supporting delivery for a versatile team that includes creative, digital, client services, medical analytics, editorial, and health economics outcome research. Core deliverable tasks include researching and developing technical materials, ensuring that all outputs follow written brief, are accurate in content and editorial style and can be referenced. You will also communicate with clients and key opinion leaders on content development and attend scientific meetings.

To succeed you will have:

  • Previous experience working in a Medical Writing role, within a medical communications agency environment.
  • An academic background in the life sciences.
  • Experience writing across a broad range of scientific deliverables e.g. publications, training materials, slide sets, interactive content, conference booths, competitive intelligence, for a variety of medical audiences.
  • Line management experience

You will report to and work closely with the senior leadership team and be central to identifying new business opportunities and contributing to proposals and pitches. Our full service healthcare communications offering and multichannel approach means that there is plenty of opportunity to work on a huge range of projects. However, whatever it is you are working on, you can rest assured you will be part of a fantastic team who share your passion and values and want to be the best they can be.

In addition to a great benefits package including private medical and pension, we are happy to talk flexible working. We are also known for our friendly and informal working environment. We offer excellent opportunities for career and personal development.

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At Inizio, we value inclusivity, recognise the power of diversity and inspire the next generation of change-makers. We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in creating a work environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion. We aim to recruit from a diverse slate of candidates and foster an environment that provides the right conditions for long-term success.

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.

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