You'll find Consultant Writers in specialist market access, real-world evidence and patient-centred outcomes consultancy, which works with clients to understand, demonstrate and communicate value of their innovations. But how does the Consultant Writer role fit into all this?
What does a Consultant Writer do?
Consultant Writers are responsible for writing market access, health economics and outcomes research deliverables across a variety of specialisms.
These can take many forms such as health technology assessment (HTA) submissions to bodies such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Scottish Medicines Consortium, real-world evidence/epidemiological study protocols, systematic and targeted literature reviews, slide decks, study reports, value propositions, value dossiers, objection handlers, journal manuscripts, and conference abstracts and posters.
Consultant Writers tend to work within project teams to ensure the written deliverables are in line with the client’s overall needs and are appropriate for the intended audience. It is also the responsibility of the Consultant Writer to ensure that the deliverables present data accurately, that they are technically and scientifically robust and that they are produced in alignment with internal and external standards and requirements.
How does this differ from a typical medical writer role?
While there is definitely some overlap of skills, the Consultant Writer role will be particularly attractive to people who have an interest and experience in applying their writing skills and knowledge within a market access and/or outcomes research capacity.
What sort of work will I be doing on a day-to-day basis?
The work is generally very varied, and a Consultant Writer will typically be working on a number of projects for different clients at any one point in time. This may include working with our real world evidence and patient-centred outcomes team to write a protocol for a non-interventional study, or interpreting and communicating the results from one of our studies via a study report or manuscript. As a consultancy with specialist market access expertise, our writers also regularly work with our clients to communicate the value of their products via value propositions or value dossiers. They also play a hands-on role in producing the HTA submission documents and objection handlers that are needed by our clients to ensure funding and uptake of their products.
Why should I be a Consultant Writer?
The Consultant Writer role involves a lot of variety and there are countless opportunities to learn and develop your skills on a daily basis: you could very quickly become a subject matter expert across a number of different areas! Consultant Writers play a vital role in communicating the value of treatments and services to a variety of stakeholders within what is currently a thriving and sought-after part of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Often, the work they do could be the deciding factor in important payer decisions; for example, by effectively communicating key information and evidence our writers could help influence the NICE to recommend an innovative treatment for use in the NHS, thereby making a genuine difference to the lives of patients.
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