You will love this role if you:

• Have a strong scientific background and can communicate complex scientific ideas in an accurate and innovative way
• Are a proactive and confident individual looking for a dynamic role involving face-to-face interaction with clients and scientific experts
• Would like to work on a meetings based account, involving travel

You will be a success if you:

• Can quickly pick up on new therapy areas and disseminate information in a clear and accurate manner
• Can work under pressure, independently and as part of a team, and deliver high-quality work
• Demonstrate the ability to interact appropriately with key experts, negotiate on content and make constructive suggestions

As part of the Medical Communications team, you'll be responsible for the following activities:

• Develop written materials that are of high quality, scientifically accurate, clear, fully referenced, appropriate to the target audience, meets the client's communication objectives and conforms to client specifications; this includes interacting with key experts, negotiating on content and making constructive suggestions on content
• Develop a broad range of materials including meeting materials (e.g. slides, agendas, discussions guides), post-meeting activities (e.g. webcasts, reports), as well as attending meetings, workshops and advisory boards. Other materials include newsletters, training materials and publications
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients and key experts
• Research medical and scientific topics using relevant information sources
• Develop and maintain knowledge in relevant therapy areas including drug mechanisms of action, disease state, treatment guidelines and competitive landscape
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs), including updating of project files, following sign-off procedures and version-control conventions
• Provide support to accounts team and attend meetings as required, including internal kick-off meetings, status meetings and client calls
• Identify and anticipate any problems or resource limitations that could jeopardise the delivery of your projects on-time, on-budget or with sufficient quality
• Provide content support for new business opportunities, such as proposals and presentations
• Nurture client relationships and be aware of opportunities to develop and grow business

What you'll bring:

• Graduate in life sciences (ideally biomedical), higher degree (PhD) preferred
• Previous medical writing experience in a medical communications agency (>1 year) preferred but not essential
• Oncology experience preferred but not essential
• Able to travel
• Excellent powerpoint skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organizational, time management and project management skills
• Flexible, 'can do' approach
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Team player