Principal Medical Writer

<div class=&quot;content-intro&quot;><p>At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.</p> <p>Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you re a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities.</p> <p>Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem.</p></div><div> <div> <h2>Principal Medical Writer</h2> <div> <p>Our <strong>Principals</strong> play a fundamental role in shaping individual projects within an account with the support and direction of others. They co-lead the creation of outstanding medical content across various therapy areas and provide strategic insights to elevate client deliverables. This position is ideal for a proactive communicator who enjoys managing writing teams, ensuring quality and accuracy, and acting as a primary contact for clients. Our Principals have the opportunity to specialise in content development, team leadership, and/or strategic thinking.</p> <h2>Key Responsibilities</h2> <p>All Principals share the following core responsibilities</p> <ul> <li><strong>Therapy area and scientific expertise:</strong> Co-lead development of high-quality medical content under senior direction across multiple therapy areas and initiatives to meet/exceed client expectations</li> <li><strong>Strategic thinking:</strong> <ul> <li>Provide strategic input to aligned accounts</li> <li>Demonstrate confidence and competent in questioning to probe and understand client briefs and distill for Real Chemistry teams</li> <li>Adopt a questioning mindset to scientifically and strategically challenge and elevate outputs with clients and internal teams</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>AI: </strong>Co-lead implementation of AI into new projects and initiatives under senior direction within an account</li> <li><strong>Client relationships:</strong> Act as day-to-day medical contact for clients</li> <li><strong>Managing and advising:</strong> <ul> <li>Manage and mentor junior individuals and teams to work competently, confidently and efficiently to deliver high-quality work in high-pressure situations</li> <li>Be responsible for guaranteeing the accuracy and quality of assets and that they are crafted and delivered in line with client objectives and expectations</li> <li>Delegate work within account to ensure everyone is hitting billable targets and learning through new opportunitiesThe Principal, Medical Content additionally has the following responsibilities</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Project expertise:</strong> Co-lead excellent medical content across a broad range of deliverables, demonstrating versatility</li> <li><strong>Content excellence:</strong> <ul> <li>Uphold and advocate for the highest standards in medical writing within accounts</li> <li>Identify the most appropriate channel, style and format for a project to achieve client objectives and maximise engagement</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Quality standards:</strong> <ul> <li>Uphold the highest standards within accounts</li> <li>Advocate for best practices in project management and delivery to maintain the highest content&nbsp; quality within account</li> <li>Lead development of knowledge training for junior members within account</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>The Principal, Medical Team additionally has the following responsibilities</p> <ul> <li><strong>Coaching and mentoring:</strong> <ul> <li>Provide coaching and mentorship to JMWs/MWS/SMWs</li> <li>Coordinate specialised mentorship programs for JMWs</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Overarching planning to meet KPIs/timelines/budget: </strong> <ul> <li>Manage and prioritise competing workloads within the account, fostering a comprehensive understanding of the team s projects</li> <li>Be responsible for guaranteeing that assets are crafted and delivered in line with KPIs, timelines, and budget constraints</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Financial and resource management</strong> <ul> <li>Define and organise resource distribution within accounts to facilitate strategic succession planning and to optimise the alignment of medical colleagues skills and capacity with account requirements</li> <li>Participate in general financial oversight of the account</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>The Medical Strategist additionally has the following responsibilities</p> <ul> <li><strong>Business development:</strong> <ul> <li>Support definition/shape of strategy on new business proposals and pitches</li> <li>Contribute to identification of opportunities for organic growth through participating in key engagements</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Strategic leadership: </strong> <ul> <li>Support the shaping and execution of strategy for projects in collaboration with medical writing and client service teams and key strategic contact</li> <li>Act as knowledge partner by confidently engaging with clients to exchange ideas, create options etc in conjunction with medical writing and accounts teams</li> <li>Provide input on how a scientific evidence-base can shape a brand’s go-to market strategy, positioning, evidence generation and medical communication strategy</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Critical thinking: </strong> <ul> <li>Identify key actionable insights, recommendations, opportunities, threats, and critical success factors to inform product strategies</li> <li>Shape and structure meetings/workshops to supp